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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
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Located at the gateway to the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, IMAS is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for marine and Antarctic research and teaching: www.utas.edu.au/imas

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2️⃣ But it's much more than sea-level rise.

" #Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes" — @aunz.theconversation.com

▶️ theconversation.com/from-sea-ice...
From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them
The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.
theconversation.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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3️⃣ 'Emerging evidence of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment' is published in nature.com today, led by @climatenerilie.bsky.social with authors from @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social, @arcsaef.bsky.social, AAD, @imas-utas.bsky.social, @ccrc.bsky.social & other key research groups.

▶️ rdcu.be/eBCJA
Emerging evidence of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment
Nature - Abrupt changes are developing across Antarctica’s ice, ocean and biological systems; some of these changes are intensifying faster than equivalent Arctic changes, potentially...
rdcu.be
August 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM