White equals pristine and pure? Unfortunately not anymore as pollutants are rarely directly visible and have now reached all parts of the world, including the seemingly untouched Antarctic. (Photo: Michael Wenger) The Polar Retrospective looks at stories of the past...
The Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 is still considered the worst environmental disaster in the Arctic, when 41 million liters of heavy oil leaked from the damaged oil tanker and polluted over 2,000 km of coastline for a long time. The effects are still detectable...
The Arctic night sky and the region are not always lit up by auroras. Often enough, the only light available comes from lamps, to light the way ahead. It then depends on the person’s view as to which way to go. (Photo: Michael Wenger) The polar review looks back...
Longyearbyen is also occasionally visited by large cruise ships carrying over 2,000 passengers. In contrast to the much smaller expedition cruise ships, however, the benefits of this type of tourism for the local economy are minimal. Photo: Webcam Port of Longyear In...
Big problem, simple solution in the Antarctic: Since there is hardly any information on the size of the emperor penguin colonies, BAS relies on aerial photographs to count the animals in order to train an AI to evaluate satellite images later. Photo: Michael Wenger...