Stand up to be counted. Photo: Michael Wenger Jameson Land, in north-eastern Greenland, is about as remote as it gets. That is generally good news for the animals that live there. For the biologists who want to now how warming temperatures are affecting the...
Citron, a major source of zinc (Photo: Ironbark Zinc) Start talking about Greenland’s Citronen mining project, and you may find yourself using a number of superlatives. Located at 83° North, if established, it will be the world’s northernmost mine, for example. And,...
A lurking threat (Photo: Michael Wenger) One of the great ironies of global warming is that, despite the threat is poses to polar bears, run-ins with humans are becoming more frequent, sometimes with unfortunate outcomes for both species. The remedy to this most often...
A clearer pattern is emerging (Photo: Anna Konopczak / AWI) The biologic processes that take place when permafrost thaws is well understood: as formerly frozen organic matter warms, the process of decomposition — set on standby for thousands of years — sets in,...
I have a feeling we’re not in the the Arctic anymore (Photo: Royal Navy) Think of the Royal Navy in the Arctic in modern times, and it is Europe’s northern flank that will come to mind. It has for years deployed warships there, and its Royal Marines and...