Column: Call it a climate emergency
The Business Journals, 2019-12-24
“One in three species threatened by extinction.” “Forty percent of the Antarctic ice melting.” Such were the billboards in the Madrid subway station greeting attendees at the recent United Nations climate conference. Greta Thunberg and her followers were there, recognizable from the green stripes under their eyes, in cheers and jeer
China’s 36th Antarctic expedition team work on Xuelong 2
ECNS, 2019-12-24
Members of China’s 36th Antarctic expedition team collect conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) data at China’s polar icebreaker Xuelong 2 in the Southern Ocean, Dec. 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping) Members of China’s 36th Antarctic expedition team collect conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) data at China’s polar icebreaker Xuelong 2 …
Have Your Science And Eat It: Scientific Research As Cakes
Forbes, 2019-12-24
Before she became a sous-chef at McMurdo research station in Antarctica, Rose McAdoo was a pastry chef in New York City. But even on the other side of the world, surrounded by polar research staff, she couldn’t stop thinking about cake. During the summer season, more than a thousand people work at McMurdo. They’re not all scientists.
Best of 2019: What role for China and India in the Arctic?
The Third Pole, 2019-12-24
Its interests have traditionally been to the south, with a first expedition to Antarctica in 1981. Over time it has also developed an Arctic interest, as changes in the Arctic have a significant impact on sea-level rise and the South Asian monsoon. Oil and minerals in the Arctic are too far away for India to economically access, but given its …
Were the predictions we made about climate change 20 years ago accurate? Here’s a look
USA Today on MSN.com, 2019-12-24
The Antarctic ice sheet lost 3 trillion tons of ice from 1992 to 2017, according to a study in the journal Nature. Mann told USA TODAY that we “underestimated the dramatic increase in persistent weather extremes like the unprecedented heat waves, droughts, wildfires and floods we’ve witnessed in recent years.” Since 1993, there have been …
Scientists Try to Save Coastal Seagrass
dtnpf.com, 2019-12-24
They are found along coastlines around the world except Antarctica’s. Seagrasses, which cover less than 0.2% of the world’s oceans, store twice as much carbon in a given area as temperate and tropical forests, a study by the United Nations-affiliated Blue Carbon Initiative found. But seagrass meadows in many places are imperiled by coastal …
Bentley’s New Bomber Skis Are The Most Stylish Way To Hit The Slopes This Winter
Forbes, 2019-12-24
As someone familiar with Bentley and Bomber, this is probably the most exclusive experience to attend this winter. But if staying stateside isn’t exactly extreme enough for you, jump aboard a 252-foot superyacht to Antarctica (December 2020) or Greenland (April 2020) next year. Not only will Bode Miller be there, but polar explorer Doug Stoup …
Crystal Endeavor Rolled Out at MV Werften in Stralsund, Germany
rustourismnews.com, 2019-12-24
Regions explored range from the High Arctic, Antarctica, Svalbard, Iceland and Greenland to the tropics of Bora Bora and Indonesia, Africa’s Ivory Coast, the Chilean Fjords and Patagonia, Western Europe, the Great Barrier Reef and New Zealand’s Sub-Antarctic Islands. On every itinerary, a team of specialized expedition guides will highlight …
How to Do Antarctica in a Day
Bloomberg L.P., 2016-06-21
In the earliest days of Antarctic tourism, making the expedition to the frozen continent was fit only for the most daring of adventure junkies—those who were willing to put their lives on the line, didn’t mind sleeping in the barracks of military-style …