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Probing West Antarctic Ice Sheet Climate Mysteries
27 February 2024
Durham University is part of an international project pushing new boundaries to understand how the vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet could respond to climate change.
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Scientists drill 600m into ice to unlock West Antarctica's frozen past
01 February 2024
An international team of scientists have unlocked secrets from the deep, as they seek to understand the warming threshold for losing the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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Antarctic frontier project ‘tantalisingly close’ to vital climate secrets
31 January 2024
An international team has successfully drilled through 580 metres of ice, obtained the longest sediment core ever retrieved from the remote Siple Coast, and gathered crucial information in their mission…
Ross Shelf Reports
End of the first season at KIS-3
28 December 2023
The first SWAIS2C field season at the KIS-3 drill site on the Ross Ice Shelf is over, and our on-ice team is heading home with some cool new data and…
Ross Shelf Reports
Tuesday 26 December 2023
26 December 2023
What is an interstitial water sample and why do we care?
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Scientists in West Antarctica make major drilling breakthrough
25 December 2023
While Santa’s been busy at the North Pole, a team of international experts have dealt some serious scientific action to the South Pole. Original article
Ross Shelf Reports
Monday 25 December 2023
25 December 2023
Merry KIS-mas from the SWAIS 2C Team! We here at the SWAIS 2C KIS3 camp wish everyone a happy and joyful holiday season!
Ross Shelf Reports
Sunday 24 December 2023
24 December 2023
Today we took a little time to make our camp feel a bit more festive in preparation for Christmas!
Ross Shelf Reports
Saturday 23 December 2023
23 December 2023
Our team are on the largest shelf they can think of, and it's nearly Christmas (for those who celebrate). So of course there needs to be an elf!
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