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Climate researchers drill deep for Antarctic climate clues
13 November 2024
Kiwi climate researchers are part of an ambitious mission to recover critical geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise.
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International team attempt to drill deep for ‘critical to humanity’ Antarctic climate clues
12 November 2024
Kiwi climate researchers are amongst a global team on a mission to recover “critical to humanity” geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise.
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Is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet already doomed?
12 November 2024
An international team is on a mission to find out if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is doomed, or whether there is time to prevent 4-5 metres of sea-level rise.
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Science team investigates state of Ross ice shelf
12 November 2024
A science team is tractor-sledding heavy equipment towards the innermost point of the Ross Ice Shelf to bring back critical information for the world's coastal communities. Eloise Gibson reports.
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Is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet already doomed?
12 November 2024
An international team is on a mission to find out if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is already doomed, or whether there is time to prevent 4-5m of sea-level rise.
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Beneath the Ice: Revealing Antarctica’s past to safeguard the future
12 November 2024
ANZIC Expeditioner, Dr Linda Armbrecht, is part of an international team probing the sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Media releases
International team launch second attempt to drill deep for Antarctic climate clues
11 November 2024
An ambitious mission is underway for critical geological records to forecast future sea-level rise, with the first team members departing on a 1128 km journey over ice to set up…
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Westantarktis: Geologische Bohrmission wird fortgesetzt
11 November 2024
Das internationale antarktische Forschungsbohrprojekt "Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to Two Degrees of Warming" (SWAIS 2C)", an dem sich auch die BGR beteiligt, geht in die nächste Phase.
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We’re spending Christmas in Antarctica to predict Earth’s future
20 October 2024
Drilling deeper than anyone has drilled before, researchers hope they will find useful secrets - and vindication for their personal sacrifice. NB this article is behind a paywall.
Project updates
SWAIS2C core workshop offers first glimpse of sediment from below Ross Ice Shelf
20 May 2024
Sediment cores retrieved from Antarctica’s Siple Coast last summer were carefully opened and examined at a recent workshop at the Otago Repository for Core Analysis (ORCA), an important step in…