Representatives of circumpolar nations meet every two years for the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting. The last meeting was held in Reykjavik in May 2021, at which Russia took the chair for 2 years. (Photo: Arctic Council) On June 8, 2022, seven of the eight member...
The 44th Annual Consultative Meeting on the Antarctic Treaty was held in Berlin, Germany, from May 23 to June 2, 2022. Climate change is also on the rise in Antarctica. Especially along the coasts of the icy continent rapid changes become more apparent. Glaciers are...
With the commissioning of the drift ice station “Severy Polyus”, polar research is to receive a new input. (Photo: AARI) Last week, the Russian ice-breaking self-propelled platform “Severny Polyus” (North Pole) passed the first sea trials in...
OneWeb aims to cover poorly served areas and peripheral regions such as the Arctic, where only Iridium currently provides satellite-based communications services. (Photo: OneWeb) The communications provider OneWeb suddenly found itself without a launching provider due...
Quark Expeditions will have the Snow Hill emperor penguin colony back on the schedule in November 2023. (Image: Rosamaria Kubny) After being absent for several years, Quark Expeditions has announced the return to the rarely visited emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill...
