As part of Forecasting Tipping Points early warning system, BAS' Kelly Hogan will lead project GRAIL.
This looks at tipping points in the North Atlantic linked to the melting Greenland ice sheet - which will affect ocean circulation + global climate.
๐ https://t.co/03CPesbKS8
Today, weโre announcing funding for 27 teams who will work together to define + detect the earliest signs of climate tipping points through our ยฃ81M Forecasting Tipping Points programme ๐ (1/3)
Need more BAS in your life? Have some telly!
๐ BAS staff advised on #OurOceans - Netflix's new ocean nature documentary
https://t.co/J5WmkqSp8T
๐ฐ๏ธ 2024: The Year from Space - featuring BAS' Peter Fretwell and some penguins in peril https://t.co/53omr3fCed
Postcard from Rothera #4 โ๏ธ
This month has been a hive of activity at Rothera Research Station!
From installation of new wind deflectors to painting of office spaces, the modernisation of continues ๐๏ธ
Get the full update ๐
https://t.co/Xm3pXWTwdC
Huge congrats to BAS' Dr Nigel Meredith, winner of the 2025 Royal Astronomical Society Chapman Medal ๐
Dr Meredith won for his work on plasma waves in magnetospheric physics. His findings are now essential to many space weather forecasting models ๐ฐ๏ธ
๐ฐ https://t.co/r6ZIyVKrcP
Adapting to life after Antarctica can be a strange transition ๐
In this episode of ICEWORLD, Dr Bav Sasi, Jerry Gillham and Kirsten Shaw talk about returning home from an extreme experience, and share top tips for looking after yourself and others.
๐ง https://t.co/Ex9X3xmBu5
Congratulations to Rod Arnold, MBE! ๐ฅ
As Head of the Air Unit at British Antarctic Survey, Rod was awarded his MBE in the New Years Honours list for services to Polar Science and Aviation in British Antarctic Territory
Learn about his achievements ๐
https://t.co/YqwGhvlp2I
New year, new you... new job? ๐ฆ๐ถ
Whether your strength is plumbing, cooking, climbing, driving or electronics - there could be a job in Antarctica for you.
We'll be adding vacancies here through the next few months. Stay tuned! ๐
https://t.co/7PtzptFrQH
What's been your favourite event of the year? ๐
Here at British Antarctic Survey, we just couldn't decide!
Thanks to all event organisers, volunteers and lovely people behind the scenes who have helped pull off these amazing events - we look forward to the next lot in 2025!
What a year 2024 has been for the teams working hard on modernising our facilities in Antarctica in temperatures as low as -22ยฐC.
Now that's extreme construction! A huge thank you to our amazing partners for making it all happen๐
๐ธ Matt Hughes
This year we took thousands of your names with us to Antarctica in a time capsule! ๐ฆ๐ถ
Here it is being delivered by Captain Will to Rothera Research Station Leader, Aurelia.
Missed the boat? You can still enjoy the Ticket to Antarctica travel journal:
๐ข https://t.co/sq9TFar4Sh