Antarctica

• Friday, November 17th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  South Atlantic sovereignty a great challenge ahead, says Massa

  

  During his participation Wednesday at the ceremony marking the commencement of the 2023-2024 Antarctic campaign, Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa praised the role he envisions for the Armed Forces “in the defense of Argentine sovereignty” which constitutes a big challenge for the years to come from a “bicontinental” viewpoint.

• Thursday, November 9th 2023 - 11:24 UTC

  More funding needed for polar research as ice keeps melting

  

  As the melting of glaciers and poles keeps expanding, scientists Wednesday asked during the “One Planet Polar Summit” for additional funding to address the issue.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:07 UTC

  Southern Ocean around Antarctica in deep trouble, 200 scientists report from 19 countries

  

  By Andrew Constable and Jess Melbourne-Thomas (*) - While the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming for decades, the annual extent of winter sea ice seemed relatively stable – compared to the Arctic. In some areas Antarctic sea ice was even increasing. That was until 2016, when everything changed. The annual extent of winter sea ice stopped increasing. Now we have had two years of record lows.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 08:50 UTC

  Chile planning a fiber link directly with Antarctica

  

  Chile is planning an undersea fiber cable linking the country with Antarctica and several bases in the southernmost continent. With this purpose, Chile signed an agreement with Latin America's Development Bank, CAF to begin feasibility studies

• Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 12:52 UTC

  Rutley in Chile to celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations and to sign an Antarctica cooperation protection Letter of Intent

  

  The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean, David Rutley MP, arrives in Chile, from Peru, to strengthen collaboration between the UK and Chile, as both nations celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations. 

• Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 11:48 UTC

  Avian Influenza confirmed in Bird Island; South Georgia introduces stringent bio-security measures

  

  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South Georgia. In response to the situation on Monday, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has introduced a comprehensive Management Plan and new regulations to further protect terrestrial habitats and the remarkable animals and plants found in those islands.

• Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Avian flu keeps killing seashore mammals along South Atlantic shores

  

  Health authorities in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina are increasingly concerned over the appearance of hundreds of dead sea lions presumably killed by avian flu, it was reported.

• Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  Cruise season kicks off with four Antarctic ships in Montevideo

  

  Four Antarctic ships have been reported to be docking in the Uruguayan port of Montevideo as the 2023/2024 cruise season is already underway.

• Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:56 UTC

  ARA Patagonia back on duty

  

  Argentina's Navy announced this week that the French-built logistics vessel ARA Patagonia was back at sea after a total refit, major repairs, and the replacement of numerous elements and parts at the No. 1 careening dock of the Arsenal Naval Puerto Belgrano and under the management of the Tandanor shipyards.

• Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 08:55 UTC

  BAS reports first confirmed cases of Avian Influenza in South Georgia; Biosecurity Handbook must be handy

  

  The highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South Georgia – the first known cases in the Antarctic region, reported British Antarctic Survey, BAS.