Early at the beginning of summer, the ice cover at the North Pole has cracked open. This photo was taken in early April 2012 directly at the North Pole. (Image: Heiner Kubny) The duration of the ice season will be shorter due to later freezing and earlier ice opening....
With the Russian nuclear icebreaker “50 Years of Victory” the way to the North Pole is relatively easy. For the ship has reached the northernmost point of the world very often since its commissioning and fulfilled a dream for passengers. Picture: Michael...
The geographic poles are not fixed points. Rather, they wander depending on the mass distribution on Earth. In the last 40 years, however, they have shifted by an astonishing four meters. In a new study, scientists attribute this mainly to climate change. Photo: Dr....
Barneo is an annual Arctic research camp operated by the Russian Geographical Society. It has been set up on the pack ice near the geographic North Pole for a month each year from late March or early April since 2002. (Photo: Camp Barneo) What does it look like at the...
The self-propelled polar platform “Severny Polyus” can be frozen in the Arctic ice for two years without external support for research purposes. (Foto: Roshydromet) The self-propelled polar platform “Severny Polyus” was launched in St....