Yearly Archives: 2011

  • Alianait Arts Festival, June 30-July 3!

    Alianait Arts Festival: June 30 -July 3, 2011 – Its seventh year and promises to be another world-class event – Iqaluit, Nunavut. Described as the hottest coolest Festival on top of the world, Alianait programming includes art, music, film, storytelling, circus … Continue reading

  • Lumières arctiques - Exposition de peintures de Marc Lerude

    The Arctic lights, painting exhibition..

    Lumières arctiques (Arctic lights) – Painting exhibition by Marc Lerude – 20th of June till the 31th of August 2011 at the Polar agency Grand Nord Grand Large. more under www.gngl.com Address: 75 rue de Richelieu – 75002 Paris, France.  

  • The Polar Circle Marathon 2011!

    The Polar Circle Marathon and Half Marathon – October 22nd, 2011 – Greenland – The coolest marathon on earth!    “… Welcome to a tough, unique marathon in truly magnificent scenery. The Polar Circle Marathon often referred to as “the coolest … Continue reading

  • Silent snow in Greenland…

    Tv program “Le Jardin Extraordinaire” on Greenland & the Inuits – documentary titled “Silent snow in Greenland” – on Tv channels La Une, RTBF – Sunday the 22 May 2011 at 20h15. “… La parole aux jeunes, avec 3 reportages et les réactions des invités … Continue reading

  • Canada & polar bears on Thalassa!

    Tv documentary Thalassa titled “Canada, au pays de l’ours blanc (Canada, the land of polar bears)” this Friday the 20/05/2011 at 20h35 on French television France 3.  Thalassa vous propose un tour du monde qui commence dans les glaces de l’océan Arctique, au pays de … Continue reading

  • Québec and his North Plan ?

    Many newspapers indicates: “… Quebec Prime minister Jean Charest said on Monday the 9th of May his government’s Plan Nord, to invest $80 billion in public and private money to develop northern Quebec over the next 25 years, is a dream … Continue reading

  • Les survivants de l’extrême…

    Exhibition titled “Les survivants de l’extrême” till the 28th of August 2011 – at the Palais de la Découverte of Paris – France. « …Les survivants de l’extrême » est une exposition qui explore les endroits les plus inhospitaliers de notre planète bleue … Continue reading

  • Operation Ice Bridge by NASA…

    Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year NASA field campaign, is the largest airborne survey of Earth’s polar ice ever flown. It will yield a three-dimensional view of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, ice shelves and sea ice… View the below video! … Continue reading

  • Rapid depletion of Arctic ozone?

    The Alfred Wegener institute for Polar and Marine Research indicates unusually low temperatures in the Arctic ozone layer have recently initiated massive ozone depletion. The Arctic appears to be heading for a record loss of this trace gas that protects … Continue reading

  • Arctic Ocean Predator 2011…

    The goal of Expedition “Arctic Ocean Predator” is to set sail on a 47ft sailing yacht 800 miles offshore through the stormy Barents Sea into the Arctic Ocean to reach Spitzbergen (Svalbard) – the home of 3000 polar bears – to … Continue reading

  • The 3P Arctic Exhibition…

    The 3P Arctic Exhibition is an opportunity for companies to meet the petroleum geoscientists working in the Arctic region, regardless of the country in which they are operating – 30 August – 1 September 2011 – Halifax – Canada. “… … Continue reading

  • Canadian Arctic islands impact…

    Melting glaciers and ice caps on Canadian Arctic islands play a much greater role in sea level rise than scientists previously thought, according to a new recent study published in Nature and led by a University of Michigan researcher Read the … Continue reading

  • The wounded trek reaches North Pole!

    Seven people and 4 heavily handicapped wounded soldiers (amputees) have been dropped on the ice of the Arctic ice cap for an expedition called “Walking with the Wounded”  13 days later they succeeded their aim to reach the North Pole and proving to the world and firstly … Continue reading

  • Interview of polar explorer Alain Hubert…

    Magazine Psychologies – April 2011 – Article on polar explorer Alain Hubert titled in French: Je suis un incorrigible révolté. “…Tout juste rentré de l’Antarctique, après quatre mois passés dans la station polaire « zéro émission » Princesse Elisabeth, l’explorateur Alain … Continue reading

  • Ukrainian International Antarctic Conference!

    The 5th Ukrainian International Antarctic Conference entitled “Antarctica and Earth Global Systems: New Challenges and Outlooks” will be held at the National Antarctic Scientific Center in Kyiv – May 17 to May 19, 2011 – Kyiv, Ukraine.  “…The basic objectives of the conference are: … Continue reading

  • 43rd Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics!

    43rd Liege Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics – May 2 – 6, 2011 – Liege, Belgium. This colloquium will investigate new developments related to tracers and proxies (e.g., temperature, salinity, gases, and isotopes) with a particular attention on the use of … Continue reading

  • La voile du pôle on the 2 of April…

    The Tv program ADN broadcasted on French television France2 will cover on this Saturday the 2 of April 2011 the reportage titled “La voie du pôle” . “…Sébastien Roubinet et Rodolphe André vont traverser l’Océan Arctique, entre eau et glace, avec pour seule assistance celle … Continue reading

  • In between sky & sea in Alaska…

    Tv documentary titled “Grand voyageur: Clément entre ciel et mer en Alaska” – Thalassa – Friday 25/03/11 at 20h35 on the French Tv France 3. “….Cette semaine, Clément s’envole avec l’un des meilleurs “bush pilot” d’Alaska. Aux commandes de son … Continue reading

  • World Water Day 2011…

    “…The objective of World Water Day 2011 on this 22 of March 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water … Continue reading

  • Alaska in 176 days…

    Magazine National Geographic France – March 2011 – number 138 “…Andrew Skurka a renoncé à son avenir de golden boy pour les treks les plus extrêmes. Devenu célèbre en sillonnant les États-Unis à pied et à des vitesses record, il … Continue reading

  • Prisoner of the North Pole…

    Prisonnier du pôle Nord – Le Voyage de la Jeannette 1879-1881 – by George Washington De Long – 2010 – Ramsay – 381p. “… Le 8 juillet 1879, la Jeannette quitte le port de San Francisco. Son capitaine, George Washington … Continue reading

  • Expo Ice & Fire in Dinant…

    Photo Exhibition by Nicole Hennuy titled “Ice and Fire: Antarctica et Namibia” from the 5 of March till the 10 of April 2011 – Dinant, Belgium. Address: Galerie L’Impression, rue Barré, 34 à 5500 Dinant, Belgique.

  • Antarctic ICE with Dixie Dansercoer…

    Belgian Polar explorer Dixie Dansercoer (who wrote the foreword of my book “L’Appel de l’Arctique” ) and Sam Deltour will establish between November 2011 & February 2012 a world distance record for a non-motorised and unsupplied expedition in Antarctica with … Continue reading