antarctica is a place of extremes. it is the coldest, highest, driest and windiest continent on earth. capped by an ice sheet of up to five kilometres thick, this continent contains 90% of the world's ice. i begin myjourney in new zealand. i don't need your passport, that's all good. they say travelling to antarctica is like travelling to another planet. so, here goes. the us air force provides the planes. the safety briefing may be familiar, but nothing else about this flight is. i'm travelling with professor david vaughan, the director of science at the british antarctic survey. after flying due south for five hours, i get my first glimpse of antarctica, snow and ice stretching as far as the eye can see. finally, our destination. we are heading to mcmurdo. which is pretty much straight off over there. it is the last fingerhold of civilisation, the most southerly town on earth, and the largest centre for scientific research on the continent. and out across the sea ice, the first peaks of the mighty tra nsa ntarctic mo

antarctica is the big unknown. antarctica has so little understanding about the future contribution that the ice sheet is going to make to sea level, that it is actually sometimes left out. it is sometimes left out of estimates going into the future. it's a feat to operate in these hostile conditions, but understanding what's happening here is vital for everyone around the world. with the uncertainty of the pandemic, green spaces have become a refuge. for a few moments each day, we can stop and watch the wildlife, see the seasons change. but with this renewed focus on our environments, from the oceans to the land, from insects to exotic plants, life on earth is declining at an astonishing rate. and time is running out to repair this damage according to a un report published this year. and the pandemic, too, is linked to this destruction. coronavirus is thought to have first emerged in bats, and eventuallyjumped to humans, perhaps via another species in between. we are fairly confident that the driving forces that h

antarctica is the big unknown. antarctica has so little understanding about the future contribution that the ice sheet is going to make to sea level, that it is actually sometimes left out. going to make to sea level, that it is actually sometimes left outm is actually sometimes left outm is sometimes left out of estimates going into the future. it is a feat to operate in these hostile conditions, but understanding what is happening here is vitalfor eve ryo ne is happening here is vitalfor everyone around the world. with the uncertainty of the pandemic, green spaces uncertainty of the pandemic, green s pa ces have uncertainty of the pandemic, green spaces have become a refuge. for a few moments each day, we can stop and watch the wildlife, see the seasons change. but with this renewed focus on our environments, the threat their virus —— the threats the natural world are facing i've become ever more apparent. with serious consequences for us all. from the oceans to the land, from insects to exotic plants, life o

an australian expeditioner who fell sick in antarctica has been evacuated to hobart after an incredible multi—national effort involving china, australia, and the united states. the rescue mission took five days and spanned thousands of kilometres. it involved ships, helicopters, and planes. the australian national was at the davis research station in east antarctica when the operation to move him began. senior officials have praised the international co—operation that occurred despite freezing weather conditions. it weather conditions. really reflects the very best it really reflects the very best of that multinational activity that occurs in antarctica. it really is the united nations of antarctica, bringing together nations to support each other to deliver operations. we have been doing this for a long time, but this particular evacuation was the very best spirit of that multinational cooperation. first the beatles did it, then the spice girls, but now youtubers known as ladbaby have become the third act in uk history to get three consecutive christmas number ones — with a song

the cases we re the antarctica base. the cases were recorded at the bernardo o higgins research station, one of chill a's higgins research station, one of chill as or premier bases in the antarctic, and it comes just days after the country because mcneely confirmed three cases on a ship which had taken supplies and personnel to the base. the navy says the entire crew had been tested prior to embarking but the results were negative. the antarctic scenery is spectacular, that the harsh conditions have their own impact on immunity. translation: we know exposure to extreme weather affects a person's physiology. the condition of isolation, the changes in seasonal light with seasonal certificate and also be an immunosuppressant. so we know there are several components that may further affect the person to lower their immune system in extreme conditions, and especially with the work they do there. on top of this, there simply aren't the medical facilities to treat anyone who is seriously ill, while airlifting them out brings it

it broke away from antarctica originally in 2017. much more for you on all the news, any time on the bbc website and on our twitter feeds, thank you very much for watching. hello there. it's going to settle down as we move into the christmas period with high pressure dominating. we should see quite a bit of sunshine but also some frost. but before we reach that point, we've got quite a bit of rain in the forecast for wednesday, particularly across the southern half of the country, all tied in with this area of low pressure. this is the high pressure that's going to win out for the christmas period, but we have to contend with this first. it's going to bring a lot of cloud across much of england and wales through the day, today. some of it will be heavy in its own, particularly from wales through the midlands across into east anglia, there's a chance of flooding in places as the ground is saturated from all the recent rain here. probably raining everywhere, there will be some drier, brighter spells around, very mild in the south, but

chile's military says the credit iris has reached a research station in antarctica at least 36 people have been in their binondo hagan's base. earlier this month the announcement means the pandemic has reached every continent on earth and arctic bases have been under strict quarantine. antarctica one of the last truly pristine places on earth several nations maintain research centers here chile's but not a higgins base is permanently staffed and run by its military until now research is on the continent thought that largely escaped the coronavirus pandemic then chile's military announced the 1st cases. of their p.c. artists showed that 36 men tested positive for covert 19 of which 26 were army personnel and 10 were civilians from a contracting company doing shared maintenance work. army officials confirmed and up to 21 people aboard a navy supply ship had been infected and one more case was detected at the nearby research village with a navy ship docked surrounded by icebergs and oceans the research stations here are some of the most remote on the planet. the arrival of the virus is c

the brought a virus reaches the last covert 1000 free continent on earth a research station in antarctica is eaten by an outbreak chile's military says 36 people are infected despite the thesis female under strict quarantine. plus a vision of hope at the end of a tough year a flock of paper dogs takes flight to the washington national cathedral. and aaron tilton welcome to the program german drugmaker biotech says it's confident that it's widely approve vaccine will work against the new variant coronavirus identified in britain the company says that if needed a version of that vaccine that specially targets the mutation could be ready with in weeks. the vaccine is about to be rolled out across the european union but the rapid spread of a new variant of the corona virus and person has sparked concerns though by on tech and pfizer researchers are confident their vaccine will also prove effective against the new variant. has multiple. even percent of this protein is changed and that means 99 percent is still the same and they know that our sponsor sponsor that is induced by a vaccine is say

imagine a two-week nonstop row from chili to antarctica. here is a teammate that grew up right here in the bay area. >> good morning. >> good to see you. john peterson is the principal west oakland's bridge academy elementary. 35-year-old native is a firm believer in the power of positivity. studentsare greeted with music every day, like on this morning back in february. the faculty huddles up before each school day, it is a center for success, all lessons learned in peterson's other love, rowing. >> even a school that relies on team work, relies on compassion, it relies on awareness, i think out there on the water it was the same principals. >> peterson took a sabbatical in december, they rowed across the drake passage, 600-miles from chili to antarctica, facing frigid, 30-foot waves and the crew captain lived to tell the tale. >> imagine sitting in a washing machine with a blindfold on, the water being freezing, basically, zero degrees celsius or 13 degrees fahrenheit, that's the kind of feeling you get. >> six elite athletes are attempti

it's one of the most remote regions in the world antarctica and has been covert free until now. the 1st cases of covert 1000 were reported earlier this week at a chilean military research base. those tests show that 36 men tested positive for 1926 were army personnel and 10 work civilians from a contract company who were doing scheduled maintenance work at the antarctic a base. no not of the. base located in the chilean sector of antarctica it is one of the 13 bases operates on the white continent. we know the exposure there is extreme it can have a physiological effect on people because of isolation in changes at a light several components that can act as a muse because of the work they do there. the 36 men are reportedly healthy but i'm to quarantine in the southern chilean city of the now. but cove in 1000 continues to spread elsewhere in latin america increasing pressure on governments to find medicines and vaccines fast chile announced it will start vaccinations next week mexico and argentina in the next few days. most countries in the region will begin with a pfizer vaccin

took hold of iris reaches the last kopek 900 free continent on earth a research station in antarctica is hit by an outbreak chile's military says 36 people are infected despite strict florentine measures. plus a vision of hope at the end of a tough year a flock of paper dolls takes flight through the washington national cathedral. american tilton welcome to the program german drugmaker biotech says it's confident that it's widely approved vaccine will work against the new coronavirus variant identified in britain the company says that if needed a version of that vaccine that specifically targets the mutation could be ready within weeks. the vaccine is about to be rolled out across the european union but the rapid spread of a new variant of the corona virus and britain has sparked concerns though by on tech and pfizer researchers are confident their vaccine will also prove effective against the new variant. test mottling the taisha it's only been percent of this protein is changed and that means 99 percent is still the same and we know that the sponsor response that is induced by all t

antarctica. and it has been covid free until now. the first cases of covid-19 were reported earlier this week at a chilean military research base. >> a test showed that 36 men tested positive for covid-19. 26 were army personnel and 10 were civilians doing scheduled maintenance work at the antarctic base. reporter: the base located in the chilean sector of antarctica is one of the 13 bases on the white continent. >> it can have a physiological effect on people because isolation and changes in light. several components can act as immunosuppressant. reporter: the 36 men are reportedly healthy and under quarantine. but covid-19 continues to spread elsewhere in latin america, increasing pressure on governments to find medicines and vaccines fast. most countries in the region will begin with a pfizer vaccine. but argentina has other plans for now. there's lots of anxiety among latin american governments to start vaccinating the population as soon as possible because their spheres of a second wave early in 2021. argentina's government anno

military says the corona virus has reached a research station in antarctica at least 36 people have been infected at their bernardo o'higgins base following an outbreak earlier this month the announcement means that the pen demick has now which every continent on earth and arctic bases had been under strict quarantine. antarctica one of the last truly pristine places on earth several nations maintain research centers here chile's but now to begin space is permanently staffed and run by its military until now research is on the continent thought that largely escaped the coronavirus pandemic then chile's military announced the 1st cases. of their p.c. artists showed that 36 men tested positive for covert 19 of which 26 were army personnel and 10 were civilians from a contracting company doing shadowed maintenance work. army officials confirmed another 21 people aboard a navy supply ship had been infected and one more case was detected at the nearby research village where the navy ship had docked surrounded by icebergs and oceans the research stations here are some of the most remote on the

antarctica one of the last truly pristine places on earth several nations maintain research centers here chile's but not a higgins base is permanently staffed and run by its military until now research is on the continent thought they had largely escaped the coronavirus pandemic then chile's military announced the 1st cases. of their p.c. artists showed that 36 men tested positive for covert 19 of which 26 were army personnel and 10 were civilians from a contracting company doing shades of maintenance work. in the us. army officials confirmed another 21 people aboard a navy supply ship had been infected and one more case was detected at the nearby research village where the navy ship had docked surrounded by icebergs and oceans the research stations here are some of the most remote on the planet. the arrival of the virus is concerning doctors they fear it could be much more dangerous in such harsh conditions. we know that exposure to extreme weather affects a person's physiology isolation the change in seasonal lives with seasonal sensitivity can also be immunosuppressive we know there a

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depending on the season they will either go very far north to the arctic, or very far south to the antarctica to feed because that is where the richer feeder grounds -- feeding grounds were. it dependent on the time of year. teeth were the whale proportioned to the crew? >> it depends on the size of the whales? but they could have 30 or more teeth. some of the men were proficient at carving teeth, they also used whalebone. and women'sbusts corsets which are usually made out of whalebone and they made jagging whales if you had been in this grimshaw room, he would see all the different items that were made under the art of screenshot. i assume that the teeth were more prized and would be distributed to the men who had time and inclination to carve and do designs in the teeth. >> did they eat the whale meat or discard it? >> they did not eat the whale meat, first of all, we have to think about the horrible smell. this was very unappealing. whales, inar, sperm order to dive down so deeply, they could actually go down over a mile or two. they have to have something called a lot of mild globin in t

depending on the season, they will either go very far north to the arctic, or very far south to the antarctica to feed because those were the richer feeding grounds for them. so i think it just depended on the time of the year. >> how were the whale teeth proportioned to the crew? -- apportioned to the crew. peggi: it depends on the size of the whales? but they could have 30 or more teeth. some of the men were proficient at carving we'll teeth. they also used whalebone. -- at carving whale teeth. whale they carved bone. they carved busts and women's corsets which are usually made out of whalebone and they made jagging wheels. if you have been in the screenshot room, you would see all the different items that were made under the art of scrimshaw. i assume that the teeth were more prized, and it would be distributed to the men who had time and inclination to carve and do designs in the teeth. >> did they eat the whale meat or discard it? peggi: they did not eat the whale meat, first of all, we have to think about the horrible smell when you are drying out the whale. [laughter] so this was very u

antarctica one of the last truly pristine places on earth several nations maintain research centers here chile's but now to begin space is permanently staffed and run by its military until now research is on the continent thought that largely escaped the coronavirus pandemic then chile's military announced the 1st cases. of the p.c. artist showed that 36 men tested positive for covert 19 of which 26 were army personnel and 10 were civilians from a contracting company doing shared maintenance work. in the us. army officials confirmed another 21 people aboard a navy supply ship had been infected and one more case was detected at the nearby research village where the navy ship had docked surrounded by icebergs and oceans the research stations here are some of the most remote on the planet. the arrival of the virus is concerning doctors they fear it could be much more dangerous in such harsh conditions. we know that exposure to extreme weather affects a person's physiology but when we find solutions a change in seasonal lives with that seasonal sensitivity can also be immunosuppressive we kn

the virus has now popped up in antarctica. how health officials think it got there. >>> antarctica is now reporting an outbreak of coronavirus. 36 people at a research base have tested positive for the coronavirus. it was the last con meant free of the coronavirus. the outbreak may be tied to a military ship that provides logistical support from the research base. >>> many holiday traditions are being put on hold this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, including religious services. some religious organization are trying to find ways for people to celebrate safe instead of attending services in person. we have a report from evanston, illinois. >> it's emotionally difficult, buck because you're not connect fiscal the same way. >> reporter: cheryl mckay has been going to church regularly her entire life, and for most of this year, church has been right here in her living room. >> it's like a regular service, but it's on-line. so you will lose the impact of people being there with you. >> reporter: that impact will be felt

the outbreak he has arrived in antarctica according to the chilean army, 36 people tested positive on its research base in northern antarctica until this week, it was the only continent free of the virus. base personnel have been isolated and are constantly monitored by health authorities. >>> and check out this incredible new video from the u.s. geological survey that is the kilauea volcano, it erupted sunday night on hawaii's big island authorities say the eruption is still going strong, but has stabilized, so it poses no immediate threat to the public thousands of spectators are flocking to the kilauea summit to see the spectacular fire show and that massive lake of lava covers 33 acres. back to you. >> as long as it follows the path that it has, no homes are in the way and of course the volkswagencano erupted because -- 2020. thank you very much, phillip >>> this would normally be a very busy time for the travel industry, but this year numbers suggest 1 billion hotel room nights could go unsold by christmas. seema mody is here covering the big business of travel for the u.s. and i

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expected to bring heavy rain and wind u an australian expedition or has be medically evacuated fro antarctica following a five-day mission involving ships, helicoers, and planes. china, the u.s., and australia combined efforts to bring the patient home in atin ope described as "complex, but a success." details of the patient's condition have not been made public, but officials say it is t lated to coronavirus. india's prime mister has announced about $2.4 billion worth of benefits for farmers amid mounting pressure on his government to scrap controversial reforms. mr.ee modi hasaddressing millions of hermers across country, accusing his political oppositio of misleading them about contentious new laws that will loosen the rulesth aroun sale, pricing, and storage of farm products. our south east asia editor is in delhi. >> the government here of prime minister modi has been trying to reach out to sections of theer fa highlighting the points involving the new agrarianth bis passed in september this year. more foreign inves pry itting it invest -- private investment, and they also want to abolis

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stays super cold, minus 70 degrees celsius to be exact, which, by the way, is colder than winter in antarctica. curious what suicide north side of the boxes looks like? yes, there are trays of viles for more than 300 freezers. each box can hold 5,000 doses. in the bay area, santa clara is getting the most doses of vaccine with more than 17,000. >> what a fascinating process. that was jobina fortson reporting. >>> the state of california is taking legal steps to get amazon to hand over information about its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 7 on your side's michael finney join us now with the action today from the state's attorney general. michael, what is this all about? >> dion, here is the question. is amazon following the state coronavirus guidelines to protect its warehouse workers? california attorney general xavier becerra says he doesn't know because amazon is not handing over information that could answer that question. so today the attorney general filed a petition asking a judge to order amazon to comply with the state's ongoing investigation. becerra says the slow drip of inform

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in february, news of heat from antarctica, a temperature above 20 celsius recorded there for the first time, perhaps an outlier, but the longer trend is clear. the world meteorological organization says temperatures on the antarctic peninsula have risen by almost three degrees over the past 50 years. meanwhile, in the arctic, more worrying data in 2020, with the second lowest extent of summer sea ice since satellite monitoring began over 40 years ago. followed by a record late start to its annual refreeze. but if news of heat records sounds familiar, they came in a year that because of covid lockdowns, we saw a record drop in carbon emissions — the very thing which is blamed for playing a major role in causing temperatures to warm. we can talk now to dr emily shugborough, cambridge university's chief climate scientist. emily, we spoke on this programme at the end of 2019, actually, about carbon emissions, and it seemed impossible that we would get a drop, but that is what has happened in 2020, but put it into context for me, how significant and sustainable is that? well, it is probab

an australian expeditioner has been medically evacuated from antarctica following a five day mission involving ships, helicopters and planes. china, the us and australia combined efforts to bring the the patient back home in an operation described as "complex" but a success. details of the patient‘s condition were not made public but officials says it was not related to coronavirus. people living near a river in bedfordshire have been urged to leave their homes due to flooding. bedfordshire have been urged to leave their homes due to floodinglj had leave their homes due to flooding.” had of the arrival of storm bella, people have been warned of flooding is which will bring heavy rain and winds of up to 70 mph. the latest headlines on bbc news... queen elizabeth has been reflecting on the hardships of the pandemic in her christmas speech as she and prince philip break tradition by staying in windsor. european union ambassadors get details of a post—brexit trade deal in a christmas day briefing led by michel barnier. thousands of lorry drivers are spending christmas day in their

stays super cold, minus 70 degrees celsius, to be exact, which by the way is colder than winter in antarctica. curious what inside of the boxes look like? so, yes, there are trays of vials for more than 300 freezers. each can hold a maximum of about 5,000 doses. in the bay area, santa clara county is getting the most doses of vaccine with more than 17,000. jobina fortson. >> we'll be bringing you in-depth coverage on the vaccine with our team of reporters and medical experts. tomorrow you'll hear about side effects of the vaccine from trial participants. you'll find all of our stories online at abc7news.com/vaccine. >>> on to politics, and it is official. joe biden has secured victory over president trump with the electoral college vote today. abc7 news reporter marci gonzalez explains how biden's win is now starting to get more republican recognition. >> reporter: now it is official. the electoral college voting affirming joe biden as the president-elect of the united states. >> and the will of the people prevail. >> reporter: that will upheld at state capitals across the country from georgi

the next total eclipse will take place in december next year, but that will only be visible from antarctica. tim allman, bbc news. before we leave you, the most important news of the bulletin, and for the boys and girls of the world, and it might be concerned over the health of sa nta concerned over the health of santa claus. but confirmation of the christmas will be able to make his all—important present delivery. the leaders have made a special exemption on quarantine rules. children are reminded physical distancing will remain in force. however centre will not be susceptible to covid—19.” understand the concern for sa nta understand the concern for santa because he is of old age in one of the older age groups but i can tell you that santa claus is immune to this virus and we had a brief chat with him and he is doing very well. mrs clause is doing very well and they are very busy right now. that is the official word from the world health organization stop joe biden from the world health organization stopjoe biden has been formally certified as the next president of the united states

covered 1000 reaches one of the most remote parts in the wild after the 1st cases are recorded in antarctica. howlers hard to track the circulation that was once trayvon but it's still a massive cloud now most the rain has stayed off the mainland just catching small islands during thursday that same potential which is up to 300 millimeters goes into southern thailand the far south as thailand and that could certainly brings from flooding the showers further assessment to clean his knees are pretty well space but there are some pretty big ones moving slowly as you might expect for the rainy season maybe not quite as wet as it was a week ago and the next batch is just developing into the southern philippines by which time we'll see much dry weather in vietnam possibly in southern thailand as well for australia to a step back what's been a very wet time in fact new south wales just reported the wettest wettest december in about 13 years wettest year actually and still more rain to come but not much but it's now focused up in queensland some more to come i think in northern territory further sou

and if it passes this test, the ship will head to antarctica at the end of the year. another priority for 2021 will be nature. countries will gather in china for the convention on biological diversity. a major target will be to get at least 30% of the world's land and seas protected by 2030. and could 2021 finally see the james webb space telescope? it's been delayed by more than a decade, and has got billions of dollars over budget. but this giant eye in the sky could transform our view of space. once in position, it will unfold a giant mirror, and should see the glow from the very first stars to shine in the universe. to discuss those space missions further, i'm joined by the astronomer tom kerss. thank you forjoining us. just watching that, it does really make you realise there is so much more that we can learn about space. tell me, why is it that mars will be so big in 2021? it was a fantastic report from rebecca there, and i think you did a greatjob explaining the excitement, the buzz around mars, by highlighting the fact we have three missions arriving early nex

the next total eclipse will take base in december next year but that will only be visible from antarctica. tim allman, bbc news. and before we leave you — some important news for the boys and girls of the world, who might be a little concerned about the health of santa claus. the world health organization has confrimed father christmas will be able to make his all important present deliveries, with world leaders making a special exemption on quarantine rules. all children have of course been reminded physical distancing will be strictly enforced but the good news is santa isn't susceptible to covid—19. here's some of what the who had to say. joe biden has been formally certified the next president of the united states with results from electoral colleges in all but one american state, giving him in total 302 votes, over the 270 needed to win. that's it for now, thank you so much for watching. hello. tuesday will be one of the quieter weather days of the week. there'll still be some showers around, but fewer than we had on monday. more places staying dry and getting to see some occasio

the next total eclipse will take place in december next year, but that will only be visible from antarctica. tim allman, bbc news. and before we leave you, some important news for the boys and girls of the world, who might be a little concerned about the health of santa claus. the world health organization has confrimed the world health organization has confirmed father christmas will be able to make his all important present deliveries, with world leaders making a special exemption on quarantine rules. all children have of course been reminded physical distancing will be strictly enforced but the good news is santa isn't susceptible to covid—19. japan for the first time will cancel its annual winter festival because of a surge of the covid—19 virus. it usually a tt ra cts the covid—19 virus. it usually attracts up to 2 million visitors. its main event is an ice sculpture contest with sculptures up to 15 metres high. the sculpting will now be streamed online. and the menus again,joe streamed online. and the menus again, joe biden has been formally certified as the next president of th

first ice trials to see if it can operate intel follow conditions and if it passes the test, it head to antarctica at the end of the year. another priority for 2021 will be nature. countries will gather it in china or the convention of logical diversity and the target will be to get at least 30% of the world land and seas protected by 2030 ankle 2021 finally the launch of the james webb space telescope? it has been delayed by more than a decade and has gone billions of dollars over budget but this giant either sky could transform our views of space. 0nce sky could transform our views of space. once in position, it will unfold a giant mirror and should see the globe from the very first stars to shine in the universe. rebecca morelle on the year ahead in science. on friday, anthony zurcher will be sharing his thoughts on the year ahead in us politics. france is to mobilise 100,000 police on new year's eve as part of a coronavirus crackdown. traditional celebrations are being heavily curtailed right across europe, to stem the increase in cases and the mounting pressures on public health services. rus