The different teams of the crew took it in turns, every three hours, to make their way through the passage and keep to the expedition’s deadlines. Image: Alexis Blanc / Pacifique The Que Sera has been taken over by Pacifique, a Geneva-based foundation that...
The floating Filchner-Ronne ice shelf’s grounding line lies several hundred kilometres south of its front (visible in this 2017 aerial picture). Image: Nathan Kurtz / NASA If we maintain the current climate, the rate of melting of the Antarctic glaciers will...
The North Atlantic ocean around South Greenland is one of the few regions where oxygen-rich surface water sinks down to the deep ocean due to severe cooling, thus driving the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. (Photo: Julia Hager) The Atlantic Meridional...
Most areas of the world’s oceans, especially the polar oceans, were up to 5°C warmer on July 22 than the average between 1991 – 2020, NOAA’s map shows (Graphic: NOAA) Many countries in Europe, parts of the USA and Canada, and also large parts of...
The snowy landscapes in the north of Finland look almost like a fairy tale. In fact, according to experts, snow amounts have increased in large parts of northern Europe. The Japanese study explains where from and why. Photo: Annina Egli In the discussion about climate...
