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APRI – the Austrian Polar Research Institute
The Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) is a research consortium that promotes and coordinates research and education in the area of polar sciences at the participating organisations. The APRI involves about 50 scientists in 18 research groups.
News at APRI
The Hunga Tonga eruption continues to have an impact on weather patterns
GOES-17 visible-band snapshot of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption on 15 Jan 2022 (04:30 UTC). The key point: the plume rose unusually high into the stratosphere, helping loft water vapour that can influence climate for years.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 A broad view of…
In the Shadow of Climate Change – What Remains of the “Eternal Ice”?
Figure: The Mittivakkat Glacier shown here is located near the Sermilik research station in East Greenland. (© Karl Steinegger 2024) The majority of the world’s freshwater is stored in glaciers and ice sheets. If all of Earth’s ice were formed…
The Cold Truth: Antibiotic Resistance in the Cryosphere
Microbes from arctic environments. (© Daniel Gattinger) Antibiotic resistance was long considered a largely human-made problem, confined to urbanized areas and clinical settings. However, recent discoveries challenge the assumption that remote environments are inherently protected from this phenomenon. The cryosphere—the…
