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DRI scientist co-authors study outlining vast differences in polar ocean microbial communities
EurekAlert | 10 Oct 2012
An international team of scientists, led by Dr. Alison Murray, an Associate Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute's Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences reported this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science that a clear difference exists between the marine microbial communities in the Southern and Arctic oceans, contributing to a better understanding of the biodiverisity of marine life at the poles and its biogeography.

Antarctic ice may hide huge methane menace
New Zealand Herald | 30 Aug 2012
The melting of Antarctic ice could release huge amounts of greenhouse gas trapped under the continent's surface - creating a feedback loop that would accelerate climate change.

Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Polar Region

Antarctic may host methane stores
BBC | 29 Aug 2012
Large volumes of methane - a potent greenhouse gas - could be locked beneath the ice-covered regions of Antarctica, according to a study.

Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Polar Region

To Greenland's Frozen Coast
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 03 Aug 2012
On 26 July, 2012 our ocean-science party, with members from Iceland, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States, will board the northbound British Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross in Reykjavik, Iceland for a thirty-day expedition along the East Greenland Coast to the High-Arctic...

Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Research

Blue Ribbon Panel unveils findings on logistical improvements to support Antarctic science
EurekAlert | 25 Jul 2012
Today, the 12-member US Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel, commissioned by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation released their report, 'More and Better Science in Antarctica through Increased Logistical Effectiveness.' The report is a...

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Research

Antarctic rift 'speeds ice melt'
BBC | 25 Jul 2012
A rift in the Antarctic bed rock as deep as the Grand Canyon is increasing ice melt from the continent, researchers say.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Sea Level Rise

Lawless joins push for High Arctic sanctuary
New Zealand Herald | 22 Jun 2012
New Zealand actor Lucy lawless has joined a host of high-profile celebrities calling for the High Arctic to be declared a global sanctuary.

Arctic Ocean | Activism | Non-Living Resources | Polar Region

Celebrities back Greenpeace campaign to protect Arctic
Reuters | 21 Jun 2012
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - One hundred celebrities backed a Greenpeace campaign against oil drilling and unsustainable fishing in the Arctic on Thursday, as oil giant Shell prepares to start exploratory drilling in the region.

Arctic Ocean | Activism | Non-Living Resources | Polar Region

Sir Paul on Arctic: 'Let it be'
BBC | 21 Jun 2012
Greenpeace is launching a campaign backed by stars like Sir Paul McCartney to have the Arctic region declared a sanctuary by the United Nations.

Arctic Ocean | Non-Living Resources | Polar Region

Greenpeace and A-list celebrities call for Arctic 'sanctuary'
Guardian Unlimited | 21 Jun 2012
Robert Redford, Sir Paul McCartney, Penelope Cruz and an A-list of global celebrities joined forces with Greenpeace and business leaders on Thursday to call for a global sanctuary in the Arctic.

Arctic Ocean | Activism | Non-Living Resources | Polar Region

EC Fishiries minister visits Greenland
fishupdate.com | 08 Jun 2012
THE European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, is on a visit to Greenland.

Arctic Ocean | Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Polar Region

U.S.-Japan scientific cooperation strengthened with launch of new environmental monitoring satellite
NOAA | 17 May 2012
NOAA scientists will use data from a new Japanese polar-orbiting satellite launched earlier today from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, to help forecast severe storms, monitor the decline of Arctic sea ice, and predict the onset of El Niño, La Niña and other global climate phenomena.

Polar Region | Remote Sensing

Wrecked ship spilling oil in Antarctica
New Zealand Herald | 10 May 2012
A wrecked Brazilian ship is trapped in ice and spilling fuel in Antarctica, with no hopes of containing the damage until the long South Pole winter eases in October.

Southern Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Polar Region

Climate scientists discover new weak point of the Antarctic ice sheet
EurekAlert | 10 May 2012
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf fringing the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, may start to melt rapidly in this century and no longer act as a barrier for ice streams draining the Antarctic Ice Sheet. These predictions are made by climate researchers of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association in the coming issue of the British science magazine Nature.

Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Polar Region | Sea Level Rise

Antarctic octopus study shows West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have collapsed 200,000 years ago
ScienceDaily.com | 10 May 2012
Scientists have found that genetic information on the Antarctic octopus supports studies indicating that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could have collapsed during its history, possibly as recently as 200,000 years ago.

Southern Ocean | Biodiversity | Climate Change | Polar Region

International Polar Year 2012 Conference Discusses Moving from Knowledge to Action
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 30 Apr 2012
The International Polar Year (IPY) 2012 Conference convened around the theme "Knowledge to Action," with plenary sessions addressing: poles and global linkages; adaptation to change; science and stewardship; and communities and health. Ronald Jean Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change, Seychelles, presented on "poles and global linkages."

Climate Change | Polar Region | Research

Ocean driving Antarctic ice loss
BBC | 25 Apr 2012
Most of the ice being lost from Antarctica is going as a result of warm water eating the fringes of the continent, a new study confirms.

Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Polar Region

Geoff Keey: Fact, fantasy and the Ross Sea (opinion)
New Zealand Herald | 25 Apr 2012
Last week Gareth Morgan went Fishing for Facts in the Ross Sea and found mostly fantasy, and this week again misunderstood our proposal (Extreme Green risks Ross Sea own goal). Thus, the Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) finds itself responding to misinformed criticism of our campaign as well as the science that backs it up.

Southern Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries | Polar Region

Scientists determined first-ever census for emperor penguins
EurekAlert | 16 Apr 2012
A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than previously thought.The results provide an important benchmark for monitoring the impact of environmental change on the population of this iconic bird, which breeds in remote areas that are very difficult to study because they often are inaccessible with temperatures as low as -58 degrees Fahrenheit.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Seabirds

Satellite pictures help scientists count penguins in Antarctica
Telegraph | 14 Apr 2012
Emperor penguins are far more plentiful in Antarctica than previously thought according to scientists who have found seven new colonies by using satellite images to count the birds from space.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Seabirds

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