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Austrian Polar Research Institute
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Official account of the Austrian Polar Research Institute APRI, promoting and coordinating research and education in the polar sciences.
https://www.polarresearch.at/
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New article by APRI member, @drnaomio.bsky.social and colleagues!

👆 Main takeaway: ice plain bedrock geometry can drive rapid retreats of glaciers if they undergo dynamic thinning, and in this case after the loss of stabilizing fast ice in 2022.

#UniInnsbruck #NatureGeoscience #Hektoriaglacier
Record grounded glacier retreat caused by an ice plain calving process - Nature Geoscience
An Antarctic glacier retreated after the loss of landfast ice at a peak rate almost an order of magnitude faster than previously recorded because of buoyancy-driven ice calving, according to an analys...
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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⏳POLAR TALK #19 HEUTE! ⏳

Mehr hier👇
www.polarresearch.at/polar-talk-1...

Und hier👇👇

#unigraz #geosphereaustria #b.geos #greenland #polartalk #sermilikstation #viennaevents #vienna
@nhmwien.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social
Vortrag | f37c677e-d335-d9ac-1a5f-6835660422d7default
Wissenschaftler*innen des Museums und Gastvortragende präsentieren neueste Forschungsergebnisse und aktuelle Themen.
shop.nhm.at
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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⏳ Nur noch eine Woche bis zum Polar Talk #19! ⏳

Mehr👇
www.polarresearch.at/polar-talk-1...

#unigraz #geosphereaustria #b.geos #greenland #polartalk #sermilikstation #viennaevents #vienna
@nhmwien.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Our new APRI member Christian T. Wild (Univ. Innsbruck) just published two papers together with colleagues 🌍❄️

👇 Links & details below

#antarctic #antarcticicesheet #priestleyglacier #eastantactica #InSAR #ThwaitesGlacier #westantarctica #pineislandbay #seaice #polarresearch #apri
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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🎉We are extremely proud that our very own APRI Director, @birgitsattler.bsky.social, has been honored as “Austrian of the Year” in the Climate Initiative category at the Austria Gala 2025!

#austrianoftheyear #austriagala2025 #austrianpolarscience
@uniinnsbruck.bsky.social

More here👇
APRI Director Birgit Sattler honoured as ‘Austrian of the Year’ - APRI
www.polarresearch.at
October 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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📢 Exciting new research from the Greenland Caves Project, published in Nature Geoscience!

#northgreenland #latemiocene #caves #greenlandcaves #greenlandcavesproject #kalaallitnunaat #speleotherms #climaticdrivers #climatesensitivity #austrianpolarresearch
Late Miocene Arctic warmth and terrestrial climate recorded by North Greenland speleothems - Nature Geoscience
The Late Miocene terrestrial climate in eastern North Greenland displayed elevated temperatures at moderate atmospheric CO2 levels and was highly variable, reflecting the shifting orbital and ocean ci...
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Einladung zum Polar Talk #19
Sermilik Research Station – Erste Einblicke in Österreichs neue Forschungsstation in der Arktis.

🗓 Mittwoch, 12.11.2025
🕕 18:30 Uhr
📍 Naturhistorisches Museum Wien @nhmwien.bsky.social

#polartalk #nhmwien #polarforschung #Sermilik #sermilikstation #unigraz
Polar Talk #19 - Save the Date - APRI
www.polarresearch.at
October 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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New paper from APRI member @florinaroana.bsky.social:
"The role of large-scale atmospheric patterns for recent warming periods in Greenland from 1900–2015"

#PaperAlert #PolarResearch #Greenland #AlfredWegener #AtmosphericScience #uummannaq #Maamorilik #qaamarujuk #APRI #APECS
Read it here👇
The role of large-scale atmospheric patterns for recent warming periods in Greenland from 1900–2015
Abstract. Large-scale atmospheric patterns strongly determine Greenland's regional climate through air mass advection and local weather conditions, making them essential to understand atmospheric vari...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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APRI members Olga Povoroznyuk and Peter Schweitzer (@univie.ac.at) are currently in Anchorage, Alaska, organizing the co-creative community workshop “Biocultural Heritage and Climate Adaptation in Arctic Cities" as part of the ARCA project.
More here: ksa.univie.ac.at/forschung/fo...
ARCA
ARCA
ksa.univie.ac.at
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Congratulations to APRI’s Iris Hansche (Uni Graz) who got short-listed for the Graham-Cogley Award 2024 for her paper “The vertical atmospheric structure of the partially glacierised Mittivakkat valley, southeast Greenland”

#GrahamCogleyAward #mittivakkat #sermilik #eastgreenland
Graham Cogley Award 2024
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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September 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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New paper!! APRI members, Tiago Silva (first author), Jakob Abermann and Wolfgang Schöner (University of Graz) together with several international partners show how crucial the timing of snowmelt and spring soil moisture levels are for plant growth🌱
Bio-climatic factors drive spectral vegetation changes in Greenland
Abstract. Terrestrial ecosystems (ice-free areas) in Greenland have undergone significant changes over the past decades, affecting biodiversity. Changes in near-surface air temperature and precipitati...
doi.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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APRI Member, microbial oceanographer Gerhard Herndl (University of Vienna), was on "Ö1 Journal um acht" this morning.
Listen here 🎧👇
oe1.orf.at/player/20250...

And if you want more: here’s an interesting article in the Rudolphina Research Magazine 📄👇
rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/ocean-exp...
Tiefseeforscher: Weniger CO2 in Atmosphäre bringen
oe1.orf.at
September 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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APRI contributions in "ORF ZIB Magazin Klima" about the Uni Graz Sermilik Research Station in East Greenland and climate change in the Arctic📺
Find the ZIB Magazin Klima here👇️
on.orf.at/video/142903...
But don’t wait too long, the link will expire on October 6 2025❗️
ZIB Magazin Klima: Grazer Polarforschungsstation vom 06.09.2025
Die Arktis erwärmt sich fünfmal schneller als der Rest der Welt. Schon im nächsten Jahrzehnt könnte sie im Sommer komplett eisfrei sein. Welche Auswirkungen das für das Klima weltweit hat, untersucht...
on.orf.at
September 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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New Article Alert!🧊
What drives young scientists to study the coldest regions on Earth? Polar Talk #17 spotlighted their passion on April 9 in Vienna.🌏

From glaciers to Arctic soils—read the recap now👉 www.polarresearch.at/polar-talk-1...

#PolarTalk #Cryosphere #YoungScientists #ClimateScience
www.polarresearch.at
June 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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A recent contribution with APRI involvement (Jakob Abermann and Tiago Silva) allows for getting closer towards a harmonized assessment of Greenland flora.🌏🌿

Dive into the paper👉 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Harmonising digitised herbarium data to enhance biodiversity knowledge: Major steps towards an updated checklist for the flora of Greenland
Herbaria worldwide hold centuries of plant data that are key to understanding and protecting biodiversity; however, even with increased digital access, differences in plant naming systems make it dif...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Preparations underway at Sermilik Station!🔧❄️

A UNI Graz team is heading north soon to finalize Austria’s first polar research station before scientists arrive in August. Big thanks to all involved!🏔️

📸 © Steinegger & Ruhsam

#SermilikStation #PolarResearch #APRI #Fieldwork #Arctic
June 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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#FieldworkFriday from Freya Glacier, Greenland❄️🌎

A Team from Geosphere Austria conducted glaciological fieldwork at Freya Glacier in Northeast Greenland.
They also fixed the Webcams at the Glacier that you can find on our Website 👉 www.polarresearch.at/multimedia

📷 B. Hynek, A. Neureiter
May 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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🍽️ Hungry for food & polar connections? Join the APECS Austria Lunch at Uni Graz tomorrow!✨

📆 Fri, 23 May | ⏰ 12:30
📍 KF Erde, ReSoWi 1st floor, Universitätsstraße 15

Let’s meet, eat & chat!🌍

📸 © C. Ruhsam

@polarsecco.bsky.social @florinaroana.bsky.social
#APRI #PolarResearch #ECS #ScienceLunch
May 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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2 weeks to go until Polar Talk #18!❄️
Join us on June 4 at NHM Vienna for a talk by Birgit Sattler on glacier melt, microplastics & microbes in ice – part of the UN’s Year of Glaciers. Talk in German, free entry!⛰️

📍18:30 | www.polarresearch.at/polar-talk-18

📸 © B. Sattler

@nhmwien.bsky.social
Polar Talk #18: Snow and ice as a mirror of our society - APRI
www.polarresearch.at
May 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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APECS Austria at the Polar Early Career World Summit!🌍

Florina joined 120 ECRs in Boulder to shape the future of polar science & co-led a workshop on Inclusive Fieldwork. Missed it? Join the online summit on May 28!💬

📸©F.S.

@polarsecco.bsky.social @florinaroana.bsky.social
#APRI #ECR #IPEV2030
May 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Austrian Arctic science meets the screen!🎬
The ZDF Terra X team filmed at Sermilik Station with APRI scientists & actor Sebastian Ströbel.✨
Station Leader A. Trügler also had some networking including the Austrian Embassy in Copenhagen.🌏

📸© A. Trügler

#APRI #PolarResearch #TerraX #ArcticScience
May 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Reposted by Austrian Polar Research Institute
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Proud to co-curate “ICE – a vanishing good”, opening May 19, 17:00 at Landhaus II, #Innsbruck. My photos are featured alongside works by Birgit Sattler, Christoph Ruhsam from @austrianpolar.bsky.social & amazing Italian artist Gloria Rech. Hosted by Land #Tirol. On view until June 5. ❄️Please share!!
May 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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🌟 Save the Date!🌟
Polar Talk #18 at @nhmwien.bsky.social in Vienna: Birgit Sattler explores how glacier microbes reveal links between nature & society.🔬

📅 June 4, 18:30

Free entry, talk in German.

More info 👉
www.polarresearch.at/polar-talk-1...

#PolarResearch #Glaciers #Microbiology #APRI
Polar Talk #18 - APRI
www.polarresearch.at
May 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#FieldworkFriday from Greenland!❄️

Snow2School & WEG_Re joined forces in Uummannaq—workshops, exhibitions for Snow2School & glacier monitoring for WEG_Re in Qaamerujup. A succesful spring mission made possible by great local support! 🌏

📸© Trügler & Abermann

#PolarResearch #Greenland #APRI
May 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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🧭 From Franz-Josef-Land to East Greenland: 150 years after Eduard Orel’s discovery of Franz-Josef-Land, his great-great-grandson joins an excursion to Austria's first Polar Research Station Sermilik.❄️
Read his story
👉 www.polarresearch.at/research-exp...

#PolarResearch #GlacierMonitoring
Research Expedition to the Sermilik Station: How Eduard Orel's Great-Great-Grandson is Learning Polar Research - APRI
www.polarresearch.at
May 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM