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世界で初めて南極棚氷下の大規模地層掘削を実施 西南極ロス海棚氷下での地層掘削計画（SWAIS2C）の開始について
20 November 2023
この度、2023年11月から南極での活動を開始する「西南極ロス海棚氷下掘削計画（Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2 Degrees Celsius of Warming、略称SWAIS2C）」に、国立極地研究所の菅沼 悠介教授、北海道大学低温科学研究所の関 宰准教授、富山大学学術研究部理学系の堀川 恵司教授が参加します。 Original article
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Drilling deep into a remote part of Antarctica looking for clues to how fast the ice will melt
18 November 2023
A large New Zealand-led team of researchers, engineers and drillers is hopefully just weeks away from starting drilling on an ambitious project to retrieve a deep sediment core from a…
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West Antarctica science expedition first of its kind
17 November 2023
A group of scientists is setting off for the West Antarctic ice sheet, aiming to drill further than ever before to help predict the impacts of climate change.
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Antartide: Units in missione scientifica
15 November 2023
Un team di ricercatori e tecnici di perforazione il 16 novembre 2023 partirà da Christchurch (NZ) alla volta dell’Antartide per dare il via al progetto internazionale denominato SWAIS2C ("Sensitivity of…
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Proyecto SWAIS2C: Del pasado al futuro del Hielo de la Antártida Occidental
15 November 2023
Un emocionante proyecto de colaboración internacional, conocido como «Sensibilidad de la WAIS a 2°C» (SWAIS2C), está en marcha para arrojar luz sobre la respuesta de la Hoja de Hielo de…
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New Research Reveals Potential to Prevent Collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet
14 November 2023
A groundbreaking international research project, known as the Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to Two Degrees of Warming (SWAIS2C), has shed light on the preventability of the collapse…
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What will happen when (and if) the WAIS collapses?
14 November 2023
Recent science has shown it is inevitable that the warming Southern Ocean will speed up the melting of parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) regardless of our future…
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Researchers believe the collapse of West Antarctic ice sheet is preventable: Report
14 November 2023
A group of international researchers believe the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) which is projected to lose mass due to climate change and global ocean warming and…
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Antartide: una missione scientifica nel ghiaccio antartico per capire il nostro futuro sulla Terra
14 November 2023
Il 16 novembre, un gruppo di ricercatori e tecnici di perforazione partirà da Christchurch (NZ) per l'Antartide per realizzare il progetto internazionale denominato SWAIS2C (Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice…
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Melting West Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Ticking Time Bomb
13 November 2023
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is melting due to the warming of the global ocean, a phenomenon that threatens to cause a significant rise in global sea levels.