The Mars Society is seeking six volunteers to participate as members of the crew of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) during an extended simulation of human Mars exploration operations on Devon Island in northern Canada (August 2014 through July 2015). … Seguir leyendo
French organisation Cercle Polaire is organizing in France a conference on Tuesday the 12th November 2013 at 18h30 at the Campus des Cordeliers, 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, Paris 6ème around the following subject : “Géopolitique du Grand Nord circumpolaire” (Geopolitics … Seguir leyendo
Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior Captain Mr Joel Stewart pleads in the below video for the release of the 30 Greenpeace activists who were arrested by Russian authorities during a protest against Arctic drilling in September 2013. But the so called Arctic … Seguir leyendo
The Guardian is reporting on the 4th of November 2013 ” … A polar bear attack in Canada that left two people injured has brought new warnings from scientists of a dangerous rise in human-bear encounters in a warming Arctic. The friends … Seguir leyendo
Black, yellow and red are again at the honnors, here we gooooo Belgium! If our small Belgium country will attend the Brazilian Football World Cup in 2014, Belgian Frederik Van Lierde is certainly one of the most extraordinary athlet … Seguir leyendo
Huff Post website is indicating on the 25 October 2013 that “… New research shows that average summer temperatures in the Canadian Arctic over the last century are the highest in the last 44,000 years, and perhaps the highest in … Seguir leyendo
International organisation Greenpeace has announced this Wednesday 23 October 2013 that their activists held in prison by Russian authorites where not charged anymore with “piracy” (maximum jail sentence of +- 15 years) but now with “hooliganism” (maximum jail sentence of 7 … Seguir leyendo
1st week of October 2013, 30 Greenpeace activists (‘Arctic 30’) of the Arctic Sunrise icebreaker were charged with piracy by a Russian court after their team had sent on September 18, 2013 inflatable boats to the Gazprom platform in the the … Seguir leyendo
During the week-end of September, 30 2013, events have been taking place in Orkney, North of Scotland to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Arctic explorer Dr John Rae. STV News is reporting: “… Rae’s legacy as the discoverer of … Seguir leyendo
Remember this summer 2013! Four adventurers were attempting a world first incredible expedition by rowing the 3.000 km Arctic Northwest Passage starting from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories of Canada on board their 25-foot long rowing boat “The Arctic Joule”. CBS News has … Seguir leyendo
CBC News is reporting the details of an Arctic Canadian Coast Guard Rescue helicopter which on the 9th of September 2013 crashed in M’Clure Strait’s cold & icy waters on the north shore of Banks Island while out on a reconnaissance mission from … Seguir leyendo
Famous French Arctic adventurer Gilles Elkaim is sharing on his website Arktika his feelings and experience about his summer 2013 Arctic Northwest Passage (Baffin Island in Nunavut to North of Alaska) expedition on board of sailing yacht Arktika… “… Le détroit … Seguir leyendo
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
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
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
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
Le Cercle Polaire de France is organizing on Tuesday 9th of July 2013 at 18.30 a conference on the following theme : “La route maritime du Nord ouverte à la navigation ? “ (the Northern maritime route open to navigation?). Address: Campus … Seguir leyendo
On board of sailing yacht “Perd pas le Nord” (picture here after), Belgian skipper Nicolas Mouchart is aiming this summer to cross from East (Greenland) to West (South Alaska) famous Arctic Northwest Passage (+- 6.000km). One of his objectives is … Seguir leyendo
Let’s please welcome on the worldwide web the Asian Arctic Research Programme internet site www.asiarctic.no. It’s official launch will take place on June the 13th, 2013 during a seminar titled “Asian countries – Arctic aspirations”. In fact, this website is … 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
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
Thomas Reutter’s 26 minutes documentary (here below) broadcasted this Tuesday 23 of April 2013 on ARTE TV channel is pointing out more largely the following crucial question which concerns each one of us: what type of polluting & toxic waste … 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
The conference “Perspectives on public policies in the Arctic region” will be held between the 26 – 28 Jun 2013 in Grenoble, France. The purpose of this panel is to analyze and discuss : 1. To what extent the climate … Seguir leyendo
Nature conservation organisations, lawyers working for offshore petrolium companies or advising clients for navigation rights along the Arctic ocean, jurists willing to improve their Arctic know-how, judges deciding on the basis of legislation or case law, those countries surrounding the … Seguir leyendo
