Questioning Media Assumptions About the Shipping Industry
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View ArticleLandfast Sea Ice in a Changing Arctic
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View ArticlePolarQuest2018: Voyage to the edge of the North Pole
PolarQuest2018: Voyage to the edge of the North PoleEarlier this year, the PolarQuest2018 expedition on board the ‘Nanuq’ (Polar Bear in Inuit) sailed to the edge of Arctic ice-shelf to investigate...
View ArticleAfter More Than a Year on the Ice, the Biggest Arctic Research Mission Is...
After More Than a Year on the Ice, the Biggest Arctic Research Mission Is CompleteThe Polarstern amidst Arctic sea ice.Photo: NOAA, University of Colorado, Boulder, and MOSAiCDharna NoorThe largest...
View ArticleLouis Fortier, a scientist who revolutionized Arctic research in Canada, has...
Louis Fortier, a scientist who revolutionized Arctic research in Canada, has diedThe oceanographer, who was instrumental in securing the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen and founding ArcticNet, was...
View ArticleThe Beaufort Gyre is going to unleash and amplify the ice melt
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View ArticleTall Ship Transits the Northern Sea Route Without Seeing Ice
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View ArticleSpotify.com - Audio Podcast - The Lost Franklin Expedition - Part 1, 2 & 3
PODCASTThe Lost Franklin Expedition - Part 1Explorers PodcastNov 2019CLICK LINK TO OPEN: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LyIoOp6jrkyu0bUiHdDkbEpisode DescriptionIn 1845, Sir John Franklin leads two...
View ArticleArctic Explorer asked how to keep warm... forgets feet... Oops!
We asked an arctic explorer how to keep warm as temps drop. Here’s his best adviceTurns out, you need only three layers to stay warm—whether there’s rain, sleet, snow, or wind.Forget what you learned...
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Tsunami AdvisoryAlaskaThe tsunami Advisory remains in effect for the coastal areas of Alaska from Kennedy Entrance, Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)...
View ArticleNorthwest Passage Expedition Gin
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View ArticleFeds earmark money for new search and rescue boats in three Nunavut communities
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View ArticleThere was no ice on the water, says captain of tall ship Sedov about Arctic...
The Sedov sails in ice-free Arctic waters. Photo: bgarf.ruThere was no ice on the water, says captain of tall ship Sedov about Arctic voyage"We had at least expected some minor pieces," says Mikhail...
View ArticleFrom the Arctic to the Oval Office — the story of HMS Resolute
From the Arctic to the Oval Office — the story of HMS ResoluteHow a Royal Navy ship came to provide the timber for the White House’s famous Resolute desk — and to inspire a hauntingly atmospheric...
View ArticleWho discovered the Arctic Northwest Passage? It wasn't a Norwegian in a...
Who discovered the Arctic Northwest Passage? HINT: It wasn't a Norwegian in a herring smack.No, GJOA with Roald Amundsen and crew arriving in Nome (Alaska) on August 1906 was NOT the first transit....
View ArticleOn this date of October 31, 1850, Commander Robert McClure discovered the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClure_Arctic_expeditionMcClure Arctic expeditionFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchMcClure's travels, including the route of HMS...
View ArticleFour autonomous vessels sailed the Arctic to more precisely map its seafloor
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View ArticleRCM POLICE ST ROCH completes first west-to-east Northwest Passage Route 6 on...
http://northwestpassage2014.blogspot.com/2014/10/rcmpolice-st-roch-completes-first-west.htmOn October 11, 1942, the RCMP ship "St. Roch," under the command of Sgt. Henry Larson, arrived in Halifax...
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