Will be held in Belgium, Brussels till the 30th of September 2014 a wonderful exhibition around the tragedy of the world’s most famous ocean-liner, The R.M.S. Titanic. The ship was considered as unsinkable. However, April 14 1912, 23h40 sharp, The … Seguir leyendo
The media are now reffering again to this huge project of considering building a high-speed train that would connect China (Pekin) with Canada (Vancouver) via the Arctic regions of Siberia and Alaska. This “China-Russia-Canada-America line” would run for +– 8.000 miles … Seguir leyendo
Sa maman m’a contacté pour m’indiquer à quel point elle était super fière de savoir que son fiston Mateo est fasciné par les animaux et les glaces du Grand Nord. Fin mars 2014, ce garçon de 8 ans a présenté … 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
The international Arctic Change 2014 conference which will be held end of year in Ottawa – Canada on 8 to 12 December, 2014 aims to stimulate discussion and foster collaborations among people with a vested interest in the Arctic and … Seguir leyendo
The Inari Canoeing and Hiking Expedition 2012 ebook is now available in Dutch and in English! Read this adventure of two Belgian explorers Bert Poffé and Dirk Michiels on the biggest lake of Lapland… You wish to buy it, please click … Seguir leyendo
The 8th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences will be held between May 22 to 27, 2014 at the at the main campus of the University of Northern British Columbia Prince George, British Columbia – Canada. “… ICASS VIII’s theme … Seguir leyendo
You may to decide this week-end of April 12 – 13, 2014 to visit in Holland, Amsterdam with your family both Greenpeace ships “Rainbow Warrior” and “Esperanza”… more info >> When ? => Saturday12/04 and Sunday 13/04 between 11h … Seguir leyendo
“Wondermont and contemplation may bring Us All to think & act to preserve Our wonderful Nature”. “L’émerveillement et la contemplation peuvent susciter chez chacun de Nous la réflexion et l’action à la préservation de Notre merveilleuse Nature”.
Be ready to follow this April, May and June 2014 what could be a new Arctic world record by Belgian Polar explorer Dixie Dansercoer (pictures here below)! Dixie and his expedition partner Eric McNair-Landry have set the goal to complete more than … Seguir leyendo
CBCNews North has reported on March 21, 2014 that pin-trading among visitors and Inuit participants at Fairbanks Arctic Winter Games 2014 brings so much camaraderie and fun between people from around the circumpolar world…
It’s confirmed by the Arctic Circle team that the second annual Arctic Circle Assembly will now take place October 31-November 2, 2014, in Reykjavík, Iceland, at the Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre. Assembly registration will open in the coming … Seguir leyendo
The Adventure Playbook is a free download wonderful ebook available guide written by Australian adventurer & lover of the outdoors Clark Carter featuring 100 glorious pages chock full of great adventure ideas, how-to guides and snippets of wisdom from seasoned adventurers. Click … Seguir leyendo
La Géode (Imax cinema) in Paris, France will held the “Nuits Boréales” on March 28 & 29, 2014 (evening schedule) where the public will be able to view differents Polar films… March 28, 2014, 3 movies will be shown : – Chasing … Seguir leyendo
Since February 27, 2014 and in honour of International Polar Bear Day, one can now pay a virtual visit via Google Street View to white Arctic bears on the wonderful tundra lanscape of remote town of Churchill in Northern Manitoba … Seguir leyendo
French Arctic film “Babouchka, l’enfer du pôle” produced by Thierry Robert is about the expedition of two French explorers Vincent Berthet & Sébastien Roubinet attempting to cross during summer 2013 the Arctic ocean via the North pole on board of sailing … Seguir leyendo
It’s more than time to act all together for the Arctic and for each one of us to first understand why the Arctic is so vital (here below explanation)! In this respect, sign and share Greenpeace’ “Save the Arctic” petition to … Seguir leyendo
Iditarod Last Great Sled Race on Earth – edition 2014 will take place as each year in the beautiful wild nature surroundings of Anchorage and Nome in US state of Alaska. The 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race with its … 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 French documentary film in 3D “Terre des Ours” produced by Guillaume Vincent will be released in France on February 26, 2014. See here below the trailer and the interview of Marion Cotillard. This film looks breathtaking! “… Kamtchatka. … Seguir leyendo
John Kerry, Secretary of US State has announced on February 14, 2014: “…The Arctic region is the last global frontier and a region with enormous and growing geostrategic, economic, climate, environment, and national security implications for the United States and the … Seguir leyendo
You will love this new project coming from Hong Kong, China! “Inspire Me With” is a web project launched in 3 languages (French, English & Chinese) by Sasha O and Nathalie Briand-Hickling. “Inspire Me With” invite artists, photographers, writers and people who do … Seguir leyendo
The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on Sea Ice in a Changing Environment in 2014. This Symposium will be held in Hobart, Australia from 10 to 14 March 2014. Several topics will be part of the Symposium … Seguir leyendo
The documentary film “Je reviendrai comme un enfant (I will come back as a baby)” by Christian Merlhiot will be released in France as from February 26, 2014 – See here below trailer movie: “… Une petite communauté inuit de l’Arctique canadien. … Seguir leyendo
“… Inge Wegge et Jorn Ranum spent nine months of cold, Norwegian winter in the isolated and uninhabited bay of a remote, arctic island by the coast of Northern-Norway, facing nothing but the vast Atlantic Ocean. There they built a cabin out of … Seguir leyendo
Claudine Brasseur, Belgian Tv presenter of “Nature & Wildlife” Tv programme Le Jardin Extraordinaire, gives her view on Patrick Reader’s French polar book “L’Appel de l’Arctique” (Arctic Calling). Listen here below her comments => – On “Belgian Radio La Première during the … Seguir leyendo
The Arctic Winter Games 2014 is high and wonderful profile Circumpolar Sport competition for Northern, Inuit Eskimo and Arctic athletes taking place this time in Fairbanks, Alaska from March 15 to 24, 2014! Over 2,000 athletes, coaches and cultural delegates will … Seguir leyendo
German, Cornelius Strohm and Frenchman Michael Charavin have set the goal to complete in full autonomy more than 5000 kilometres in a circumnavigation of the Greenland icecap by kite and skis. They will start their Arctic expedition on the 20th of April … Seguir leyendo
The 44th Annual International Arctic Workshop will be held 15-16 March 2014 on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA under the theme: Arctic new normal – shifting environmental baselines over decades to millennia and comparisons with the … Seguir leyendo
Stéphanie and Jérémie Gicquel are Polar regions lovers! They have been to Svalbard, Greenland, Antarctica by ski, sail, foot and even participated last April to the North Pole marathon (see below video). This November, these two young French lawyers have the desire to achieve the … Seguir leyendo
The exhibition Encore! runs at The Copper House Gallery in Dublin, Ireland until the 21st February 2014. Irish photographer David Walsh will present several of his beautiful Arctic and South Pole pictures. Address: The Copper House Gallery – St Kevin’s Cottages – Synge Street … Seguir leyendo
Frozen Planet in Concert: attend a spectacular show with breathtaking HD Arctic and South Pole film imagery combining Philharmonia live orchestral music! Announced in Brussels – Belgium for the 31/10/14 at the concert hall of Forest National. “… Vivez une … Seguir leyendo
We are just informing you that friends of well-known Belgian Polar explorer Alain Hubert, President of the International Polar Foundation and ambassador of the Belgian Polar Antarctica Station Princess Elisabeth have initiated a Support Committee in response to several press … 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
The Clipperton Project (TCP) is announcing their new expedition to South Georgia, in March 2014, during which they will be undertaking work and studies on topics including microplastics, overfishing, invasive species and a survey of the rapidly declining population of the incredible Wandering … Seguir leyendo
NASA and US Geological Survey have indicated on December 9, 2013 that the coldest place on Earth (- 93, 2° Celsius (135,8° Fahrenheit)) was set on August 10, 2010 near a high ridge between Dome Argus and Dome Fuji, two summits on the ice sheet … Seguir leyendo
According to a new report released on the 12th December 2013 by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): “… Many regions and components of the Arctic environment were closer to their long-term averages, but the effects of a persistent warming … Seguir leyendo
The Belgian post Bpost has issued a special stamp for registered letters with a beautiful & elegant a beautiful and elegant Arctic Tern ! En fait, vous ne le savez peut être pas, son record en distance par an est porté à tout … Seguir leyendo
