What’s going on for the 2020/21 Antarctic season?
Due to the COVID pandemic, many operators have cancelled their Antarctic season, while others are waiting. We offer an overview.
Misconfiguration as a boon for the environment
A new oil binder, the invention of a German company, could make the oil industry cleaner and at the same time protect the environment.
The Pleistocene Park
We introduce you to Grant Slater’s video about pleistocene park and the idea behind it.
Australia’s new airfield in Antarctica
Here you can find background and information about Australia’s megaproject in Antarctica: Davis Aerodrome Project
Information on invasive species in Antarctica
The details of the study by Hughes et al. (2020) as in the paper “Study lists possible invasive species in Antarctica”
Arctic sea ice 2019
A video about the Arctic sea ice 2019 and the view of the approaching winter 19/20.
Krill – The King of the Southern Ocean?
The importance of krill in the Earth’s carbon cycle is probably greater than previously thought.
Arctic Circle Assembly 2019
Summaries of each day at the largest meeting of Arctic stakeholders
The Magic of the Northern Lights
Links to predictive maps for Northern Lights.
Arctic Sea ice 2019
The video from NASA’s Goddard Space Center shows this year’s course of sea ice expansion in the Arctic. At 4.15 million square kilometers, 18 September 2019 was the second lowest since records began in 1979. Only 2012 was an even worse ice year in the...Scotland’s new Arctic strategy
The Scottish Government has unveiled its new plans to expand cooperation with Arctic states and regions. Here you can read the document as pdf in the original.
Revenues from expedition guests are substantial for Svalbard
The comparative study Expedition and Normal Cruise and its economic contribution on Svalbard.
