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
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
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
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
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 … 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
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. … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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.
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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/ … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 Angeles-class … Seguir leyendo
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, … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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, … 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 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 … Seguir leyendo
In the interview video posted on You Tube on January 7, 2016, famous american actor and film producer Leonardo DiCaprio indicated that climate change is the biggest problem that mankind has ever had to face… Listen here carefully how concerned he … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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! … Seguir leyendo
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 – http://www.inuksuk.be/ – http://www.arctic05.org/en/2014/04/the-inari-canoeing-and-hiking-expedition-2012-ebook/ … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 !
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
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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 … Seguir leyendo
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, … Seguir leyendo
