Belgian skipper Nicolas Mouchart has indicated to me by sms that his yacht Perd pas le Nord and his crew have succeeded on this 14/15th September 2013 the crossing of the mythical Arctic Northwest Passage. They are now in Nome, North West of … Seguir leyendo
On September 15th, 2013 let’s be united and mobilized all over the world to defend the Arctic! Join one of Greenpeace Ice Ride cities on the 15th of September 2013 to say loud how much we want to save and protect the … Seguir leyendo
The spectacular polar film Le Piège blanc is broadcasted this week on TV5 Monde Tv channel both in Europe and around the world. View here below the video trailer! Here below the Tv agenda=> Europe=> 11th of September 2013 at 21h05 and … Seguir leyendo
Norwegian Arctic University of Svalbard UNIS located in Longyearbyen at 78° North offers courses at the Bachelor, Master and PhD level in four polar fields: Arctic Biology (AB), Arctic Geology (AG), Arctic Geophysics (AGF) and Arctic Technology (AT). The application deadline is for the … Seguir leyendo
Website www.sail-world.com has been reporting on the 29th of August 2013 that several yachts crossing the mythical Arctic Northwest Passage (Nunavut – Alaska or vice-versa) are caught by drifting ice at 2 strategic points : At Cap Bathurst for those who are … Seguir leyendo
Greenpeace’s below video is explaining in a very interesting way why the Arctic is so crucial for the survival of our planet and why it’s so fundamental for each one of us to act towards its preservation. Did you … Seguir leyendo
NASA is studying via a range of satellites and with people on the ground the evolution of the Arctic sea ice and how fast the glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland & Antarctica are melting. Let’s please listen carefully to the … Seguir leyendo
International media are reporting that a Chinese merchant cargo The Yong Sheng, a 19.000 tonne vessel operated by state-owned Cosco Group is attempting at the moment the country’s first ever commercial transit of the Arctic Northeast Passage above Russia’s northern coastline … Seguir leyendo
Le Cercle Polaire of France is organising on Friday the 20th of September 2013 at 18h30 a conference around “Climate Change”. The location is at Carré Rosengart du Port du Légué in Saint Brieuc in France . “… Le débat contradictoire sur le changement … Seguir leyendo
View here below with attention the image taken on the 22 July 2013 by Washington university webcams at the North Pole. The Arctic pack-ice seems to melt in a critical way as we can spot already at this time of … Seguir leyendo
Remember those four French handicap divers who did attempt during this month of July 2013 a wonderful human and sports challenge to dive in the extreme and cold waters of Sermelik fjord in Greenland near the Inuit village of Tiniteqilaaq… … Seguir leyendo
Four adventurers are now attempting a world first incredible expedition by rowing the 3.000 km Arctic Northwest Passage. The crew has set off a few days ago from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories of Canada their 25-foot long, specially built rowing boat … Seguir leyendo
The 3rd UK Arctic Science Conference will take place from the 18th to 20th September 2013 at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England. This three day conference aims to bring together UK Arctic scientists of all physical and social … Seguir leyendo
French book of Emmanuel Hussenet – Le Nouveau Monde (The New World), essai sur la disparition des banquises et sur le sens des choses – 2012, éditions Les cavaliers de l’orage – 160p. “… Alors que le discours écologique s’essouffle et que … Seguir leyendo
The International Glaciological Society will hold in Beijing – China from 28 July to 2 August 2013 an International Symposium on “Changes in Glaciers and Ice Sheets: observations, modelling and environmental interactions”. “… Glaciers and ice sheets are important components … Seguir leyendo
Greenpeace has just announced they have achieved an amazing 3 million signatures of passionate people around the world totally concerned about the Arctic & its future. We can do much more! Invite then all your friends to join in Greenpeace … Seguir leyendo
Let’s follow and support during months of June/July 2013 four French handicap persons who will attempt a wonderful human and sports challenge: dive in the extreme and cold waters of Sermelik fjord in Greenland near the Inuit village of Tiniteqilaaq. … Seguir leyendo
During the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting held in Kiruna, Sweden, the Arctic Ministers signed on the 15th of May 2013 the so called Kiruna Declaration. Today, the Arctic Council is made up of the eight Arctic nations: Canada, Denmark, … Seguir leyendo
During this month of May 2013, the French sailing vessel Tara will depart for the Great North and is aiming, if the ice and navigation conditions are optimal, to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean (see below map). The objective of this expedition … Seguir leyendo
Dear friends, dear visitors, I have the pleasure to announce you the launch of International Polar Organisation Arctic05 new website. It’s since 2005 you are following on www.arctic05.org polar news & educational articles. More over 1500 news/reportages were written in French … Seguir leyendo
There is no hesitation to point out the expedition with code name ” La Voie du Pôle 2013” will be the polar adventure of the year to follow! Early July, both Frenchmen Sébastien Roubinet & Vincent Berthet will set sail for … Seguir leyendo
The Symposium: “Reconciling observations and models of elastic and viscoelastic deformation due to ice mass change” will be held between 30 May – 2 June 2013 in Ilulissat, Greenland (photos here below). “… Knowledge of present-day changes in the ice … Seguir leyendo
An international Conference on Arctic Ocean Acidification will be held in Bergen, Norway on 6 to 8 May 2013. The following topics will be covered: – Responses of Arctic Ocean to increasing CO2 and related changes in the global carbon cycle – … Seguir leyendo
Please find the trailer of what seems to be a spectacular Arctic film called “Voyage au coeur des glaces (renamed Le Piège blanc) ” (At the heart of the ice) produced by Thierry Robert. The film should be broadcasted quite … Seguir leyendo
Skipper & polar explorer Cameron Dueck has released a few months ago a book on his wonderful expedition through the Arctic Northwest Passage. It is titled “The New Northwest Passage”. Please find here below exclusive pictures taken along this expedition and at … Seguir leyendo
The Arctic film “Chasing Ice” directed by Jeff Orlowski has won 23 awards at film festivals around the world, including in 2012 the “Excellence in Cinematography Award: US Documentary” at the famous Sundance Film Festival. I invite you to view here under its … Seguir leyendo
