🪨 The project will combine new geological observations with numerical modelling to quantify past ice sheet retreat during the previous warm Pliocene epoch (3–3.3 million years ago), which is an analogue for climatic conditions expected within decades.

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🌏 Led by ACEAS Chief Investigator Associate Professor @jaxhalpin.bsky.social, the team includes Dr Taryn Noble, Associate Professor Alan Aitken, Dr Jacob Mulder, and Dr @hochmuth.bsky.social.

🙏 Thank you to our partners for supporting this event: @utas.edu.au | @scienceanu.bsky.social | @ccrc.bsky.social | @unimelb.bsky.social | @curtinuniversity.bsky.social | The University of Western Australia | University of Canberra

🦭 Krill declines ripple through the #SouthernOcean food web and #AntarcticFurSeals feel the impact.

Our latest ACEAS Explainer shows how these seals help researchers understand ecosystem change and provide vital data to inform global krill management.

🔗 Read more: antarctic.org.au/wp-content/u...

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#Antarctica #EastAntarctica #SouthernOcean #SeaLevelRise #ClimateModels #BasalMelting

🌊 This seasonal melting dynamic – largely missing from current climate models – means global sea level rise could be considerably underestimated unless future models account for it.

🔗 Read the paper published in The Cryosphere: doi.org/10.5194/tc-1...

It’s a powerful reminder that climate change isn’t new – but the pace and scale we face today is.

📖 Read the story: www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...

"If blooms shift in timing or composition, we could see major consequences for carbon cycling and food availability for species like krill,” she said.

🔗 Read the paper: doi.org/10.1525/elem...

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📸 Sea Ice | Credit: Claire Yung

Sorry to hear Will, and thanks for letting us know!