The miner in the center of Longyearbyen, symbol of the past, looks at the House of Culture, where the cards for the future of Longyearbyen were reshuffled on Monday. Image: Mirjana Binggeli At the moment, political landscapes in many parts of Europe are being...
U.S. Station Palmer is one of three stations affected by the new USAP measures. Several penguin colonies are monitored in their vicinity, some for decades. And these are to be protected from the avian flu virus. (Photo: Michael Wenger) No visiting any seabird colony...
The tax is increased by DKK50 (about 7 euros) per passenger from large cruise ships. This may not seem much, but it will flush millions of euros per year into Greenland’s coffers thanks to the booming tourism business. Smaller ships (as in the symbolic picture)...
The brothers Ollie (l) and Harry (r) Ferguson and their replicas of the famous ships “Erebus” and “Terror”, on which James Clark Ross sailed the Southern Ocean between 1839 and 1843. The replicas will now follow that lead. Image: MacNeill...
The sign of the East Greenlandic municipality of Ittoqqotoormiit not only welcomes visitors. Unwanted guests like PFAS are now also finding their way into town and residents, literally speaking. (Photo: Michael Wenger) The polyfluoroalkly substances (PFAS) known from...