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    Why are drilling expeditions so important?

    Why are drilling expeditions so important?

    When you want to study rocks, one of the main complications is to access to them! Most of the time,…

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    Mar 2018
    By Agnes PointuClimate Change, Drilling, Education, Scientific OutreachLeave a comment

    Expedition 374 and ice sheet modelling Conversation with Benjamin Keisling, scientist onboard the JOIDES Resolution during Expedition 374

    Benjamin, can you please introduce you and explain your research topics? My name is Benjamin Keisling and I am part…

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    Feb 2018
    By Agnes PointuClimate Change, Geological time, History of Earth, Scientific OutreachLeave a comment
    The crucial role of ice shelves

    The crucial role of ice shelves

    What is an ice shelf? Ice shelves are floating tongues of ice that extend from grounded glaciers on land. The…

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    Feb 2018
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    Not all ice sheets are the same!

    Not all ice sheets are the same!

    The Antarctic ice sheet is the main polar ice cap of the Earth and covers about 98% of the continent….

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    Jan 2018
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    What will happen to sea level when this huge iceberg melts?

    What will happen to sea level when this huge iceberg melts?

      ……………nothing!! You can try to use a very simple analogic model to understand. Let’s take few ice cubes (they…

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    Jan 2018
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    The complex interactions between ice and oceans

    The complex interactions between ice and oceans

    The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the worlds largest ocean current, and the only current that flows completely around the…

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    Jan 2018
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    A landscape of ice

    A landscape of ice

    “So much water, so much water….” is a famous quote by our former president Mac Mahon (French president from 1873…

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    Jan 2018
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