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
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.
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
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
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
If you are visiting Paris between March 19 and July 17, 2016, you can’t miss “Touched by the cold” free exhibition held at delightful “Grilles du Jardin du Luxembourg” (The fencing around the Luxembourg Garden)! Talented photographer Michel Rawicki is … Continue reading
Dear students, dears teachers, you have a wonderful opportunity to participate to “One Arctic”, an International Student Art & Video Contest! Students between 5 and 18 years of age may submit by February 19, 2016 their original piece of artwork … Continue reading
Alaska Native Art Auction will be held in Anchorage on February 18, 2016 between 5:30 – 8:30 PM at the Dena’Ina Civic & Convention Center. Address: Dena’Ina Civic & Convention Center. 600 West Seventh Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 – … Continue reading
Garcia Yachting presented end of January 2016, at the Dusseldorf Boat Show, their new beautiful exploration & blue water cruising boat, the Garcia Exploration 52. It’s an aluminium boat of 16,55 meters with a draft of 1,27 meters designed to sail and … Continue reading
BELGIAN BRAFA ART FAIR 2016, one of the leading world Art and Antiques fairs is opening its doors to the public from 23 to 31 January 2016! Exhibitor Philippe Heim will be presenting at stand 23C breathtaking paintings executed in … Continue reading
CHEERS TO A NEW YEAR AND ANOTHER CHANCE FOR US TO GET IT RIGHT FOR THE ARCTIC ! LET’S ALL STAND TOGETHER BY: Helping others, Using kind words, Respecting one another, Giving encouragement, Being nice, Cooperating …and Loving always more … Continue reading
The US President Barack Obama trekked through a remote part of Alaska wilderness to promote action on climate change in a special episode of the British adventurer’s reality show, Running Wild With Bear Grylls. Posting a selfie on the official … Continue reading
The below video is for me the best short clip ever made around Global warming and how we expect world leaders to Act and Take strong measures to Save Our Lovely Nature! This great awareness video was in fact produced … Continue reading
On 9th April 2016, you may decide to participate to the world’s coolest marathon at the Geographic North Pole, run on Arctic ice floes and try to overcome the extreme sub-zero temperatures to finish 42.195km (26.2 miles)… The … Continue reading
Lately, media around the world are reporting that on June 23, 2015, a group of scientists discovered the bodies of 337 dead cetaceans in the remote waters of Patagonia, Chile, between the Gulf of Penas and Puerto Natales. The cause … Continue reading
Talented wildlife and lanscape photographer Nansen Weber is showing us a rare bird’s eye view of a beluga congregation in Nunavut’s Cunningham Inlet. Simply breathtaking! Time to Act All Together and to Preserve More Our Lovely Arctic! … Continue reading
Belgian adventurer Bert Poffé and Luxemburg musher Raphael Fiegen will travel in February/March 2016 with their 10 dogs 440 kilometers on famous Swedish Lapland Kungsleden Trail (The King’s Trail) between Hermavan and Abisko. Other infos: – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kungsleden – https://www.facebook.com/raphael.fiegen … Continue reading
Kelvin Murray (see below pictures) as a professional diver and expedition guide in polar regions will be talking on November 21, 2015 at the Scottish Dive Conference 2015 about his incredible adventures in some of the world’s most remote and … Continue reading
Time to Act All Together for Our Lovely Mother Nature and for Our Survival! To help spread awareness, please share this below amazing video! Planet Earth !
Who didn’t love at least one song of famous British “New-Wave Neo-Romantic” music band Duran Duran 🙂 🙂 They are back with “Northern Lights”, a brilliant Bonus Track of their new 2015 Album “Paper Gods“… Listen here below the beauties of … Continue reading
CryoSat is an earth explorer satellite mission of the European Space Agency dedicated to measuring changes in polar sea ice thickness and the mass balance of the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. The satellite flies at an altitude of just … Continue reading
As climate change accelerates ice melt in the Canada’s Hudson Bay region, polar bears are struggling to survive… On the other hand, we know how Arctic bears are curious and quick learners ready – instead of eating seals – to … Continue reading
Polar Bear in Town is more of a “Reality” TV series and may not be to everyone’s taste… Watch here below the 1st episode… “…Set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure, Polar Bear Town is … Continue reading
