In this lecture, ACE CRC Oceanographer Dr Steve Rintoul, will tell the story of how a pioneering Australian voyage to Antarctica this year uncovered new evidence of the impact of ocean warming on the Antarctic ice sheet. In early 2015, the Aurora Australis was the first ship to ever reach the edge East Antarctica’s fastest […]
The issue of Antarctic sea ice has become a key issue in the public debate on climate change. Much of the heightened interest is focused on signs that overall Antarctic sea ice extent has been increasing, fuelled by media coverage of ships such as Akademik Shokalskiy becoming trapped in heavy ice off the Antarctic coast. […]