I've added a new visualization of #Antarctic sea ice thickness averaged by year, which parallels my version for the #Arctic by design. However, unlike the Arctic, there aren't any obvious long-term trends (annual mean).
Graphic will be updated yearly at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/. GIOMAS data.
"An international team on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor (too) working in the Bellingshausen Sea rapidly pivoted their research plans to study an area that was, until last month, covered by ice. On January 13, 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago, named A-84, broke away from the George VI Ice Shelf, one of the massive floating glaciers attached to the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet".
#Antarctic #iceshelf #glaciers
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-antarctic-ecosystems-detached-iceberg.html
A closer look at the extent of sea ice globally that just set a new all-time record minimum, which is due to unusually low sea ice conditions in both the #Arctic & #Antarctic right now.
Data from https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index
This was the view for our last night along the #Antarctic coast (The Possession Islands, Ross Sea) - stunning (img: Svenja Halfter) #Tan2502
More than 1.2 million years old ice core drilled
#Antarctic project Beyond #EPICA - Oldest Ice extracts historically unique ice core.
It is a historic milestone for #ClimateResearch: an international research team involving the Alfred Wegener Institute #AWI has successfully drilled a 2,800 metre-long ice core , reaching the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
A new study investigating ancient #methane trapped in #Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in #wildfire activity likely occurred during periods of abrupt #climate change throughout the last Ice Age.
#Environmental #ClimateChange #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/01/en01062501.html
"Scientists made an unsettling discovery in the #Antarctic. It's likely an omen."
#Society #News #Humanity #History #Archeology #Science #Politics
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/antarctic-peninsula-turning-green-photos-20007571.php
Last month averaged the lowest #Antarctic sea ice extent on record for the month of November.
This was 1,710,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. Data from NSIDC: https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index
The contrast in regional #Antarctic sea ice concentration departures continued into November 2024, which is driven mostly by the pattern of the large-scale circulation (and ocean heat).
Data from NSIDC https://nsidc.org/data/g02202/versions/4 with the anomalies using a 1981-2010 reference period.
Australian Antarctic Research is looking for IT support person.
A$80K at home, A$140K in the fridge.
I'm probably too old for this, last time I tried to go to the #Antarctic was 20+ years ago and you either needed to be a Tradesperson (for the summer) or have a PhD or close to it.
Now, apparently you just need to be a neckbeard. The fat may give you extra 2-3 minutes of survival time.
After some time of trying mastodon, I quite like it here and will probably stay so it's maybe time for an introduction:
I'm a student in physical #oceanography in northern germany and mainly here for finding interesting research related content. Second interest is just general #opensource stuff & programming and third is politics.
For the research part I'm mostly a fan of #hydrothermalvents , #oceans , #climate , the #arctic , #antarctic , #glaciers , #seaice but also #ships and more.
"The statement says societies need to urgently "bend the carbon curve" by reducing greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible.
"Runaway ice loss causing rapid and catastrophic sea level rise is possible within our lifetime," it says."
"Whether such irreversible tipping points have already passed is unknown."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-22/researchers-warn-of-possible-catastrophic-sea-level-rise/104626804
#Antarctic
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