Polar Regions News Roundup W/C 26th February 2024

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26th February 2024

Filming the Frozen Planet series, tourism and international cooperation under the spotlight as MPs continue evidence gathering on Antarctica

Watch the latest evidence session from the UK Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research’s inquiry into the UK and the Antarctic Environment. This session focussed on New Zealand science, environmental concerns about tourism on the continent and the making of Frozen Planet II.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine chills Arctic climate science

In the two years since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, a chasm has grown between Russian scientists and their counterparts around the world, disrupting international research. Sanctions and communication barriers between Russia and many other nations, have made it increasingly difficult for scientists to work together.

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First flights of new research drone in Antarctica

The autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) is being tested by scientists and engineers from British Antarctic Survey and Windracers to check it's suitability for future use in researching the continent.

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Russia foils western sanctions on natural gas project as shipments near

Arctic LNG 2 plant completed with Chinese help as Beijing becomes biggest importer of the Russian gas.

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A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level

A heat wave in Greenland and a storm in Antarctica. These kinds of individual weather “events” are increasingly being supercharged by a warming climate. But despite being short-term events they can also have a much longer-term effect on the world’s largest ice sheets, and may even lead to tipping points being crossed in the polar regions.

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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: Getting to the core of environmental change

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 APPG Research Specialist, Amy Gray, explains why the study of sediments from the bottom of polar lakes can help scientists work out how climate is changing in the Arctic.

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