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2050 red carpet premiere 27 February 2025
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2050 Makes Big Impression at First Screenings

The soon-to-be-released film 2050 by renowned filmmakers Eric Goens and Kristoff Van Den Bergh financed by Syensqo has been shown in a few locations to much acclaim prior to its official release date of March 5th in cinemas across Belgium.

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Alain in the field
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2050: A film by Eric Goens and Kristof Van Den Bergh - Will the world listen before it’s too late?

Wildfires in California, floods in Spain and the Ardennes, Hurricane Hélène leaving a trail of destruction across the United States… The climate record of 2024 is devastating: the hottest year ever recorded, with 219 officially registered weather disasters and thousands of victims.

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Rising station's annexes
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Last days at PEA before departure

BELARE 2024-25 is drawing to a close. Preparations are being made to put the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica into winter mode and pack away scientific equipment.

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Drilling a hole in the King Baudoin Ice Shelf to take CDT measurements
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Last week for scientists this season

This week the four remaining scientific teams for this season - EXPOSOILS, PASPARTOUT, NISAR, and EPFL-CRYOS - wrapped up their work and started preparing for their flight home, which is scheduled for Friday, February 14th.

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Traverse from Coast February 2025
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Difficult Weather Hampers Return from Coast; Scientific Projects Forge Ahead

The cargo ship has been unloaded and the logistics team led by Alain Hubert has been caught in a storm on the way back to PEA. Meanwhile, the scientists continue their field work, which will finish by next week.

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FROID scientists at the Nansen Blue Ice Feild
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In Search for Million-Year-Old Ice, Belgian and International Scientists Return from Antarctica with First Clues

Belgian and international scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have returned from Antarctica with samples and data that could help them determine where to find million-year old ice, which in turn can provide information about Earth’s climate in the past.

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Paula in a snow pit taking samples of snow for PASPARTOUT project
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New Group of Scientists Begin Field Work While IPF Team Prepares for Arrival of Cargo Ship

With their safety training complete, this past week the newly arrived scientists headed out into the field to begin their field work while the IPF team prepared for the arrival of the cargo ship at the coast.

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New scientists and crew arrive on Jan 11th
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New Batch of Scientists and Crew Arrive during Midseason Changeover

Several scientists and crew went home this past week as new scientists and crew arrived.

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ULTIMO team posing in the field collecting meteorites
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Belgian-led Team of Researchers Bring Back Impressive Haul of Meteorites during Antarctic research expedition

An international team led by Belgian scientists has recovered 115 Antarctic meteorites weighing more than 2 kg during the ongoing 2024-2025 BELgian Antarctic Research Expedition (BELARE).

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Scientists from the ULTIMO project in the field
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Determined Scientists Get Results

The scientific teams at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica this season have done impressive work they can be proud of!

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