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Keith Makinson
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Polar Oceanographer and Subglacial Access Drilling Engineer at British Antarctic Survey @bas.ac.uk
Ice Shelves | Ocean | Tides | Ice Streams | Subglacial Lakes | Hot Water Drilling | Ice Drilling | Running |
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The Penguin Book of penguins - An Expert's Guide to the World's Most Beloved Bird
by Peter Fretwell and Lisa Fretwell
www.penguin.co.uk/books/464310...

@ptfretwell.bsky.social
@bas.ac.uk
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The Penguin Book of Penguins
A charming and beautifully illustrated book about the world’s most beloved bird, written by a leading Scientist at The British Antarctic Survey, illustrated by his wife. There’s something about pengu...
www.penguin.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Reposted by Keith Makinson
Here's the @aria-research.bsky.social page about the Forecasting Tipping Points programme. It's well worth a proper read!
🌍 www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...

Here’s the BAS news story about GRAIL - and three other projects involving BAS researchers:
❄️ tinyurl.com/kzhhha6w

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Scientists secure funding to study Greenland and North Atlantic climate tipping points - British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) researchers have been selected for funding from The Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) to help improve our understanding of climate tipping points. These tippin...
tinyurl.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Reposted by Keith Makinson
Find out why this is the perfect place for an automatic monitoring station to measure ocean temperature, salinity and currents. It's crucial research about potential sea-level rise: are warming waters melting the ice shelf that holds back the glaciers?
▶️ aapp.shorthandstories.com/fishing-for-...
Fishing for a glacier's secrets
A story of audacious science on an Antarctic ice shelf
aapp.shorthandstories.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM