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Snow and Strong Winds Delay Rescue Attempt Off Antarctica
2013-12-30 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Maritime safety officials began preparations on Tuesday for a helicopter rescue of scientists and others aboard a chartered research ship that has been stuck in Antarctic ice for a week. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said all 52 passengers aboard the Russian ship, the Akademik Shokalskiy, would be airlifted to a Chinese icebreaker. The ships 22 crew members would stay behind, the authority said. Bad weather in the area made it very unlikely that a helicopter rescue would begin before...
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Help on the way for ship stranded off Antarctica
2013-12-29 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: The fate of the latest rescue attempt for an Australian science team whose cruise ship became trapped in ice off Antarctica on Christmas Day could be determined within hours, authorities said Sunday. The Australian icebreaker Aurora Austalis was making its way toward the MV Akademic Shokalskiy, a Russian ship with 74 people aboard. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which was heading up the rescue operation, said a Chinese ship tasked by the Royal Coast Guard Australia also remained in...
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Cracking ice bodes well Antarctica ship rescue
2013-12-29 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ice that has trapped a Russian ship with 74 people on board in Antarctica appeared to be cracking up on Sunday, raising hopes for a rescue as a powerful Australian icebreaker approached the stranded vessel. The ice-bound ship, the Akademik Shokalskiy, left New Zealand on November 28 on a privately funded expedition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of an Antarctic journey led by famed Australian explorer Douglas Mawson. It has been stuck in the ice since December 24. Its passengers include...
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China to expand presence in Antarctica with new research bases
2013-12-19 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China will expand its presence in Antarctica by building a fourth research base and finding a site for a fifth, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, as the country steps up its increasingly far-flung scientific efforts. Chinese scientists are increasingly looking beyond China for their research, including sending submersibles to explore the bottom of the ocean and last weekend landing the country's first probe on the moon. Workers will build a summer field camp called Taishan and look for...
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China to bolster presence in Antarctica, build fourth research station
2013-12-19 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Chinese state media said on Thursday that construction workers are en route to the future site of Chinas fourth Antarctic research station, after a pit stop at one of its other bases. The new station will be a hub for climate change science as well as a possible linchpin in Chinas effort to ensure for itself a voice in future negotiations about Antarcticas valuable natural resources, analysts say. China is a relative latecomer to the coldest continent. It did not put its first base, called...
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