Antarctic Articles

Shrinking ozone hole hailed as global treaty success story

STRONG evidence is emerging that, together, governments have probably dodged another environmental bullet at a time when global climate change agreement is under threat.

Signs ozone layer may be in slow recovery

AS THE global debate for action on climate change rages, strong evidence is emerging that governments around the world have probably dodged another environmental bullet.

Poetic Journey Through A Landscape Of Ice, Beauty And Agonising Death

The Antarctic: An Anthology Edited by Francis Spufford Granta, 281pp, $24.95 The Arctic: An Anthology Edited by Elizabeth Kolbert Granta, 275pp, $24.95

Japanese Whaler Lost At Sea

A JAPANESE whaler has been lost overboard in the Antarctic, continuing a series of tragedies for the fleet.

Flood Alert As Hailstones And Arctic Gales Lash The State

AN ANTARCTIC blast of cold air sweeping Victoria yesterday brought snow in the mountains, hailstorms to Melbourne and gale-force winds and heavy rain in Gippsland.