In particular, the Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers in West Antarctica are losing mass extremely rapidly carrying large amounts of meltwater into the Southern Ocean. Photo: David Vaughan, BAS Deep-sea currents around Antarctica could slow by 42 percent over the next...
According to the plans of the project partners, the “Polar POD” station is to be brought into the Southern Ocean as early as 2024, where it will then drift around Antarctica for up to three years. Research teams on board are to collect a lot of important...
Icebergs bringing nutrients into the ocean to fertilize their surroundings is evident by the fact that penguins, marine mammals and seabirds often can be seen around the icy giants. Otherwise, iron-rich dust fertilizes the Antarctic Ocean. But that was not always the...
Orbiting Antarctica, the “Polar Pod” is powered by the Circumpolar Current to circle the world between 50° and 55°S latitude. This circumnavigation of 24,000km at an average speed of 1 knot (1.8km/h) is supposed to take two years. In headwinds and adverse...
On Gough Island, Southern Giant Petrels attack breeding Yellow-nosed Albatrosses. In 87 cases, these attacks ended fatally for the albatrosses. Screenshot from video: Michelle Risi, Christopher Jones, and Alexis Osborne Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters are known for...
