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• Women (Antartica)

  Women in Antarctica face assault and harassment – and a legacy of exclusion and mistreatment

  5 October 2022, by McCAHEY Daniella

  The U.S. Antarctic Program struggles to keep women safe – and through the continent’s history, discrimination and prejudice are rampant.
  A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community” – (...)

• Antarctica

  Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast

  22 September 2022, by HOLLAND Paul, MERINO Danier, SCAMBOS Ted, WARE Gemma, ZHENG Yixi

  If and when the Thwaites Glacier melts, it will result in nearly 0.6 meter of sea level rise, but it holds back another three meters of sea level rise lurking within the Antarctic continent. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
  et Gemma Ware, The Conversation
  This episode of The (...)

• Antarctica

  Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip

  7 June 2022, by SCAMBOS Ted

  Thwaites Glacier’s ice shelf appears to be splintering, and scientists fear it could give way in the next few years. A polar scientist takes us on a tour under the ice to explain the forces at work.
  Flying over Antarctica, it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about. Like a gigantic wedding (...)