Homelessness in the Arctic comes with extra challenges. To avoid hypothermia, people inflicted by homelessness sometimes have to stay in stairwells like this one in Sisimiut, Greenland’s second largest city. Photo: Piitannguaq Egede at Unsplash It has been more...
Scientists inspecting the riverbank near Huslia, Alaska, after a large erosion event. Photo: YRITWC The eroding riverbank is unpredictable, and families are forced to move to other exposed areas to continue their subsistence farming. “I wish we had acted 10 years...
The largest station in Antarctica is home to around 1,000 people and offers many things to make life reasonably pleasant. But in terms of communication, McMurdo is a basket case, which makes the work of the researchers and technical staff very difficult. (Image: Cody...
The museum in Grytviken on South Georgia houses a replica of Shackleton’s lifeboat, the “James Caird”, as well as numerous small and large items from the expedition. Some of the expedition members’ personal belongings are also included, giving...
Pride parades have been a way for the LGBTQI community worldwide to call for more rights and equality and to raise public awareness for years. The cheerful and colorful parades have also become an integral part of the annual program in Arctic communities (here in...
