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New Antarctic Ice Core Samples Could Extend View back in Time to 1.5 Million Years
2013-11-05 23:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers in Antarctica suspect there are regions of the continent where ice core samples could provide climate data from as many as 1.5 million years ago, nearly doubling the look back in time afforded by the oldest ice core drilled to date. The researchers are seeking to understand more about past climate, including a climate transition which marine sediments samples indicate took place between 1.2 million and 900,000 years ago. Presently, the oldest Antarctic ice core samples contain about...
Post shutdown, U.S. tries to salvage Antarctic research
2013-10-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The government shutdown came to a close after 16 days. Its effect on Antarctic scientific research may last longer, though, as crucial research time was lost in an already brief summer research season. "With the partial government shutdown now ended, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will restore the planned 2013-14 austral summer U. S. Antarctic Program (USAP) activities to the maximum extent possible,' NSF said in a statement posted on its website. Pine Island Glacier field camp staff...
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Push for 'smaller' Antarctic reserve
2013-10-16 17:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A bloc of countries has issued a joint call for the creation of marine reserves in Antarctica. The group, which includes the US, EU, France, New Zealand and Australia, saw their initial plans thrown out by opposition from Russia earlier this year. But the new plan suggests significant scaling down of one reserve in the hope of securing agreement. It will be submitted to a meeting in Tasmania next week. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR),...
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US shutdown threatens hopes for Antarctic reserve
2013-10-16 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The US government shutdown is threatening a long-awaited deal to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in Antarctica. Americans are among the most enthusiastic proponents, but they might not make it to the negotiating table. The US, New Zealand and other countries have sought a sanctuary in the pristine waters of the Ross Sea for the past decade, and there are hopes that previous objectors Russia and Ukraine will agree to a new, smaller proposal when the nations that regulate Antarctic fishing...
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Antarctic Research Operations to be Halted Amid U.S. Government Shutdown
2013-10-09 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The National Science Foundation (NSF) says it is curtailing the 2013-2014 Antarctic research season because the U.S. government shutdown has delayed funding for operations there. The U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the NSF, announced yesterday that the three U.S. research stations, ships, and other facilities there will switch to "caretaker status" when funds are exhausted around October 14. All research activities not essential to human safety and preservation of property will be suspended,...
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