Konrad “Koni” Steffen (far right), who died in 2020, promoted the establishment of the “Swiss Camp” in Greenland and accompanied young scientists there to support them in their work on climate effects on the cryosphere. This was extraordinarily...
Solid aerosols are formed when ammonium sulfate emitted from the ocean collides with liquid particles. This can change cloud formation and thus the climate in the Arctic. Illustration: Andrew Ault and Matt Gunsch The Arctic is affected by global warming like no other...
The landscape of the Qassiarsuk region, where the first Europeans settled on Greenland, looks completely un-Arctic and lovely. But appearances are deceptive, as the Vikings also had to learn. After only about 500 years, they disappeared again. Image: Carlo Lukassen...
In the Arctic Ocean, sea ice is melting away faster and faster due to warmer temperatures from below and above. Data show differences of up to 28°C above the average temperature at the North Pole this mid-March. File photo: Dr Michael Wenger The Earth’s polar...
Last year’s winner of the award was Dr. Trevor Bell’s SmartICE project. In addition to the scientific approach to sea ice quality research, the cultural and social aspects of the project were also awarded. Picture: Dr Michael Wenger Projects to study...
