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Antarctic expedition: 'This wasn't a tourist trip. It was all about science and it was worth it'
2014-01-04 12:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The last 24 hours have been sobering. I am sitting in the comfort of a cabin on board the Australian icebreaker the Aurora Australis, one day after evacuating the Australasian Antarctic Expedition from our Russian-crewed vessel, the MV Akademik Shokalskiy. After sleepless nights thinking about keeping everyone safe, it is a relief to know everyone is on board the Aurora and well. In this little haven of civilisation surrounded by a chaotic jumble of white to the horizon, everyone is taking stock...
Antarctic Sea Ice Increase is Because of Weather Not Climate
2014-01-03 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The predicament and subsequent rescue of 52 passengers both tourists and scientists on the Russian ship Academik Shokalskiy has gripped media around the world. The smooth rescue was impressive and a great relief, although the vessel itself and its crew are still stuck and now one of the icebreakers sent to help in the rescue, the Chinese ship Xue Long, is itself stuck in the ice. Some commentators have remarked on what they describe as the 'irony' of researchers studying the impact of a...
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Antarctic rescue ship 'may be stuck'
2014-01-03 10:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Chinese ice-breaker that helped rescue passengers stranded on the Akademik Shokalskiy vessel in Antarctica may now itself be stuck. An Australian ice-breaker carrying the rescued passengers has been placed on standby in case the Chinese ship, Xue Long, needs assistance. On Thursday, a helicopter from Xue Long transferred 52 passengers from the Shokalskiy to the Aurora Australis. The Shokalskiy has been trapped by thick floes of ice since 24 December. "Xue Long notified Amsa [the Australian...
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Chinese icebreaker stuck after helping Antarctic rescue
2014-01-03 08:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Chinese icebreaker that helped rescue 52 passengers from a Russian ship stranded in Antarctic ice found itself stuck in heavy ice on Friday, further complicating the 9-day "roller-coaster" rescue operation. The Snow Dragon had ferried the passengers from the stranded Russian ship to an Australian icebreaker late on Thursday. It now had concerns about its own ability to move through heavy ice, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said. "It will attempt to maneuver through the ice...
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Antarctic rescue: all 52 ship passengers airlifted safety
2014-01-03 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: All 52 passengers, including tourists, scientists and journalists, on board a ship trapped in Antarctica have been rescued, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) has confirmed. The Akademik Shokalskiy became stuck in the ice on Christmas Eve and two icebreakers, the Aurora Australis and Chinese vessel Xue Long, have been trying in vain to reach it. On Thursday afternoon a helicopter sent from the Xue Long landed next to the ship and began evacuating passengers, dropping them on sea...
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