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Tiara Walters

Wrong penguin, right wing: The Full Monty director casts accidental bird in botched pic of Argentine coup

World

Wrong penguin, right wing: The Full Monty director casts accidental bird in botched pic of Argentine coup

By Tiara Walters

Cold rush: Trump could withdraw from celebrated treaty in order to claim and mine Antarctica

World

Cold rush: Trump could withdraw from celebrated treaty in order to claim and mine Antarctica

By Tiara Walters

Marion Island ‘power crisis’ — single generator clings to life as relief ship dawdles

South Africa

Marion Island ‘power crisis’ — single generator clings to life as relief ship dawdles

By Tiara Walters

Trump’s $60m Antarctic infrastructure cut is a blow to US influence at the South Pole

South Africa

Trump’s $60m Antarctic infrastructure cut is a blow to US influence at the South Pole

By Tiara Walters

The Empire strikes ice: UK broadsheet calls for oil grab in ‘Antarctic wasteland’

South Africa

The Empire strikes ice: UK broadsheet calls for oil grab in ‘Antarctic wasteland’

By Tiara Walters

SA unveils biosecurity plan after avian flu ravages Marion Island

South Africa

SA unveils biosecurity plan after avian flu ravages Marion Island

By Tiara Walters

Marion Island’s seabirds at risk after avian flu confirmed on SA’s sub-Antarctic outpost

South Africa

Marion Island’s seabirds at risk after avian flu confirmed on SA’s sub-Antarctic outpost

By Tiara Walters

Fact Check: No, SA’s Antarctic research station isn’t a ‘giant tree stump from before the Flood’

Africa

Fact Check: No, SA’s Antarctic research station isn’t a ‘giant tree stump from before the Flood’

By Tiara Walters

A decade after Paris pact, former US envoy and 2015 climate accord architect has sobering advice for SA

Africa

A decade after Paris pact, former US envoy and 2015 climate accord architect has sobering advice for SA

By Tiara Walters

How Russia is cosying up to SA to create an Antarctic BRICS+ bloc — one tiny toy icebreaker at a time

South Africa

How Russia is cosying up to SA to create an Antarctic BRICS+ bloc — one tiny toy icebreaker at a time

By Tiara Walters

Marion, a sub-Antarctic island, turns green — but at a cost

Our Burning Planet

Marion, a sub-Antarctic island, turns green — but at a cost

By Tiara Walters

Dirtbag of the Year: Russia plunges ahead with war on environment

World

Dirtbag of the Year: Russia plunges ahead with war on environment

By Tiara Walters