Japan halts Antarctic whale hunt

AFTER decades of bitterly opposed Antarctic "research whaling", Japan has suspended its hunt and is near to formally pulling out only halfway through the current season.

Hornsby

In the frozen landscape of the Antarctic, one of Australia's most accomplished scientists made his name, writes Peter FitzSimons.

Iceberg the size of ACT breaks away

AN ICEBERG the size of the ACT has broken off an Antarctic glacier. The 2545-square-kilometre iceberg broke from the Mertz Glacier tongue when a decade of slow splitting climaxed with another giant iceberg hitting the glacier this month.

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.

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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.

Japan Restarts Whale Hunt

JAPAN'S last factory whaling ship, Nisshin Maru, yesterday slipped out of the southern Japanese port of Innoshima for an Antarctic hunt, despite opposition from the Rudd Government.

Melting Moments In Land Of Cold Reality

A 12-MONTH stay in the Antarctic has ended in dramatic circumstances for a team of Australian expeditioners.

Greenpeace Anchors Anti-whale Campaign

GREENPEACE has decided against tackling the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic this summer, prompting accusations it has sold out on the protest.

Greenpeace Abandons Whaler Chase

GREENPEACE has decided against tackling the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic this summer.

Whaling Envoy In Dialogue With Japan

THE RUDD Government's new special envoy on whaling, the former Sydney Olympics chief Sandy Hollway, will try to persuade Japan to curtail its Antarctic whaling this summer.

Killing Whales Only Way To Measure Weight Loss: Japan

JAPANESE scientists are claiming vindication for their controversial lethal research whaling with a discovery that Antarctic minke whales are fast growing thinner.

Scientists Surprised By Midwinter Collapse Of Massive Ice Shelf

EVEN the depths of winter are proving unable to halt the climate change-induced collapse of an Antarctic ice shelf.

Adventurer Fails Ice Trek

THE Arctic adventurer Flip Byrnes - great-granddaughter of Frank Hurley, Australia's most famous Antarctic photographer - had to be rescued from the ice by helicopter yesterday, ending her attempt to become the first Australian woman to make the 650-kilometre trek across Greenland.

Students Learn From Protest Gold Star

As anti-whaling activists stood ready to board Japanese whaling ships in the Antarctic, the cause got some strong support from a group of concerned Illawarra high school students last week.

Japan's Pm Speaks Out On Whaling

THE Japanese Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda, has mounted a defence of his government's Antarctic whaling, in evidence of growing sensitivity to the hunt domestically.

Chase Carries On As Activists Fail To Stop Whaler Refuelling

GREENPEACE has failed to prevent the refuelling of the Japanese whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru at sea in the Antarctic, increasing the vessel's endurance against anti-whaling activists.

Whaling Ship Refuels, But Not Without Trouble

DESPITE the efforts of Greenpeace, the Japanese whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru has been refuelled at sea in the Antarctic, increasing its endurance against anti-whaling activists.