Thwaites Glacier is the cork in the bottle of the West Antarctic Ice sheet. Removing it would spell disaster for low-lying coastal areas and small islands (Photo: David Vaughan) Small islands and low-lying countries that are threatened by sea level rise are currently...
The majority of tourists visit Antarctica by ship and mainly on the Antarctic Peninsula. The Dutch shipping company “Oceanwide Expeditions” has been sailing in polar regions with ‘small’ ships for over 30 years. (Image: Oceanwide Expeditions)...
Penguin population structures change as prey, ice conditions and weather patterns change in the Southern Ocean. Photo: Julia Hager Just a few days ago, Prof. Markus Rex, expedition leader of the historic MOSAiC expedition, made it clear that initial results from the...
The planned Turkish Antarctic Research Station (pictured) is to be built in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula on Horseshoe Island. Between 24 and 50 people are to be accommodated in the station, which is to operate all year round. The graphic shows the...
Wilkins Aerodrome currently is Australia’s only Antarctic runway where planes from the home country can land. But the ice runway is closed more and more frequently due to climate change and is also only available in summer. A new airstrip at Davis Station is...
