* Climate change uncovers Antarctic's secrets Mar 1, 2007
Backstory The Larsen shelf is a fringe of ice in the northwest of the Weddel Sea, extending along the east coast of the Antarctic peninsula. In 2002, scientists watched in shock as 3,250km2 of 220m-thick ice -- the Larsen B shelf -- fell into the sea. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Antarctic's secrets revealed by melting ice Feb 26, 2007
The Larsen shelf is a fringe of ice in the north-west of the Weddel Sea, extending along the east coast of the Antarctic peninsula. In 2002, scientists watched in shock as 3,250 square kilometres (1,255 sq miles) of 220-metre thick ice - the Larsen B shelf - fell into the sea. (Guardian Unlimited)
First icebergs sighted in New Zealand waters for 57 years Jan 6, 2005
Carter said the icebergs may have been generated by large break-ups of the vast ice shelves in the Ross Sea and Weddel Sea in recent years. "Clearly large quantities of ice were originally involved because the icebergs have survived a journey of several thousands of kilometers in relatively warm water -- 5 to 8 degrees," Carter said. (Xinhuanet, China -- Technology)
Exclusive Everest interview with a polar champ Nov 16, 2003
Besides it has been like this all the time, before I used to work as a deep sea diver in the oil platforms in the North Sea, and at that time I was actually much more away than now. Borge was born in Norway and after working in the Naval special forces and as a deep sea diver he started exploring the polar regions (The Poles, United States)
Notes from an icy idyll Nov 10, 2003
Shrinking ice in Antarctic sea 'exposes global warming. Initially, I will be following in Shackleton's footsteps around the Weddel sea and the islands of south Orkney and south Georgia, before journeying to the Antarctic peninsula and then deeper into the field (Guardian, UK)
