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...
The fluke of a diving baleen whale in the Weddell Sea. The now degraded ecosystem in Antarctica was even more productive than previously thought before the near extinction of the whales. (Photo: Stefan Hendricks) The krill biomass in the Southern Ocean today has...
New Zealand’s Scott Base is located on Ross Island not far from the U.S. McMurdo Station. It is named after Royal Navy captain Robert Falcon Scott, who led two British expeditions to Antarctica in the Ross Sea area. (Image: Antarctica New Zealand) A University...
The menu for polar bears is likely to change dramatically in the coming years. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) While politicians and environmental groups struggle to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 °C, the Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the world....
The “Vasiliy Golovnin” is a Russian icebreaking cargo ship built in the Soviet Union in 1988. The ship is chartered by various nations to supply their Antarctic stations from FESCO. (Photo: FESCO) FESCO Transportation Group has signed a new five-year...