www.AntarcticGuide.com Falklands criticized over refusal to let ship dock Published January 17, 2012 Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The Falkland Islands came under further criticism Tuesday for refusing to allow a cruise ship with an outbreak of stomach flu to dock, as passengers complained about their missed travel plans and an expert called the […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/10/why-fernandez-reopening-falklands-wounds?newsfeed=true Why is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner reopening old Falklands wounds? The popular Argentinian president has no need of nationalistic stunts. The reason may lie partly in her Patagonian roots Rory Carroll and Uki Goni in Buenos Aires guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 February 2012 15.16 GMT Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was a young crusading lawyer […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/01/argentina-falklands-economic-blockade?newsfeed=true Argentina accused of plotting Falklands blockade Rory Carroll, Jonathan Franklin in Santiago and Uki Goni in Buenos Aires guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 1 February 2012 17.13 GMT British diplomats have accused Argentina of plotting an economic blockade of the Falklands amid fears that Buenos Aires is attempting to stop all flights from Chile reaching the […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/9076530/Falklands-oilfields-could-yield-176bn-tax-windfall.html A report predicts the potential tax riches for Falklands Islands oilfields are likely to reach just shy of $180bn. By Nathalie Thomas9:30PM GMT 11 Feb 2012 A study to be handed to the UK Government this week will lay bare the potential riches on offer from drilling in waters within the 200-mile exclusion […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com 11 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16980747 Falkland Islands: A shortage of eggs By Allan Little BBC News, Falkland Islands The presence of Prince William on RAF duty on the Falkland Islands has escalated tensions between the UK and Argentina in recent weeks. But for the islanders, the new trade restrictions are their most pressing concern. “Have […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com Falklands risks fresh spat with Argentina as nation seeks to get its own passports By IAN DRURY The Falkland Islands is opening talks with the Government about getting its own passport – risking a fresh spat with Argentina. Officials representing the territory in London are to speak to the Home Office about the possibility […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/alaska-glaciers-losing-46-billion-tons-ice-each-year?page=full Alaska glaciers losing 46 billion tons of ice each year Doug O’Harra | Feb 12, 2012 Alaska glaciers have been shedding about 46 billion tons of ice each year, making America’s Arctic state the world’s single biggest contributor to glacier-fed sea level rise outside of Greenland or Antarctica, say new estimates published this […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com ‘It’s like exploring another planet’: Russians reach Antarctic lake in scientific coup February 9, 2012 – 7:59AM After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years — a pristine body of water that may hold life […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/02/120206-russia-lake-vostok-antarctica-drilling-science-glacier/?source=link_fb20120206news-antarctica Russians “Close” to Drilling Into Antarctica’s Lake Vostok Would be first to breach a subglacial lake on the frozen continent. Christine Dell’Amore National Geographic News Published February 6, 2012 Russian scientists are “very, very close” to reaching the surface of afreshwater lake 2.3 miles (3,768) meters under the Antarctic ice, news reports say. […]