RRS Sir David Attenborough, photographed during sea trials earlier this year. (Photo: David Ferguson) Britain’s new research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, left Harwich on November 16 with 66 crew and staff on board. After a short stopover in Portsmouth...
The aircraft carrying out the mission was Hi Fly ‘s A340-300 with registration 9H-SOL. (Photo: Sybren Meijntz) On 2 and 4 November 2021, an Airbus A340-300 operated two flights to Antarctica from Cape Town. While details about the mission are not known, it is...
Thawing permafrost in the tundra and lake landscape on the Taymir Peninsula. (Photo: Vladimir Melnik/ESA) As the planet heats up due to global warming and climate change, the Arctic is warming faster than other places in the world. If the permafrost around the polar...
The new Scott Base will be built on the same site as the existing research station. The new base offers space for up to 100 people. The new site will consist of a residential, dining and social building, a science and administration building, and an engineering and...
Norilsk is called “the city on stilts”. The stability of all structures depends on the condition of the permafrost. Already today, various buildings have to be protected from destruction due to thawing permafrost. Many houses have already collapsed or been...
