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"Antarctic whale populations are rebounding, but there’s still more to do"
#Antarctic #Whales #Animals

Antarctic whale populations are rebounding, but there’s still more to do | The Optimist Daily
Humpback whale numbers are nearly back to pre-whaling levels in Antarctica. Now industrial krill trawlers are competing for their food source.

The Polar Climate Space:
Our next hackathon/bootcamp on polar climate processes is now open for applications.
Funded by European Space Agency - ESA's climate programe under the #ESApisco project, and in association with the Horizon Europe project #SnowPI, we are looking for talented ECRs and senior researchers who are interested in working with them on small group problems tackling key processes in the #Arctic and #Antarctic.
We will bring together Earth Observation data with high resolution regional climate models to get deeper insights into polar climate processes.
Deadline to apply is 1st May, more details here:
https://climate.esa.int/en/observations-and-modelling/PISCO/news-events/news/the-polar-climate-space-hackathon-save-the-date-and-pre-registration/

"Penguins are breeding much earlier in a warming Antarctic, study finds"
#Antarctic #Animals #Penguins

Penguins are breeding much earlier in a warming Antarctic, study finds
Penguins are dramatically shifting their breeding season as the Antarctic peninsula warms, a recent study finds. From 2012 to 2022, researchers used remote cameras to examine the timing of breeding for three penguin species across 37 colonies on the Antarctic peninsula and surrounding islands. They tracked their ‘settlement date’: when the penguins began continuously occupying […]

Antarctica is melting from below and scientists say it’s worse than expected #Antarctica

Antarctica is melting from below and scientists say it’s worse than expected
Scientists have uncovered a hidden Antarctic threat that could accelerate global sea level rise far faster than expected. Deep beneath floating ice shelves, long channels carved into the ice appear to trap warmer ocean water, dramatically speeding up melting from below. Even regions of East Antarctica once considered relatively stable may be far more vulnerable than scientists realized. Researchers warn that current climate models may be missing this dangerous process entirely, meaning future s…

RE: #Arctic #Antarctic #Polar #ClimateScience #ClimateModelling #EarthObservation #Climate #IceSheets #SeaIce #Permafrost

"Antarctic sea ice rebounds in 2026, nearing average after four years"
#Antarctic #Ice #Climate #ClimateChange

Antarctic sea ice rebounds in 2026, nearing average after four years
Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.

Atmospheric rivers and winter sea ice drive recent reversal in Antarctic ice mass loss: #Antarctica

Really good piece from @… on #TheClimateBrink about #ElNino - we have been thinking a lot about this in the @… #PISCO project - there are important ENSO related effects on #Antarctic ice sheet.
Interestingly I think all the models here are classic numerical models, a Chinese deep learning model also shows a strong El Nino (#AI #DeepLearning
https://open.substack.com/pub/theclimatebrink/p/the-el-nino-cometh

"Even in Antarctica, Insects Are Eating Microplastics"
#Antarctica #Microplastics #Plastic #Plastics

Even in Antarctica, Insects Are Eating Microplastics