Past evidence supports complete loss of Arctic sea-ice by 2035
A new study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, supports predictions that the Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035. High temperatures in the Arctic […]
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Update on 2020/21 Antarctic field season: responding to COVID-19 pandemic
Read more of: Update on 2020/21 Antarctic field season: responding to COVID-19 pandemicBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) provides more detail about its Antarctic season operational plan for the forthcoming field season and how it plans to keep Antarctica virus-free. COVID-19 continues to present […]
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Dr Huw Griffiths awarded SCAR Medal for Education and Communication
Read more of: Dr Huw Griffiths awarded SCAR Medal for Education and CommunicationPlease join us in congratulating Dr Huw Griffiths, Marine Biogeographer at British Antarctic Survey, who has been awarded the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Medal for Education and Communication. […]
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Scientists discover new penguin colonies from space
Read more of: Scientists discover new penguin colonies from spaceA new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than was previously thought. The results provide an important benchmark for monitoring […]
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Spotlight on equality, diversity and inclusion
Read more of: Spotlight on equality, diversity and inclusionNew blogs, refreshed web content and a social media campaign aim to highlight a two-year programme of work aimed at boosting diversity in UK polar science.
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Monitoring whales from space
Read more of: Monitoring whales from spaceScientists have found that studying high-resolution images of whales from space is a feasible way to estimate their populations. A team, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), compared satellite images […]
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Pride Day declared on 18 November
Read more of: Pride Day declared on 18 NovemberThe Government of the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) celebrate the contribution of LGBTQ+ people by declaring 18 November […]
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Record warming at the South Pole
Read more of: Record warming at the South PoleThe South Pole has warmed at over three times the global rate since 1989, according to a paper published in Nature Climate Change today (29 June 2020). This warming period was […]
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Space weather monitoring receives funding boost
Read more of: Space weather monitoring receives funding boostSpace weather research at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) receives a funding boost of around £2M today (Saturday 27 June) from the SWIMMR (Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk) programme. […]
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New briefing paper on Arctic change
Read more of: New briefing paper on Arctic changeBAS researchers have contributed to a new briefing paper about the Arctic published this week (25 June 2020). Working with a team at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, […]
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Celebrating Midwinter’s Day in Antarctica
Read more of: Celebrating Midwinter’s Day in AntarcticaBritish Antarctic Survey are this Sunday (21 June) celebrating Midwinter’s Day in Antarctica. In a tradition which began more than one hundred years ago with Captain Scott, the event marks […]
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Antarctic sea ice loss explained in new study
Read more of: Antarctic sea ice loss explained in new studyScientists have discovered that summer sea ice in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica has decreased by one million square kilometres – an area twice the size of Spain – […]
