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
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
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 !
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
Shell announced today – September 28, 2015 – on its website that it was abandoning its controversial Arctic drilling plans North of Alaska in the Chukchi Sea. Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has spent over $7bn on its failed hunt for … Continue reading
Royal Dutch Shell President, Marvin Odum, told NBC News on September 17, 2015 that he’s confident that the $7 billion already spent to find oil under the sea in the Arctic was the right business decision…
Her name is Kerstin Langenberger! This German globetrotter is a great Arctic Nature Lover. In fact, Nature is her life, her joy and her adventure. Kerstin says on her own beautiful website Arctic Dreams: “… I just hope that, one day, … Continue reading
US President Barack Obama opened on the 31st of August 2015 the “GLACIER” conference in Anchorage, Alaska, by declaring in the two below videos: “We are not moving fast enough. None of the nations represented here are moving fast … Continue reading
The White House has announced that US President Obama will be visiting Alaska next week, end of August 2015. Greenpeace is saying: “BUT WHO’S SIDE IS HE FIGHTING FOR?” knowing that his administration recently gave Shell the final permit for … Continue reading
US President Barack Obama will use his trip to Alaska later this month as the backdrop of a message to the world about climate change, he announced in the below video posted on the White House website. Mr Obama said … Continue reading
Due to the fact that climate change has hit the Arctic so badly, it is since a few years possible – but still with some “nasty” unpredictable ice conditions – to sail in summer over the top of North America in … Continue reading
The magazine Top of the World 2015 (Svalbard Posten) is presenting “Feel inspired by enchanting Svalbard! “, a new wonderful polar article written by Arctic photographer & adventurer Patrick Reader. The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is without doubt magic, fascinating and … Continue reading
You certainly can’t miss this amazing Arctic project with code name Arktika 2.0 starting during the summer 2015 till 2017! French polar explorer Gilles Elkaim (55), 7 sled dogs (Khorei, Smou, Kotch, Batou, Tchire, Kisiliak et Pouchkine) and Alexia Nezondet, a young women … Continue reading
The icy Arctic ocean can be an unpredictable force of Nature: capsizing, onboard fires and irreparable damages to your vessel are just a few of the many risks you can face while sailing, working, exploring or cruising in cold waters. … Continue reading
Arctic Monkey, Lou Morgan’s Garcia Exploration 45 sailing vessel, has started her long voyage bound for Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. Accompanied by his wife Zetty and their daughters Zoe, Leah and Rosie, this summer 2015 they will attempt an … Continue reading
The Lie We Live is a powerful short video (see below) created by Spencer Cathcart that exposes the truth about our corrupt world and what humanity has become… Listen carefully! If everyone would hear every word in this video and then act … Continue reading
The incredible polar expedition with code name “Avanaa-Kitaa” is announced for summer 2017! Both team members Charles Manini and Fabrice Enjalbert will have the challenge to navigate by paddle boat (pedalo) +- 3.000 miles along the icy Canadian islands of the famous … Continue reading
The 8th of June is World Oceans Day where people around the world do celebrate, honor and remind how vital the ocean is, its crucial role for humanity! It’s also a perfect opportunity to understand our everyday actions we are … Continue reading
Obama US Administration has given on May 11, 2015 conditional approval to a controversial proposal by Royal Dutch Shell to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean this summer…. The US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy … Continue reading
Magdalena bay in Svalbard/Spitzbergen is certainly one of the most breathtaking alpine mountains and glaciers landscape within the Arctic world! Arctic photographer and specialist Patrick Reader has been visiting this spot a few times. Last September 2014, he did some astonishing … Continue reading
The new edition of the federal government’s map of Canada presented a few days ago will likely surprise many of us by showing more sea ice over the Arctic Ocean. This version may be very confusing for the public, young … Continue reading
Both Polar bears & walruses are certainly majestic Arctic creatures! Did you know that underwater walruses can be very curious, even quite agressive to the extent that kayakers are to be very cautious while exploring the Arctic ocean. Watch here … Continue reading
Watch out folks for “Nordaustlandet 2015“! This Arctic kayaking expedition will be without doubt spectacular, exceptional & worth following during this summer 2015! 5 Norwegians (maybe 6) are planning to circumnavigate by sea kayaks one of the most beautiful and … Continue reading
One must be very carefull to wear serious protection ( don’t look directly at the sun because it could cause you serious harm) when the solar eclipse (a path across the earth’s surface will be plunged into darkness as the moon covers … Continue reading
Divers, freediving fans and sea widlife lovers will be amazed by this underwater photography exhibition taking currently place till the 24th of March 2015 in Brussels – Belgium in the deep pool of Nemo 33… This event is signed by incredible … Continue reading
Polar Bear Day on 27 February celebrates the number one symbol of the Arctic, raising awareness about issues like climate change and oil exploration which threaten the existence of this impressive animal and all his friends the narwal, beluga, seal, … Continue reading
The 6th Arctic Shipping Summit will be held on March 18-19, 2015 in Montreal, Canada and will highlight the achievements of Canada’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and discuss the USA’s forthcoming plans. It will review the need for improvements … Continue reading
Plan with your family or with your school a visit to a wonderful exhibition about the Arctic at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, till May 3, 2015 in order to discover the beauties of the Far North, its amazing wildlife … Continue reading
Your are passionate by cycling and by breathtaking northern landscapes, then you will love to watch the The Arctic Race of Norway 2015 taking place between August 13th and August 16th 2015. After having wound through the Norwegian fjords around … Continue reading
According to the January 2015 report by NOAA Climate.gov “Old ice in Arctic vanishingly rare”: …Decades ago, the majority of the Arctic’s winter ice pack was made up of thick, perennial ice. Today, very old ice is extremely rare… The … Continue reading
Watch on this Friday 23 of January 2015 at 20h50 the French documentary “Il était une fois l’Arctique (Once upon a time the Arctic)” on French Tv program Thalassa, France 3… … L’Arctique fond. L’ours polaire se meurt. La … Continue reading
Today on Arctic05, let’s go funnn and for some relaxation with French Freeski legend Candide Thovex. And, remember as well his backflip above a police car (view here below the second video)… Impressive!
Claudine Brasseur, Belgian Tv presenter of “Nature & Wildlife” Tv programme Le Jardin Extraordinaire, gives her view on Belgian radio “La Prem1ère” about Patrick Reader’s passion for the Arctic and his French polar book “L’Appel de l’Arctique” (Arctic Calling) including … Continue reading
The Adventure Film Festival 2015 will be held in France on the 30, 31st January and 1st February 2015 at CENTQUATRE in Paris. 21 exceptional adventure films will be broadcasted including “VAÏHÉRÉ CAP SUR L’ANTARCTIQUE (Vaïhéré, heading for Antarctica)”, on Friday … Continue reading
The 2015 dog sled race “La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc” held in the beautiful French Alpes will take place from the 11th till 22 of January 2015…Be amazed during these two weeks by this unsual 750km international competition through fantastic white … Continue reading
The Arctic Frontiers 2015 conference on climate and energy will be held in Tromso, Norway between the 18th till 23 January 2015! “… The 9th Arctic Frontiers conference will be held in Tromsø, Norway, with the title: Climate and Energy, from … Continue reading
The book “Conan Doyle au pôle Nord – Les Carnets retrouvés du père de Sherlock Holmes” published in French in 2014 by “Paulsen éditions” is about hunting whales in the Arctic during the 19th century. “… En 1880, Arthur Conan Doyle, alors … Continue reading
A wonderful documentary “Babouchka, l’enfer du pôle” will be broadcasted this Friday 12th December at 20.00 and on Thursday 18th December 2014 at 23.40 on TV5 Canada channel. French Arctic film “Babouchka, l’enfer du pôle” produced by Thierry … Continue reading
Benoist Clouet is for sure a talented wildlife photographer and a great lover of the Arctic, in particular the beautiful archipelageo of Svalbard (Spitzbergen). Today, he is presenting us his new English and French book “80°Nord-Svalbard“, a collection of breathtaking Far North … Continue reading
