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# antarctica - Thursday 13 February, 2020
Temperature in Antarctica tops 20 degrees for the first time
Last week, an Argentine part of Antarctica recorded its hottest day since readings began at 18.3 degrees Celsius.
# antarctica - Friday 7 February, 2020
Antarctica records hottest ever temperature at over 18 degrees
The temperature climbed to 18.3 degrees, beating the previous record of 17.5 degrees.
# antarctica - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
Chilean military plane 'disappears' with 38 passengers on board
The C-130 Hercules carried 17 crew members and 21 passengers.
# antarctica - Thursday 28 November, 2019
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern apologises for 1979 plane crash which killed over 250 people
The Air New Zealand plane was on a sightseeing flight over Antarctica when it crashed into a mountain.
# antarctica - Tuesday 2 July, 2019
In just 3 years, Antarctic sea ice shrank by an area four times greater than France
From 2014 to 2017, “the Antarctic lost almost as much as the Arctic” over almost 40 years, and now stands at a record low.
# antarctica - Thursday 27 December, 2018
US explorer completes first unaided, solo trek across the Antarctic
Colin O’Brady (33) took 54 days to complete the nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometre) crossing.
# antarctica - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
Researcher stabs colleague at remote Russian Antarctic station after 'tensions in a confined space'
The man voluntarily surrendered to the chief of the station and is under house arrest.
# antarctica - Saturday 7 July, 2018
This plan could see an iceberg being towed to Cape Town to ease drought conditions
Earlier this year, Cape Town came within weeks of forcing residents to queue for water rations at public stations as a result of a drought.
# antarctica - Thursday 14 June, 2018
The ice of Antarctica is melting at three times its previous rate
Scientists have warned that the melting ice could redraw Earth’s coastlines.
# antarctica - Friday 13 October, 2017
Mass starvation kills all but two penguin chicks in Antarctic colony
The thousands of death has been called a “breeding failure” by experts.
# antarctica - Sunday 30 July, 2017
Audio diaries detail Tom Crean's grandaughter's arduous journey in his footsteps
The documentary maker who compiled the diaries said they show the family share Tom Crean’s “traits of endurance”.
# antarctica - Thursday 6 July, 2017
A huge chunk of ice 60 storeys high is about to break off Antarctica
The Larsen C shelf would be one of the biggest icebergs in history.
# antarctica - Thursday 1 June, 2017
Iceberg as big as Galway on the brink of breaking away into ocean
If the Larsen C Antarctic ice shelf splits, it will produce one of the biggest icebergs ever seen.
# antarctica - Saturday 7 January, 2017
An iceberg the size of Mayo is about to break off Antarctica - and could start a chain reaction
Kildare scientist Dr Martin O’Leary told TheJournal.ie that it could lead to a rise of 10cm in sea levels worldwide.
# antarctica - Thursday 1 December, 2016
Concern for Buzz Aldrin's health as he is evacuated from South Pole
The second man on the moon was there as part of a tourist group.
# antarctica - Thursday 23 June, 2016
Two research workers brought to hospital in rare Antarctic rescue mission
It was only the third time that an emergency rescue operation has been launched in the middle of winter.
# antarctica - Sunday 14 February, 2016
An iceberg twice the size of Limerick city has killed 150,000 penguins
The iceberg’s grounding left penguins having to walk more than 60 kilometres to find food.
# antarctica - Sunday 4 October, 2015
This Irish army officer is recreating Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition
Sinéad Hunt is setting off on the trip of a lifetime in two weeks.
# antarctica - Sunday 31 May, 2015
16 amazing photos from a penguinologist's lens
Little is known about the habits and behaviors…
# antarctica - Sunday 3 May, 2015
Drone footage from the harshest place on earth will take your breath away
Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and emptiest (in terms of human inhabitants) place on earth.
# antarctica - Friday 3 April, 2015
Seriously ill Antarctic worker transferred to hospital after two-week journey
An icebreaker transported the man back to Australia.
# antarctica - Monday 2 March, 2015
Looking for a summer job? How about working as a postmaster in Antarctica?
That’s what Anthony Galvin is hoping to do later this year.
# antarctica - Tuesday 9 December, 2014
Dutch woman reaches the South Pole on a Massey Ferguson tractor
“The tractor for me symbolises that if you want to do something, maybe you will not be so fast but if you keep going and keep your sense of humour you will get there”.
# antarctica - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
Catch-up Wednesday: 3 midweek longreads
Get up to speed with the latest news, opinions and insights with our hand-picked indepth reads.
# antarctica - Saturday 4 January, 2014
Ariel Sharon, bankruptcy, and water meters: The week in numbers
Plus: How many people in the world are obese?
Chinese ship used in Antarctic rescue now stuck in ice
The Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, came close to reaching the Russian ship stuck last week – and now has been blocked itself.
# antarctica - Thursday 2 January, 2014
Stranded Antarctic passengers finally rescued from stuck ship
A helicopter from a nearby Chinese ship has begun ferrying scientists, tourists and journalists from the trapped ship.
# antarctica - Tuesday 31 December, 2013
Helicopter to rescue passengers on science ship trapped in Antarctica
The 52 passengers will be taken by helicopter to a nearby ship, while the 22 crew members are expected to remain with the trapped vessel.
# antarctica - Monday 30 December, 2013
Attempt to rescue science ship stranded in Antarctica since Christmas fails
It was the third attempt to rescue the scientific expedition ship which is trapped in ice estimated to be around 3 metres thick.
# antarctica - Friday 27 December, 2013
Help on the way for ship trapped off Antarctica since Christmas Eve
The ship has 74 people aboard for a scientific mission
# antarctica - Sunday 29 July, 2012
Frank Hurley’s Antarctica: images of early 20th century polar exploration
The Australian photographer travelled to Antarctica six times, including as part of the ill-fated Endurance expedition led by Shackleton.
# antarctica - Saturday 19 May, 2012
How one man left home without a penny – and travelled 40,000km
Michael Wigge left Berlin with nothing. Eleven countries later, he was in Antarctica. Here’s how he did it.
# antarctica - Thursday 19 January, 2012
In pictures: Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole
Archived images of Scott and his team members, including Irishman Tom Crean, during his ill-fated push to reach the South Pole first.
# antarctica - Sunday 16 October, 2011
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
# antarctica - Friday 24 June, 2011
3,200km off course: Lost penguin taken to New Zealand zoo over health fears
The young Emperor penguin is a long way from his Antarctic home.
# antarctica - Friday 1 October, 2010
Brazil, Antarctica and Ireland: Street View in pictures
Browse three continents before lunch.
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THE HSE HAS unveiled their new Covid-19 tracing app, with it becoming available to download from app stores last night.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly called the new app “a powerful tool” that’ll be used to help health authorities track down close contacts of people with Covid-19.
According to registrations within the tracing app, over 200,000 people have already downloaded the app, with over 120,000 people checking in so far.
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