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The collapse of the Conger Ice Shelf Satellite data from 17 March 2022 shows the Conger ice shelf collapsed in Antartica. Credit: USNIC This month, the entire Conger Ice Shelf—an area of 1200 sq kms, which is as large as New York City, or Rome—collapsed in East Antarctica after a heat wave. But what impact […]
PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES The Centre was formed by a consortium of eight Australian universities led by University of Tasmania, University of NSW and Australian National University. Other Australian University partners are The University of Western Australia, Curtin University, The University of Melbourne, the University of Canberra, and the University of South Australia. The Centre is formally […]
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A huge Atlantic ocean current is slowing down. If it collapses, La Niña could become the norm for Australia By Matthew England, UNSW Sydney; Andréa S. Taschetto, UNSW Sydney, and Bryam Orihuela-Pinto, UNSW Sydney Climate change is slowing down the conveyor belt of ocean currents that brings warm water from the tropics up to the North […]
ADVISORY BOARD The Advisory Board’s role is to advise and assist Centre management by guiding the development of strategies and vision for the future; and by serving as a vehicle for creating linkages between stakeholders including in academia, industry and government. Mary O’Kane Chairperson About Mary Mary is a computer engineer who is pioneering research […]
What lies beneath Antarctica could destabilise icesheet A new study suggests rising global temperatures could trigger vulnerabilities in the bedrock beneath the Earth’s largest ice sheet in Antarctica and cause rapid sea level rise. The sedimentary basins that lie beneath Antarctica are fundamental to ice sheet flow, but until now were poorly understood. Co-author of […]
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The Management Committee’s role is to advise and assist the Director to oversee and review the delivery of programs of research, and other activities of the Centre, that are aligned with its strategies, vision, and key performance indicators. Matt King Director of ACEAS About Matt Matt looks at how and why the Earth […]
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CANYONS The Canyons voyage was initially a 7-week voyage of researchers seeking insights into the flow pathways of dense Antarctic bottom water, along with its sensitivity to changes in climate and impact on seafloor ecosystems. The aim of the project was to help predict how a warming climate will influence future ocean circulation. The voyage was […]
Small window of opportunity left to preserve Antarctica’s ‘sleeping giant’ A new study suggests the worst effects of global warming on Earth’s largest ice sheet can be avoided if the world meets the climate targets outlined in the Paris Agreement—but if we fail, then the melting of the ice sheet will have a drastic impact […]