Australian climate science projects in Antarctica put on ice due to budget cuts
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Dozens of crucial climate science projects including studies of record low sea ice and rapidly declining penguin populations are set to be cancelled, delayed or restricted due to budget pressures at the Australian Antarctic Division.
Internal documents seen by Guardian Australia also reveal the cleaner Antarctica program", which remediates the damage caused by human activity including diesel spills, cannot be supported due to budget constraints".
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