According to researchers with World Weather Attribution, a startling heat wave saw temperatures in the typically frigid Arctic rise more than 15 degrees Celsius above average in November and December 2016! A real concern is if the ice disappears in … Continue reading
Share this cute video with all those you love to let them know how much their presence is so important to you! Also a great opportunity to wish them a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! Make time … Continue reading
“Wild Encounters” is showcasing the work of wildlife photographer David Yarrow. He has built an unrivalled reputation for capturing the beauty of the planet’s remote landscapes, cultures and endangered animals. This exhibition runs until the 24th of december 2016. Many … Continue reading
The Arctic is changing rapidly, in ways that could dramatically affect people’s lives and ecosystems. The Arctic Resilience Report is a science-based assessment that aims to better understand these changes. Click here to read the Arctic Resilience 2016 Report >> … Continue reading
One need to remember Belgian photographer Nicolas Springael who presented us last year breathtaking Arctic pictures of Spitzbergen – Svalbard. Today, this talented photographer is launching his new beautiful book on Belgium capital, Brussels! If you are visiting … Continue reading
Lovely sceneries under great music! Other infos: – http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/ – https://www.facebook.com/JustinBieber/ – http://www.iceland.is/ – http://www.visiticeland.com/
Watch Jacqueline Pruijsers – de Bruin‘s diaporama to see how the Arctic is so breathtaking – click here to view her beautiful pictures >> These photos were taken during her sailing trip around Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard on board of … Continue reading
Nature & Bird Lovers will be so delighted to participate to the second edition of “Bird Photographer of the Year“. This great international photograpic competition is now open for entries till Wednesday 30 November 2016 GMT, midnight. Bird Photographer … Continue reading
Did you know the word “Nanook” means “the greatest of all polar bears” and stems from the polar bear God in Inuit mythology… The Greenlandic Rock band Nanook has, through their new great music video (see below), made an artistic … Continue reading
Do you remember Kerstin Langenberger’s image of a starving and skinny polar bear photographed in Svalbard during her July’ 2015 Arctic expedition (see below picture)? Many people opposed her when Kerstin Landerberger dared to make a connection between the animal’s body condition … Continue reading
The 5th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2016 around “Innovation, Integration, Cooperation and Sustainability” will be held in Qingdao in China between November 4 and 6 November 2016. “… Ocean is the common heritage of mankind. We need to protect and … Continue reading
A wonderful painting exhibition is being held till end October, 2016 in the picturesque city of Middelburg at “‘t Gasthuis“! Certainly worth a visit to view the Polar bears paintings of Dutch International Artist Jacqueline Pruijsers – de Bruin (see below picture). You … Continue reading
Lucas Di Grassi drove a zero-emission race car across an area of northern Greenland to attract attention to the amount of sea ice breaking away from the Arctic, which has reached historic new levels (September 2016) and take this opportunity … Continue reading
In the below video posted by AsapScience on September 7, 2016, Bill Nye reveals that melting sea ice due to warmer weather affects the habitats of marine animals such as polar bears, seals and walruses because their natural habitats are … Continue reading
Watch here below Finnish freediver Johanna Nordblad that holds the world record for a 50-meter dive under ice! Johanna discovered her love for the sport through cold-water treatment while recovering from a downhill biking accident that almost took her leg. British … Continue reading
View here below pictures of the Arctic ocean pack ice as it was North of Svalbard – Spitsbergen on August 25, 2016 ! The Arctic pack ice is becoming thinner and nonexistent! Under the midnight sun, a white bear is taking … Continue reading
In the context of a project called “L’Arctique en mutation / The changing Arctic”, the French Institute in Denmark is organizing on September 14, 2016 at the University of Greenland in Nuuk a conference on Arctic heritage and tourism! … Continue reading
Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) competition has revealed on their Facebook page who the winners of the first Bird Photographer of the Year competition are and who has taken the overall BPOTY crown on this August 20, 2016. Click … Continue reading
The Arctic is a place so unique that we have the responsibility to treat it with care. Jennifer Morgan, Greenpeace’s new international executive director, writes why the new ocean that is emerging at the top of our world needs protecting. … Continue reading
On September 28, 2016, just after the one-year anniversary of USA President Obama’s historic trip to Alaska, the Administration will host the first-ever White House Arctic Science Ministerial! Official White House Photo by Pete Souza The White House … Continue reading
Your are passionate about cycling and breathtaking northern landscapes, then you will love to watch the The Arctic Race of Norway 2016 taking place now till August 14th 2016.
Talented French photographer Florian Ledoux is showing us some bird’s eye view of enormous and stunning drifting icebergs. Greenland landscape is simply breathtaking! Time to Act All Together and to Preserve More Our Lovely Arctic! Further infos: – http://florian-ledoux.com/ … Continue reading
I am so delighted to indicate that Arctic05 International Polar Organisation & myself are joining Austrian skipper Norbert Sedlacek’s wonderful sailing project with code name Ant-Arctic-Lab – 2018-19! His goal is to circumnavigate famous Arctic Northwest passage and Antarctica in just 7 months … Continue reading
NASA released in June 2016 research findings that some Arctic areas of North America turned greener from 1984 to 2012. NASA indicates: “… From 1984–2012, extensive greening has occurred in the tundra of Western Alaska, the northern coast of Canada, and … Continue reading
A WELL DESERVED FOOTBALL VICTORY AGAINST ENGLAND ON JUNE 27, 2016! AMAZING & CONGRATULATIONS!
Dear Nature & Arctic Lovers, Watch here below this new Greenpeace-produced clip with Pianist & Composer Ludovico Einaudi performing one of his own compositions, Elegy of the Arctic, on a floating a wooden iceberg-shaped platform in the Arctic Ocean, against … Continue reading
Spanish Adventurer Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez-Ravé Bautista is presenting till the 15th of July 2016 his first Arctic photo exhibition “80ºNORTE. CRÓNICAS DE UNA EXPEDICIÓN POLAR (80° NORTH: CHRONICLES OF A POLAR EXPEDITION)” at Malaga’s Art Gallery ARTSENAL! Further info: – https://www.facebook.com/Artsenal-1453569488294558/ … Continue reading
One day on our blue planet…in the Antarctic is a truly wonderful educational book for kids accompanied by beautiful illustrations from Ella Bailey (Nobrow Press). “… From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day … Continue reading
Since 2003, the WWF Polar Bear Tracker offers a wonderful opportunity to follow white bears travelling in several Arctic regions. Their positions are beamed from collars on the bears’ necks, via satellite to scientists. It allows them to get regular … Continue reading
“…The Explorers Club is proud to be accepting applications on behalf of the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE) Maritime University under the auspices of the Russian Geographical Society. Philanthropist, polar explorer, and Honorary Director Dr. Fredrik Paulsen is sponsoring this Antarctic … Continue reading
Dear friends, Let’s all please sign Greenpeace’ letter to tell Norway’s Environment Minister, Vidar Helgesen, to stop destructive fishing and declare a marine protected area in the Norwegian Arctic. Why? Bottom-trawling has already wiped out large sections of ocean life … Continue reading
Austrian skipper Norbert Sedlacek’s goal is to circumnavigate famous Arctic Northwest passage and Antarctica in just 7 months without assistance and stopping! This extreme sailing adventure with code name “ANT-ARCTIC-LAB 2018-19” will be accomplished on his 60ft. racing yacht Open60 (see … Continue reading
Watch below these stunning & breathtaking high definition video views of Earth’s auroras and dancing lights as seen from space like never before have just been released (April 2016) by NASA in the form of ultra-high definition videos (4K) captured from … Continue reading
Come and see till the 1st of June 2016 at Manchester Central Library in England, one of the greatest ever photographic records of human survival on display in a remarkable new exhibition “Enduring Eye: The Antarctic Legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton … Continue reading
On April 6, 2016, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has indicated “… Low Arctic sea ice extent for March caps a highly unusual winter in the Arctic, characterized by persistent warmth in the atmosphere that helped to limit ice … Continue reading
Watch here below the USS Hartford nuclear attack submarine surface through the Arctic ice during a March 2016 ice naval exercise. What an incredible aerial imagery of such an operation! “… USS Hartford (SSN 768) is a Los … Continue reading
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announces a fifteen day summer course entitled “Arctic Alaska Environmental Change“. The course is open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in Arctic environmental change. The three credit course will be held 1-15 June … Continue reading
Let’s all be united by switching off our lights for 60 Minutes this Saturday March 19, 2016 at 20h30 to fight symbolically against climate change and to show how vital it is to preserve our environment & planet! All together, … Continue reading
As from March 19, 2016, one may visit in Brussels at the Royal Museum of the Army and of Military History, the new exhibition area dedicated to the South Pole and to Belgian polar expeditions! Address: Parc … Continue reading
Dear Friends, dear Arctic Lovers, We are delighted and thrilled to announce the birth of our daughter NANOUK. Her given name takes its origin from the Inuit mythology & the majestic King of the Arctic, the ice bear. For others, … Continue reading
