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The potatoes fall from the sky
Every inhabitant of the Russian Republic of Yakutia knows what “northern delivery” is and what problems occur with it every year in Yakutia.
Cargo to Chukotka arrives too late
A difficult situation has developed in the delivery of goods to Chukotka. From July to September, three times fewer ships arrived in the ports than usual.
Svalbard has its first real COVID case
Svalbard has recorded its first “domestic” COVID case after a Longyearbyen resident has tested positive.
Tug of war over Arctic oil in Europe’s north?
Drilling for oil in Europe’s northern waters could become a tug-of-war between the EU’s new Arctic strategy and Norway’s production intentions.
Northern Sea Route to be navigable all year round
Russia has invested heavily in the infrastructure of the North Sea route and wants it to become a major shipping route. From 2023 it should be passable all year round.
Canadian sea ice project wins first “Arctic Action” award
The integrative science and society project “SmartICE” is the first winner of the Frederik-Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award at the 2021 Arctic Circle Assembly.
Scientists discover large Arctic polynya
In May 2020, a 3,000 square kilometre hole, known as a polynya, had opened up in the ‘Last Ice Area’ north of Greenland and Ellesmere Island.
Citizen Scientists wanted for walrus census
The British Antarctic Survey and WWF are looking for citizen scientists to help protect walruses by assisting with a population census.
New drive at Arctic Circle meeting to protect the Arctic
The Arctic Circle Assembly shows that protecting the Arctic while promoting the development of its inhabitants is at the top of the agenda for many countries just before the climate summit.
DEEPICE network launches collaboration
New European research and education network launches collaboration to uncover past climate changes in Antarctica.
Largest Arctic assembly returns to the stage
The Arctic Circle Assembly, the largest meeting of Arctic stakeholders, will be held again this year as a direct meeting and PolarJournal will be there.
McMurdo Ground station supports new Landsat 9 satellite
The new satellite’s communications are run through NASA’s ground station at the U.S. McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica.
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New bishop for Greenland inaugurated
Last Sunday in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, the new bishop was officially inaugurated in the presence of Queen Margarethe of Denmark.
Future of the RRS Discovery is secure.
The RRS Discovery was the first ship designed specifically for scientific research and conducted the first research in Antarctica under Robert Falcon Scott
Further opening of South American Antarctic gateways
Argentina and Chile have opened further their portals for Antarctic voyages and operators finally are preparing for a season.
Decrease in slush causes Antarctic ice shelves to calve faster
In a new study, researchers found that cracks in the ice shelf are held together by a slurry of ice, snow and frozen seawater. However, this ice melange has been declining for decades.
Reindeer – the northernmost deer on the planet
Reindeer are one of the farthest north living large mammals and inhabit circumpolar tundra areas in large numbers.
A Swiss in Greenland’s extreme habitats
A Swiss botanist from the SLF was also involved in the expedition to the north of Greenland, which among other things discovered the northernmost island in the world.
700-year-old soot deposits in Antarctic ice
Humans influenced the climate even before the Industrial Revolution: arrival of the Māori in New Zealand led to forest fires
A climate factor causes mass mortalities among Arctic birds
Bird die-offs seem not to be common, but in the Bering region these dramatic events in the wild have been occurring over the past few years on a regular basis.
18-hour record flight over Antarctica
Qantas flew from Buenos Aires to Darwin on October 6, a 14,673-kilometre odyssey that took nearly 18 hours. This involved flying long distances along the Antarctic.
It has never been so cold at the South Pole
While in the Northern Hemisphere last summer saw record high temperatures and forest fires in Siberia, it had never been so cold before at the South Pole.
Falkland Islands remain gateway to Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey and the Falkland Islands Government will be working together again in the coming Antarctic season.
Work on the “Terror” and “Erebus” continues
Fieldwork planned for this year on the wrecks of HMS Terror and HMS Erebus has been postponed until summer 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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