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Expedition Directory -
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| arctic row | | We are four explorers raising awareness about the Arctic Ocean by undertaking the first, non-stop, unsupported row across the Arctic Ocean. Our expedition delved into Arctic related issues that effect... |
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| microorganisms in antarctic glacier ice | | Are microorganisms metabolically active in glacier ice? To address this exciting question, the research team will travel to the McMurdo Dry Valleys-one of the harshest environments on Earth-to study t... |
| | Duration : Oct 2000 - Dec 2000 |
| microbialites in lake joyce antarctica | | The oldest fossil life on Earth consists of stromatolites, which are the remains of complicated communities of bacteria captured in rock. On modern Earth, similar communities still grow in places that... |
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| microbial changes in arctic freshwater | | Microbial diversity has recently been found to show a pattern of organization at various scales. The research team attempts to answer three basic questions about microbial diversity and dispersal, foc... |
| | Duration : Jun 2016 - Jul 2016 |
| arctic sunlight and microbial interactions 2014 | | Tremendous stores of organic carbon frozen in permafrost soils have the potential to greatly increase the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. Permafrost soils may thaw sporadically and melting ground ... |
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| arctic ground squirrel studies 2014 | | In the Arctic, bright summers and dark winters are a fact of life and can lead humans to rely on clocks and routines to tell them when to eat or sleep, but how do animals function under these conditio... |
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| antarctic ozone | | This research program commenced in 2002. Although it is relatively new, our research has revealed a number of key findings to date including. The year when the ozone layer over Antarctica returns to 1... |
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| biology of antarctic fishes | | Antarctic icefish are uniquely adapted to life in the extreme conditions of the Southern Ocean. Waters surrounding Antarctica are unlike any other, they are isolated, very cold, have large amounts of ... |
| | Duration : Apr 2011 - Jun 2011 |
| vinson massif mountaineering | | Ski to the South Pole and climb one of the Seven Summits in the same month. If you\'re headed to 90 degrees south, you might as well climb Vinson Massif since you\'re in the neighborhood! The peak its... |
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| greenland ice cap expeditions | | Crossing the Greenland ice cap is considered one of the classic Polar expeditions. We follow in the footsteps of Fridjof Nansen, the great Norwegian polar explorer who first crossed the Greenland Ice ... |
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News
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Dutch Polar Explorers Likely Drown in Arctic
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Two Dutch explorers studying melting Arctic sea ice have apparently drowned after falling through thin ice, police said Monday. Marc Cornelissen and Philip de Roo were last seen on April 6 heading north on skis from Resolute — C... |
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Antarctic ice shelves rapidly thinning
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A new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the Univ. of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) researchers has revealed that the thickness of Antarctica’s floating ice shelves has recently decreased by as much as 18... |
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Should tourists be banned from Antarctica?
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This season around 37,000 tourists are expected to visit Antarctica - home to about 20 million pairs of breeding penguins. But is it ethically acceptable to go on holiday to such a pristine environment?
Enfolded in two glacial ... |
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Antarctic Ice Loss Tripled in the Last 10 Years
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The melt rate of glaciers in the fastest-melting part of Antarctica has tripled over the past decade, researchers said Tuesday in an analysis of the past 21 years.
Glaciers in the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica are losing ice ... |
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Antarctic ice thicker than previously thought
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Groundbreaking 3D mapping of previously inaccessible areas of the Antarctic has found that the sea ice fringing the vast continent is thicker than previous thought. Two expeditions to Antarctica by scientists from the UK, USA and ... |
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Training for the North Pole
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It's not glamorous being an explorer, says Eric Larsen. After all, he says: I'm not jumping off cliffs or anything. But perusing Larsen's expedition photos — from snow biking in Antarctica to skiing to the North Pole, during his... |
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Denver Post: News: Top News
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Revised Antarctic Sanctuary
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Australia said Monday it was hopeful of winning support for its plan to create a vast marine reserve off Antarctica, after revising the proposal to make it smaller.
Australia, France and the European Union first put forward a b... |
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Global Warming Could Cause More Cold Snaps
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Remember that sudden, extreme plunge in temperatures throughout much of the United States in January 2014, which led to life-threatening wind chills that forced schools to close in the Midwest? Many were mystified to hear that it ... |
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Rock-Eating Microbes Found in Buried Antarctic Lake
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A large and diverse family of hearty rock-eating bacteria and other microorganisms live in a freshwater lake buried a half-mile beneath Antarctic ice, new research confirms.
The finding not only adds another extreme environment... |
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Norway's sneaky seismic attack on the Arctic
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The Esperanza has been in the Arctic near Svalbard, for a few weeks now and we recently became aware of something urgent and disturbing. A seismic company called Dolphin Geophysical, commissioned by the Norwegian Petroleum Directo... |
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Far-Away Earthquake Caused 'Icequake' in Antarctica
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In February 2010, a massive 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile. Even though it occurred nearly 22 miles beneath the surface, it was still powerful enough to cause the deaths of 300 people and severely damage buil... |
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Brace yourself for another polar vortex — in September
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It’s already August, which means fall is around the corner – and another winter no longer seems that far away. Forecasters are out with some predictions about the weather we can expect in the coming months:
A polar vortex ... |
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