Antarctica
Thu, 20 May 2021 07:11:00 GMTGiant iceberg breaks away from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica
A giant iceberg, larger than the size of most European cities, has broken away from Antarctica, near a British research station, the British Antarctic Survey said on Friday.
Wed, 05 May 2021 06:47:00 GMTUS Government praised for joining conservation efforts in Antarctic Southern Ocean
The government of the United States has been praised by The Pew Charitable Trusts for its decision to co-lead in matters concerning Southern Ocean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), special climate envoy John Kerry announced during...
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:45:00 GMTScience journal: Glaciers melting faster, sea levels on the rise
According to a study published Wednesday by the prestigious scientific journal Nature, glaciers are melting at a faster pace than previously thought, which may have serious consequences.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:32:00 GMTArgentina finished Antarctica Summer Campaign without Covid-19 cases
Argentina's 2020/2021 Antarctic campaign successfully finished last week after the arrival of the Argentine Navy icebreaker “Almirante Irízar” at the port of Buenos Aires without registering any positive case of Covid-19 a...
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:07:00 GMTLufthansa to repeat historic trip to Falklands
Lufthansa will on Tuesday repeat its longest-ever non-stop flight as it flies an A350 from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands, according to aviation industry website Simple Flying. The German flag carrier...
Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:52:00 GMTSpanish MP calls for national Covid-19 protocol for deep-sea fishing crews
Néstor Rego, a member of the Spanish Congress for the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), last week called upon the Spanish Government to establish an action protocol addressing Covid-19 outbreaks onboard deep-sea fishing vessels...
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:49:00 GMTRRS James Clark Ross skipper gratitude message to people of the Falklands
Graham Chapman, Captain of RRS James Clark Ross sent a message of gratitude to the people of the Falklands when the polar research vessel left the Islands for the last time.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:30:00 GMTIcelandair's 42 hours flight to Antarctica and home again
In its presentation, Icelandair says it usually flies closer to the Arctic Circle, but on this occasion, the trip was 4 days and 42 flight hours from the top of the world to the bottom, and home again. On Friday, February 26, a...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:57:00 GMTAfter thirty years of prolific research, RRS James Clark Ross makes final call to the Falklands
The RRS James Clark Ross (JCR) made her final call to her homeport of the Falkland Islands on Monday March first, since after thirty years of service, the JCR will be sold at the end of her 20/21 Antarctic season.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:05:00 GMTLBGT+ cruise to Antarctica from Ushuaia in December 2022 sold out in ten days
Argentina announced that it will port the first-ever LGBT+ cruise to Antarctica in December of 2022. The ten-night cruise will be organized by the LGBT+ travel company Vacaya on the ship Ponant Le Boréal. Guests will enjoy a o...