A New Zealand co-led international team has drilled the longest-ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a record stretching back millions of years that will help climate scientists forecast the fate of the ice sheet… Read More
The world's climate scientists are gathering in Wellington this week to discuss how climate change-induced ice melt could accelerate sea-level rise, increase flooding, and cause more intense storms in Aotearoa and across the glob… Read More
Welcome to this edition of the Antarctica New Zealand Science Update, where we celebrate Scott Base turning 69, share a major milestone in the Scott Base redevelopment project, and highlight upcoming recruitment and scholarship o… Read More
In this update we wish you a happy Holidays, the Community Engagement programme opens, and we look at declining sea ice. Read More
An international team has set up a remote camp on the ice 700 km from Scott Base to attempt to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world. The vast West … Read More
Scientists are measuring a huge unknown in climate science: how much heat Antarctica emits into space. ESNZ and the University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (USA) are looking at far infrared radiation. Read More