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Global warming could upset Antarctic foodchain
2014-01-02 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Resting near the bottom of the food chain, Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) underpin much of the Southern Ocean's ecosystem. But in a rapidly warming world, these hugely-abundant crustaceans could see their habitat shrink considerably. In a recent paper in PLOS ONE, scientists predict that Antarctic krill could lose 20 percent of their growth habitat, or 1.2 million square kilometers. "Antarctic krill are an important food species for many animals including year-round Southern Ocean residents...
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Trapped ship passengers set to ring in New Year in Antarctic ice
2013-12-31 04:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Passengers and crew aboard a Russian ship trapped for eight days in ice off Antarctica planned to ring in the New Year with dinner, drinks and song as they waited for a break in a blizzard to allow a Chinese helicopter to rescue them. But they can't party too hard because the rescue could come at any minute. The Akademik Shokalskiy, trapped since December 24 about 100 nautical miles east of a French Antarctic station, Dumont D'Urville, and about 1,500 nautical miles south of Tasmania, welcomes...
Antarctic ship: Third rescue bid halted bad weather
2013-12-30 09:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A third attempt to rescue a ship stranded off East Antarctica since Tuesday has failed because of fierce winds and poor visibility. An Australian icebreaker trying to reach the Russian scientific mission ship was forced to turn back. Earlier attempts by Chinese and French icebreakers to reach the Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy were also foiled by the thick ice. The Shokalskiy is stocked with food and is in no danger, its team says. Seventy-four scientists, tourists and crew are on the...
Antarctic rescue mission: Australian icebreaker forced back by blizzard
2013-12-30 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An Antarctic blizzard has halted an Australian icebreaker's bid to reach a Russian ship trapped for a week with 74 people on board, rescuers said on Monday. The Aurora Australis had to return to open waters about 18 nautical miles from the stranded Akademik Shokalskiy because of poor visibility, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), which is co-ordinating the rescue, said. The Australian vessel reached as close as about 10 nautical miles from the trapped ship before turning back....
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Helicopter rescue planned for ship stranded in Antarctic
2013-12-30 00:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: As the 74 people on a climate change research ship stuck in the ice in Antarctica readied for New Year's Eve festivities, authorities revealed plans to send in a rescue helicopter. The Russian-flagged MV Akademik Shokalskiy has not moved in a week since getting stuck in unusually thick ice on Christmas. The people on board say they are holding up fairly well. "The group on this ship is incredibly collegiate," said Alok Jha, a science correspondent for The Guardian newspaper, told Anderson Cooper...
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