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New Wind Farm to Help Power U.S., New Zealand Research Stations in Antarctica

New Wind Farm to Help Power U.S., New Zealand Research Stations in Antarctica
Two Antarctic research bases have completed construction of a new wind farm; the United States and New Zealand expect the new turbines to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels ...

Stiff Sea Ice Forces LARISSA Science Cruise to Reassess Project Priorities

Stiff Sea Ice Forces LARISSA Science Cruise to Reassess Project Priorities
The RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer encountered unusually thick sea ice as it attempted to push south along the eastern edge of the Antarctic Peninsula causing a change in tactic for scientists planning to study the region to learn more about climate change ...

State of the Antarctic: New SCAR Report Shows Continent Undergoing Major Changes

State of the Antarctic: New SCAR Report Shows Continent Undergoing Major Changes
Before world leaders met for the major climate conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, an international scientific body released the first comprehensive report on the current state of Antarctica’s climate and its relationship to the rest of the globe ...

Women Mark 40 Years of Working in the U.S. Antarctic Program

Women Mark 40 Years of Working in the U.S. Antarctic Program
In 1969, a handful of women arrived in Antarctica for the first time; over the following decades, hundreds of women flooded the USAP working their way into positions of authority, from running research stations to leading major science expeditions ...

ANDRILL Research Indicates Remarkably Warm Period in Antarctica 15.7 Million Years Ago

ANDRILL Research Indicates Remarkably Warm Period in Antarctica 15.7 Million Years Ago
Researchers with the Antarctic Geological Drilling Program (ANDRILL) found evidence including fossils of marine algae and pollen of woody plants that indicates a remarkably warm period in Antarctica 15.7 million years ago ...

NASA Flies to Antarctica for Largest Airborne Polar Ice Survey

NASA Flies to Antarctica for Largest Airborne Polar Ice Survey
NASA begins a series of flights October 15, 2009 to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers, and ice sheets. The flights are part of a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at Earth's polar regions ...

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