It looks like cotton wool, is feather-light and cleans waters effectively and environmentally friendly from oil spills – the oil binder PURE. Photo: DEUREX AG Major oil disasters such as the one in Norilsk at the end of May this year or in the Gulf of Mexico in...
CryoSat-2 measures the ice thickness of the polar ice caps and sea ice by radar from an altitude of 720 kilometers. Photo: ESA There was promising news yesterday for climate scientists, oceanographers and other Earth system scientists: in the future, thanks to a joint...
Beavers colonize water-rich landscapes and create new habitats with their structures and contribute to flood protection. In the Arctic, however, they could help to strengthen climate change. Photo: Ken Tape, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks In...
The air temperature has been recorded at the Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole for more than 60 years. Photograph: Wikipedia/Mradyfist According to a new study, temperatures at the South Pole have been rising three times faster than the global average since...
The Yamal-Nenets traditionally depend on their reindeer herds. Within Russia, they sell the meat, the antlers end up as a supposed virility enhancement in Chinese markets. Photo: PW PIX After a severe outbreak of anthrax among the world’s largest reindeer...