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Your weekly Polar news roundup

Helping you stay informed of the latest developments in climate change, environmental conservation, scientific research, geopolitical dynamics, economic opportunities and indigenous rights in the Polar Regions.

1st April 2024

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Scientists reconstruct history of world’s most powerful ocean current over last 5.3 million years and its link to global climate

Findings, published in journal Nature, suggest that the Antarctic Circumpolar Current could grow stronger due to human-caused climate change, thereby accelerating melting of Antarctic ice.

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British commandos train with huskies in Arctic Circle

Huskies are known for their strength and endurance and the British troops wanted to see how the dogs could help them in their battlefield roles.

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Antarctic sea ice near historic lows: Arctic ice continues decline

Sea ice at both the top and bottom of the planet continued its decline in 2024.

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Canada's Mild Winter Disrupts Key Ice Road To Remote Arctic Diamond Mines

The Winter Road, which serves the region accessible only by air for 10 months of the year, opened with a two-week delay in the middle of February, disrupting movement of goods along the ice road built over 64 frozen lakes.

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‘He took five bullets and returned to work on plankton’: the double lives of Ukraine’s Antarctic scientists

When the research team at Vernadsky base are not defending their homeland, they are on the frontline of the climate crisis

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Have you read our latest Polar Notes article? See below for the most recent publication on the APPG Polar Regions website.

Polar Note: The Blue Belt Programme and marine protection across the UK Overseas Territories

Welcome to the 2024 Polar Notes series: our fortnightly feature looking at a current polar issue or topic of conversation in more depth.  

Our newest article, authored by guest expert, Kylie Bamford (Head of Marine Conservation for the UK Overseas Territories, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), explores the UK Government’s flagship international marine conservation Programme, the Blue Belt, which works with a number of UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) to assist them in creating and maintaining healthy and productive marine ecosystems.

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