70 international high school students between 14 and 18 years old will explore this summer the eastern Canadian Arctic (Areas in Nunavut: Pond Inlet, Resolute…) and western Greenland. These Students participating for 15 days to this adventure with code … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

CBC News North reported on Januray 10, 2014 that 45 people among a population of +-  35.591 died by suicide in Nunavut (North of Canada) in 2013 which is the highest number recorded for any given year since the territory’s creation … Seguir leyendo →

According to findings  by experts from the University of British Columbia presented on February 13, 2014 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference (AAAS), the potential deadly parasite called “Toxoplasma gondii” (can cause brain disease, blindness…) has been found … Seguir leyendo →

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. … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

Garcia Yachting below official video is putting forward their new beautiful exploration sailing boat, the Garcia Exploration 45. It’s an aluminium boat of 13,98 meters  with a draft of 1,05 meters designed for high latitudes and tropical waters…      Well-known skipper Jimmy Cornell has … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

Dear friends,   Maybe you aren’t aware, I had at work in March 2018 a Cerebrovascular Accident with important cognitive consequences.   With all my regrets, I am totally unable since this brain stroke to cover on my Arctic05 website any Polar news … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

Canadian adventurer Cameron Dueck will be giving on Monday June 3 2013 at the Royal Geographic Society of Hong Kong in China a talk on his 2009 amazing Arctic sailing expedition with code name “The New Northwest Passage” . Le location is at … Seguir leyendo →

Arctic05  has the privilege to announce you that talented Belgian photographer Nicolas Springael has just launched in Brussels his new collection of beautiful Arctic pictures around the fascinating and breathtaking archipelageo of Svalbard – Spitzbergen.      If you are visiting … Seguir leyendo →

If you are visiting Paris this summer 2014, you may have the wish to see French photographer Jean-Marc Blache’ Arctic exhibition “Rêves de glace” (Ice dreams). This exhibition is held at the Maison du Groenland (Greenland House) till the 27th of August 2014.  You will … Seguir leyendo →

If you wish to acquire old or new French books about the Arctic in order to understand its history & how it was discovered, to learn about Inuit culture, to be familiar with its beautiful fauna and flora, to read … Seguir leyendo →

British Rock band COLDPLAY just dropped a brand new and fantastic song called “Adventure of a Lifetime” ! Come on everybody, turn your magic on…:-)  The song (here below video) will be featured on the band’s upcoming album “A Head … Seguir leyendo →

Greenlandic grandiose and beautiful landscapes paintings are on view at “The Greenland of Emanuel A. Petersen” exhibition which is held in Denmark, Copenhagen at Nordatlantens Brygge till August 23, 2015… Originally trained as a theater-decoration painter, and later employed as a … Seguir leyendo →

Dear friends,   Maybe you aren’t aware, I had at work in March 2018 a Cerebrovascular Accident with important cognitive consequences.   With all my regrets, I am totally unable since this brain stroke to cover on my Arctic05 website any Polar news … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

Dear friends,   Maybe you aren’t aware, I had at work in March 2018 a Cerebrovascular Accident with important cognitive consequences.   With all my regrets, I am totally unable since this brain stroke to cover on my Arctic05 website any Polar news … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

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 … Seguir leyendo →

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!    … Seguir leyendo →