Climate change

Question 1

Ice core analysis

Answer 1

Provides insight

Question 2

Ocean acidification

Answer 2

Predicted to be so low in carbonate ions within a century to be corrosive to unprotected organisms

Question 3

Rate of warming

Answer 3

2-3x rest of world as Albedo effect lessened by positive feedback loop

Question 4

East

Answer 4

Slowing sea level rise by 0.1mm annually with ice sheet thickening, sea ice expanding due to precipitation making oceans less salty so increasing the temperature at which sea ice can form

Question 5

West

Answer 5

Smaller warm based ice sheet more likely to slide in, 5m sea level rise if so

Question 6

Peninsula

Answer 6

Most sensitive with temperature rise 5x rest of world

Question 7

Larsen glacier

Answer 7

B collapsed 2002, fear for C-G

Question 8

Tonnes of ice lost annually

Answer 8

150b

Question 9

Krill effect

Answer 9

Shifting poleward for cooler waters

Question 10

Sea ice change impact

Answer 10

Krill feed on bacteria on ice underside, emperor penguins need 9 months of ice so 2015-18 Halley Bay ice breaking meant nearly no chicks in 2nd largest colony survived

Question 11

Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition

Answer 11

Formed by 30 NGOs in response to CRAMR threat, now 150, only NGO allowed in ATS meetings, calls to reduce emissions further in Polar Code, called for Marine Protected Area setup in Southern Ocean