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iQ2300 to reduce uncertainty about the future of the East Antarctic ice sheet

18 Dec 2025 iQ2300 to reduce uncertainty about the future of the East Antarctic ice sheet

One of the most serious impacts of climate change is global sea level rise. When glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melt, sea levels rise. To calculate how sea levels may develop in the future, researchers need better knowledge of the rate at which ice mass is being reduced – especially in East Antarctica, where large knowledge gaps persist due to its inaccessible location.

Daily routines in a data desert

16 Dec 2025 Daily routines in a data desert

Departure, transport and illusions

09 Dec 2025 Departure, transport and illusions

Snow that determines future sea levels – measurements in Antarctica to improve climate models

08 Dec 2025 Snow that determines future sea levels – measurements in Antarctica to improve climate models

How much snow falls over Antarctica – and where it ends up – may sound like a detail. But for researchers trying to understand future sea levels, it is a crucial piece of the puzzle. During the iQ2300 2025/26 expedition, fieldwork is being carried out in Dronning Maud Land, where data is being collected to improve climate and ice models and thus provide a better basis for long-term societal planning.

Home sweet home!

08 Dec 2025 Home sweet home!

A poorly adapted polar explorer

04 Dec 2025 A poorly adapted polar explorer

In times of waiting…

03 Dec 2025 In times of waiting…

Press release: The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat makes its largest investment in Antarctic research in decades

02 Dec 2025 Press release: The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat makes its largest investment in Antarctic research in decades

Between 2025 and 2030, several expeditions to Antarctica will be carried out in which researchers will investigate how the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may contribute to sea-level rise, and how warmer oceans affect melting and ecosystems. The investment will strengthen knowledge about the impacts of climate change in Antarctica and globally.

New open datasets from icebreaker Oden published

01 Dec 2025 New open datasets from icebreaker Oden published

Two new datasets from the Canada–Sweden Arctic Ocean 2025 research expedition with icebreaker Oden have now been published and are freely available to researchers and other users. The material adds to the growing collection of open data made available by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat from Oden.

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