Tag: Arctic

Posts count: 346

The Arctic bike-a-thon

Eventually, after being bitten, burnt, drenched, pelted, smoldered and coated in dust and mud, my friend and fellow cyclist Ummat and I emerged on a Saturday in July, bearded but not beaten, into the... Read More
Eventually, after being bitten, burnt, drenched, pelted, smoldered and coated in dust and mud, my friend and fellow cyclist...
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Remembering Marty Bergmann

On August 20, the Arctic conservation community lost an important friend and champion: Marty Bergmann, a leader and inspiration to many Arctic scientists lost his life on the First Air flight crash near Resolute... Read More
On August 20, the Arctic conservation community lost an important friend and champion: Marty Bergmann, a leader and inspiration...
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Row to the Pole: Exploring through melting sea ice

Scots adventurer Jock Wishart is mounting an expedition to the Magnetic North Pole to highlight the already dramatic effect of climate change on the ice around the Polar Regions. Guest blogger Richard Webster is... Read More
Scots adventurer Jock Wishart is mounting an expedition to the Magnetic North Pole to highlight the already dramatic effect...
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Students on Ice: Torngat National Park

I had the opportunity to hitch a ride with the Students on Ice expedition, joining the gang as it completed the crossing from Greenland and made landfall in Saglek Bay, at the southern end... Read More
I had the opportunity to hitch a ride with the Students on Ice expedition, joining the gang as it...
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Caribou? Which Caribou?

As I review environmental press clippings every day, I see various stories about “caribou,” where there is confusion about exactly which caribou are under discussion. This is an important distinction, so here’s a little... Read More
As I review environmental press clippings every day, I see various stories about “caribou,” where there is confusion about...
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Students on Ice, Day 13

We’ve packed a lot into the past 13 days. Some evenings, I have to look at my little notebook to remember what we did that morning. Read More
We’ve packed a lot into the past 13 days. Some evenings, I have to look at my little notebook...
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Students on Ice, Day 10: We are family

“Are any of you still under the impression that the cause of climate change is a source of debate in the scientific community?” asked oceanographer Eric Galbraith. Read More
“Are any of you still under the impression that the cause of climate change is a source of debate...
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Students on Ice, Day 7: Don’t Stop

This morning we were relieved to awake to calmer waters (finally!) off the coast of Greenland. Both kids and “grown-ups” have some colour in their cheeks again, and together with CBC Ottawa news host... Read More
This morning we were relieved to awake to calmer waters (finally!) off the coast of Greenland. Both kids and...
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Students on Ice(land), Day 4: Go West

For weeks, I’ve been wondering what would happen when we finally boarded our ship from Iceland to Greenland and beyond. Sure, I wondered what places, people and species we’d encounter – but first and... Read More
For weeks, I’ve been wondering what would happen when we finally boarded our ship from Iceland to Greenland and...
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Students on Ice videos!

Here is the link to the wonderful videos that Pascale Otis at Students on Ice has been creating and posting daily. I don't know how she does it, but I'm glad she does! Read More
Here is the link to the wonderful videos that Pascale Otis at Students on Ice has been creating and...
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