Antarctic field training is complete!
Put up an emergency shelter in response to a scenario where the “helicopter pilot” (our trainer) got knocked out. Keep the person warm, set up the tent and get the pilot into it!
🌎🧪🦑🦊
Put up an emergency shelter in response to a scenario where the “helicopter pilot” (our trainer) got knocked out. Keep the person warm, set up the tent and get the pilot into it!
🌎🧪🦑🦊
November 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Antarctic field training is complete!
Put up an emergency shelter in response to a scenario where the “helicopter pilot” (our trainer) got knocked out. Keep the person warm, set up the tent and get the pilot into it!
🌎🧪🦑🦊
Put up an emergency shelter in response to a scenario where the “helicopter pilot” (our trainer) got knocked out. Keep the person warm, set up the tent and get the pilot into it!
🌎🧪🦑🦊
Kurt Russell, the Antarctic 1982
Fuck off thing. Been cut back twice. Keeps coming back.
October 31, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Kurt Russell, the Antarctic 1982
#Antarctic sea ice remained near record low levels for ice extent through most of October. This was especially due to large departures in regions like the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas.
+ Concentration means the fraction of ice in a given area.
+ Graphic from zacklabe.com/antarctic-se....
+ Concentration means the fraction of ice in a given area.
+ Graphic from zacklabe.com/antarctic-se....
November 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM
#Antarctic sea ice remained near record low levels for ice extent through most of October. This was especially due to large departures in regions like the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas.
+ Concentration means the fraction of ice in a given area.
+ Graphic from zacklabe.com/antarctic-se....
+ Concentration means the fraction of ice in a given area.
+ Graphic from zacklabe.com/antarctic-se....
With the reversal of Antarctic freshwater layers threatening marine life, global heat circulation, and coastal communities worldwide, this environmental shift imperils millions. When will governments act before tipping points become irreversible? #ClimateCrisis
Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses - Oceanographic
The Antarctic Intermediate Water has abruptly reversed course since 2016 as sea ice shrank, raising ocean warming and sea level rise concerns
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 1, 2026 at 7:22 AM
With the reversal of Antarctic freshwater layers threatening marine life, global heat circulation, and coastal communities worldwide, this environmental shift imperils millions. When will governments act before tipping points become irreversible? #ClimateCrisis
Big inspiration from Ponting’s 1911 photo from inside an Antarctic iceberg
November 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Big inspiration from Ponting’s 1911 photo from inside an Antarctic iceberg
The governance of Antarctic krill: exploring the interaction between CCAMLR and the BBNJ Agreement 🧪🌎🦑
Frontiers | The governance of Antarctic krill: exploring the interaction between CCAMLR and the BBNJ Agreement
Antarctica is a crucial area for the conservation and sustainable management of polar living resources, including marine life. The Convention on the Conserva...
www.frontiersin.org
November 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The governance of Antarctic krill: exploring the interaction between CCAMLR and the BBNJ Agreement 🧪🌎🦑
For #MountainMonday, here is a mountain/island off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. #TravelPhotography #LandscapePhotography #Antarctica
November 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
For #MountainMonday, here is a mountain/island off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. #TravelPhotography #LandscapePhotography #Antarctica
Lowest Antarctic sea ice area for October on record.
October 31, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Lowest Antarctic sea ice area for October on record.
"Reversal of Antarctic Intermediate Water trends triggered by sea ice decline"; www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reversal of Antarctic Intermediate Water trends triggered by sea ice decline - Nature Climate Change
This work investigates the effect of the 2016 regime shift in Antarctic sea ice on Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW). The authors show that decreased sea ice and reduced freshwater subduction lead t...
www.nature.com
November 1, 2026 at 10:37 AM
"Reversal of Antarctic Intermediate Water trends triggered by sea ice decline"; www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“This could be the tipping point for the Atlantic Ocean and the #Antarctic Intermediate Water current, leading to larger, longer-lasting changes to the climate in the Southern Hemisphere.”
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
Sea ice loss batters Antarctic freshwater engine
Sea ice loss batters Antarctic freshwater engine
www.unimelb.edu.au
October 30, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“This could be the tipping point for the Atlantic Ocean and the #Antarctic Intermediate Water current, leading to larger, longer-lasting changes to the climate in the Southern Hemisphere.”
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses
We are approaching to the disaster, but the stupidity is winning in humans
#marineecology
#research
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarct...
We are approaching to the disaster, but the stupidity is winning in humans
#marineecology
#research
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarct...
Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses - Oceanographic
The Antarctic Intermediate Water has abruptly reversed course since 2016 as sea ice shrank, raising ocean warming and sea level rise concerns
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses
We are approaching to the disaster, but the stupidity is winning in humans
#marineecology
#research
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarct...
We are approaching to the disaster, but the stupidity is winning in humans
#marineecology
#research
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarct...
10) An Antarctic hideaway beneath the South Pole and guarded by lasers.
November 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
10) An Antarctic hideaway beneath the South Pole and guarded by lasers.
🌊 Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses
Antarctic Intermediate Water has turned saltier, denser and deeper since 2016 reversing its long-term trend.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarct...
Antarctic Intermediate Water has turned saltier, denser and deeper since 2016 reversing its long-term trend.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarct...
Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses - Oceanographic
The Antarctic Intermediate Water has abruptly reversed course since 2016 as sea ice shrank, raising ocean warming and sea level rise concerns
oceanographicmagazine.com
October 29, 2026 at 5:34 AM
🌊 Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses
Antarctic Intermediate Water has turned saltier, denser and deeper since 2016 reversing its long-term trend.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarct...
Antarctic Intermediate Water has turned saltier, denser and deeper since 2016 reversing its long-term trend.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarct...
Two weeks of negotiations at the #CCAMLR concluded without agreement on any of the proposed marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean or new precautionary measures to manage the #Antarctic krill fishery.
ritzherald.com/antarctic-co...
ritzherald.com/antarctic-co...
Antarctic Commission Ends Hobart Meeting Without New Marine Protected Areas or Krill Rules | The Ritz Herald
Two weeks of negotiations at the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources concluded without agreement on any of the proposed marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean or...
ritzherald.com
November 2, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Two weeks of negotiations at the #CCAMLR concluded without agreement on any of the proposed marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean or new precautionary measures to manage the #Antarctic krill fishery.
ritzherald.com/antarctic-co...
ritzherald.com/antarctic-co...
This new study discusses recent changes in the Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) properties in response to increasing sea ice melting since 2015: 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/11/03/s...
Sudden Collapse of Antarctic Sea Ice Is Reversing the Antarctic Intermediate Water Trend
Figure 3d,e,f from Mishra et al. (2026): Evolution of WW and AAIW core salinity anomalies. Linear-trend maps of AAIW core salinity for 2004–2015 (d) and 2016–2024 (e) (in grams per kilogram per yea…
ocean2climate.org
November 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
This new study discusses recent changes in the Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) properties in response to increasing sea ice melting since 2015: 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/11/03/s...
Pseudotritonia quadrangularis is today's #Nudivember species. They're found in Antarctic waters and it was really fun to paint.
November 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Pseudotritonia quadrangularis is today's #Nudivember species. They're found in Antarctic waters and it was really fun to paint.
Cutout Penguin: Craft, Slide and Save the Cardboard Antarctic
Navigate a charming handmade world of cardboard cutouts in this delightful
#IndieGames #GameDev #Gaming #SteamGames #IndieGameDev #GameDesign #GamingTrends
Navigate a charming handmade world of cardboard cutouts in this delightful
#IndieGames #GameDev #Gaming #SteamGames #IndieGameDev #GameDesign #GamingTrends
Cutout Penguin: Craft, Slide and Save the Cardboard Antarctic
Navigate a charming handmade world of cardboard cutouts in this delightful penguin adventure
indiegamedaily.com
November 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Cutout Penguin: Craft, Slide and Save the Cardboard Antarctic
Navigate a charming handmade world of cardboard cutouts in this delightful
#IndieGames #GameDev #Gaming #SteamGames #IndieGameDev #GameDesign #GamingTrends
Navigate a charming handmade world of cardboard cutouts in this delightful
#IndieGames #GameDev #Gaming #SteamGames #IndieGameDev #GameDesign #GamingTrends
Australian update: two week Antarctic talkfest in Hobart ends with "no meaningful outcomes that would increase protections for ecosystems and species increasingly under pressure". www.asoc.org/news/ccamlr-...
CCAMLR 2026- Closing Press Release - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
CCAMLR fails to deliver Antarctic marine protection, despite strong leadership from Members committed to conservation
www.asoc.org
November 1, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Australian update: two week Antarctic talkfest in Hobart ends with "no meaningful outcomes that would increase protections for ecosystems and species increasingly under pressure". www.asoc.org/news/ccamlr-...
Antarctic Sea-Ice Update:
As of October 27, Antarctic sea-ice extent is second lowest on record for the day, 3.98 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 average, and about 145,000 km² above the record daily low set in 2023.
As of October 27, Antarctic sea-ice extent is second lowest on record for the day, 3.98 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 average, and about 145,000 km² above the record daily low set in 2023.
October 28, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Antarctic Sea-Ice Update:
As of October 27, Antarctic sea-ice extent is second lowest on record for the day, 3.98 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 average, and about 145,000 km² above the record daily low set in 2023.
As of October 27, Antarctic sea-ice extent is second lowest on record for the day, 3.98 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 average, and about 145,000 km² above the record daily low set in 2023.
Antarctic krill feed whales, penguins and seals. Yet governments ended negotiations with no new marine protected areas and no stronger krill-fishing safeguards, conservation observers report. They agreed to keep talking. The food web sustaining Antarctica’s wildlife got no additional protection.
CCAMLR 2026- Closing Press Release - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
CCAMLR fails to deliver Antarctic marine protection, despite strong leadership from Members committed to conservation
www.asoc.org
November 1, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Antarctic krill feed whales, penguins and seals. Yet governments ended negotiations with no new marine protected areas and no stronger krill-fishing safeguards, conservation observers report. They agreed to keep talking. The food web sustaining Antarctica’s wildlife got no additional protection.
When Antarctic sea ice extent collapsed after 2016, it may have triggered long-term changes in key ocean circulations that have balanced global climate for millennia ... insideclimatenews.org/news/2810202...
November 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
When Antarctic sea ice extent collapsed after 2016, it may have triggered long-term changes in key ocean circulations that have balanced global climate for millennia ... insideclimatenews.org/news/2810202...
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"The total ice extent in the Antarctic is continuing to track at extreme record low levels, with departures from the long-term average of more than three standard deviations...That is an extraordinary extreme event." (2023)
public.wmo.int/media/news/a...
"The total ice extent in the Antarctic is continuing to track at extreme record low levels, with departures from the long-term average of more than three standard deviations...That is an extraordinary extreme event." (2023)
public.wmo.int/media/news/a...
Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest winter extent on record
Antarctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent after the cold dark winter months. According to the preliminary data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), the maximum extent remained...
public.wmo.int
October 28, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"The total ice extent in the Antarctic is continuing to track at extreme record low levels, with departures from the long-term average of more than three standard deviations...That is an extraordinary extreme event." (2023)
public.wmo.int/media/news/a...
"The total ice extent in the Antarctic is continuing to track at extreme record low levels, with departures from the long-term average of more than three standard deviations...That is an extraordinary extreme event." (2023)
public.wmo.int/media/news/a...
Today's eBay spotlight (Seller ID: RadioIndy)! Gold Digger Annual #4 from 1998! Classic American manga by Fred Perry & pals from Antarctic Press! #comics #golddigger #VintageComics #comicdealer #furrycomics #buymystuff
November 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Today's eBay spotlight (Seller ID: RadioIndy)! Gold Digger Annual #4 from 1998! Classic American manga by Fred Perry & pals from Antarctic Press! #comics #golddigger #VintageComics #comicdealer #furrycomics #buymystuff
Today's #Nudivember species is Pseudotritonia quadrangularis, found in Antarctic waters.
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Photo from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudot...
November 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Today's #Nudivember species is Pseudotritonia quadrangularis, found in Antarctic waters.
seaslugforum.net/find/pseuquad
Photo from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudot...
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Photo from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudot...