Construction start of new Russian Vostok station in Antarctica
The construction start of the new Russian Antarctic station “Vostok” has officially begun with the laying of the foundations.
Nuyina’s first discovery in Antarctica goes deep
A deep canyon at the front of the Vanderford Glacier in East Antarctica has been mapped for the first time by acousticians on board RSV Nuyina.
Every year again: license hunting of wolves in Norway, Sweden, Finland
In the three Scandinavian countries, 96 wolves are to be culled. However, an injunction stopped the killing of 25 wolves in the protected area in Norway.
Greenland’s power infrastructure is coming undone
A failure to invest in maintenance is starting to show
Pollution of drinking water in Nunavut’s capital continues
Fuel residue contamination of drinking water in Iqaluit continues and officials have now shut down the water treatment plant.
Thawing permafrost is undermining Arctic infrastructure
Dealing with it will be hugely expensive
WEG_RE – The Wegener Reconnaissance-Expedition
A unique project by the Austrian Polar Research Institute APRI aims to combine measurements from the last Wegener expedition in 1929-31 with comparable modern measurements at the same locations in Greenland.
Low-cost airline now flies to Ushuaia
The Argentine airline Flybondi has added the southernmost city in the world as a new destination and now operates three times a week between Buenos Aires and Ushuaia.
Svalbard is looking to find out who broke its internet
A culprit — if one is found — may not turn out to be the stuff spy novels are made of
New search for Shackleton’s “Endurance” to start soon
In early February, the “Endurance22” expedition departs from Cape Town in a renewed attempt to locate and investigate the wreckage of the lost ship.
Polar regions feel grip of omicron
The omicron variant of the Sars-COV2 virus has also reached the polar regions and is causing great difficulties.
Nuclear icebreaker “Sibir” handed over to Rosatomflot
The icebreaker “Sibir” is already the second delivered icebreaker of the 22220 class and will complement the rapidly growing fleet of powerful icebreakers
Diverse microbial community thrives under Ross Ice Shelf
Complete darkness and a permanent lack of nutrients, such as found in the middle of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, do not keep microorganisms from forming diverse communities.
AWI researchers discover world’s largest fish breeding area in Antarctica
Researchers detect around 60 million nests of Antarctic icefish over a 240 square kilometres area in the Weddell Sea.
Invasive species may hitch a ride to Antarctica
Mussels, barnacles and other species travel, attached to ship hulls, across all oceans, including Antarctica, and can pose a threat to marine life native to the Southern Ocean.
Captain appointed for Russia’s North Pole platform
The North Pole platform “Severny Polyus”, which is currently under construction, has a captain: the experienced and well-known Captain Sergey Nesterov is to take the helm from the fall of 2022.
AWI expedition for research on stability of the East Antarctic ice sheet
The AWI research icebreaker “Polarstern” is underway to learn more about the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet from sediment samples during an 8-week expedition.
More rabies cases in arctic foxes in Nunavut
The increase in rabies cases in Arctic foxes in Nunavut appears to be related to a large increase in the fox population.
Iqaluit’s water supply restored, but…
Since mid-December, the drinking water supply in Nunavut’s capital had been restored. But just 6 days later, it was compromised again.
“Boaty McBoatface” takes a close look at Thwaites glacier
A fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles will collect important data under and around the fragile glacier in Antarctica over the next two months.
Greenland’s uranium ban hasn’t killed off its most talked-about mining project… Yet
But the two options its owner has been given are equally likely to result in failure
Heat wave leads to mass die-off of Magellanic penguins
As a result of extreme heat with temperatures of 44°C, hundreds of Magellanic penguins died near Punta Tombo in Argentina in January 2019.
Princely visit to Svalbard planned for summer
Prince Albert II of Monaco is planning a visit to Svalbard this summer in memory of his ancestor Albert I.
Europe’s human-rights watchdog wants Norway to defend its Barents drilling plans
Conservation groups eye a potential precedent that can be used to halt oil and gas drilling elsewhere
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