The grounds of the Arctic and in large parts of the high alpine areas consists of permafrost. A distinction is made between different stages, which are frozen for different lengths of time. Due to climate change in the Arctic, these soils are thawing more and longer,...
Not the sort of lifeline the industry needs (Photo: Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers) In 2018, when the AFD&G, which regulates Alaska’s fisheries, recorded the largest ever increase in the number of juvenile snow crabs in the Bering Sea, the expectation was that...
The satellite images were converted by NASA into a graphical representation of the extent. On it, you can see how the Arctic sea ice continuously retreats until mid-September. The yellow line at the end represents the 30-year average of the minimum extent. Video:...
The Pine Island Glacier and the ice shelf in front of it have been under scientific study for years. If the ice shelf disappears, the ice masses behind it will flow unchecked into the Southern Ocean. This is likely to raise sea levels by up to half a meter. Photo:...
One of the last big international expeditions to the Russian Arctic was the “Arctic Century” expedition led by the Swiss Polar Institute and GEOMAR in cooperation with the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. All scientific collaborations...