Last year (2023) winter Antarctic sea ice measured at its lowest since 1978 when satellite records began. Using the CMIP6 data set (climate dataset), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) researchers investigated this sea…
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CPOM’s Dr Inès Otosaka (Northumbria University) gave evidence yesterday to the Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research as part of The UK and Antarctic Environment Enquiry. The meeting, which took place at the House of Commons, also included evidence from…
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CPOM Director Prof Andrew Shepherd and CPOM Assistant Director Sammie Buzzard discuss the importance of protecting our polar regions and how we monitor them here at CPOM in this educational video from the Protecting Our Planet 2023 event run by…
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New research states that future rises in sea level could be better estimated by gaining a clearer understanding of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Global climate change and its impact on sea levels is a pressing issue and trying…
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During the melt season (typically from May to September) on the Greenland ice sheet, water collects in depressions on the surface of the ice, creating supraglacial lakes. If these lakes have enough water and the right conditions, they can crack…
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Press release: 20 April 2023, Northumbria University – Polar ice sheet melting records have toppled during the past decade | Northumbria University, Newcastle The seven worst years for polar ice sheets melting and losing ice have occurred during the past…
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Congratulations to CPOM associate, Tamsin Edwards (KCL) who in 2023, will be on secondment as a new Parliamentary “Thematic Research Lead”: helping to provide evidence to Parliament on climate & environmental science. Tamsin will each join new thematic policy hubs…
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Earth’s ice is melting 65% faster than the 1990s. But without satellites, we would be blind to the true status of global climate change. CPOM Scientist, Dr Tom Slater’s (University of Leeds) recent article ‘All Eyes on Earth’ written for a Royal…
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