News tagged with ice thickness

British team trek to North Pole to measure sea ice

Three British explorers have set out on a 90-day skiing expedition to the North Pole, measuring sea ice thickness the whole way to find out exactly how fast it is disappearing, according to the Catlin Arctic ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (36) | comments 3

Satellites and submarines give the skinny on sea ice thickness

This summer, a group of scientists and students — as well as a Canadian senator, a writer, and a filmmaker — set out from Resolute Bay, Canada, on the icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. They were headed through ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Creatures not adapting to environmental changes in Antarctic, study finds

Organisms found in the Antarctic region are not quick to adapt to changes in the environment, new international research shows. The study, carried out by 200 scientists from 15 countries, is the culmination ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Via research aircraft instead of dog sled

With dog food and a pack of huskies Dr. Veit Helm would not get far on his Antarctic expeditions. Instead, the geophysicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association conducts ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0