Nioghalvfjerdsbrae, also known as the 79°N glacier, is located in the northwest of Greenland. The ice stream, which split into two glacier tongues, became famous when the northern tongue broke off and dissolved completely in 2020. The graphic at the top left shows how...
The French Polar Institute and Tara sign an agreement to work together in the Arctic. Image: Camille Lin Yesterday evening saw the conclusion of a strategy meeting for French action in the clusters. There are many players involved, and there is a need for coordination...
The “polar retrospective” summarizes events around the Arctic and Antarctic from the previous week and focuses on one or more specific polar aspects. This time, we focus on Arctic events and their global connections. Every day we provide information about...
Matthias Jaggi measures a snow profile near the DomeC research station in Antarctica. Photo: Matthias Jaggi / SLF An interview originally prepared and published by the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. He’s back! Having returned from Antarctica, SLF...
A contemporary French diplomat, Olivier Poivre d’Arvor projects himself into the year 2048, when the Antarctic Treaty expires, the balance of power shifts towards mining or maintaining the embargo, and it becomes possible to communicate with birds. Last January,...
