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Ice-blog: Ice paradoxes from pole to pole

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015 at 19:37 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:30
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Returning after a longish break with little access to news and data, there are several ice and snow stories jumping

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North Pole camp for Russian paratroopers

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 13:28 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 21:54
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Tourists will be replaced by soldiers and scientists on the North Pole this spring. Instead of the traditional Barneo ice

Radar stations are under construction in the Russian district of Vorkuta and in the Arctic Murmansk region. (iStock)

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Russia plans new floating Arctic research station

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 15:23
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Amidst Arctic sea ice reaching all-time minimum for late winter, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources says that Russia plans

The face of the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. How will the changing climate affect Alaska's well-known sites? (iStock)

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Glacier ice in narrow fjords creates oceans’ noisiest known conditions, study says

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2015 at 13:12 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 14:05
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Glacier Acoustics Project from Hilary Hudson on Vimeo. The noisiest places found yet in the world’s oceans are some of

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Russian Arctic regions of Murmansk and Yamal widen cooperation

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015 at 20:34
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Two important regions in Russia’s Arctic ambitions – Murmansk and Yamalo-Nenets, have signed an agreement on cooperation. Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous

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Laser scanning sheds a new light on animal habitats in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 26, 2015 at 19:09 — Last Updated: Monday, January 26, 2015 at 19:11
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A major laser scanning project spearheaded by the National Land Survey of Finland has generated a welcome by-product. Intended to

Tromso: the gateway to the Arctic. (Irene Quaile)

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Ice-Blog: Climate worry grows at Arctic Frontiers

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 20:47 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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I have followed the past two days, the political section of the Arctic Frontiers conference, with great interest, with the

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Ice-Blog: A good haul for polar night team

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 at 15:48 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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The Polar Night cruise will come to an end on Tuesday, when the last of the scientists will leave the

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Ice-Blog: Ice and mud, glorious mud

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 at 08:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Most of the time our ship is out of range of internet connectivity, so this post will be delivered to

The last sunrays on the way north… (Irene Quaile)

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Ice-Blog: Food and sex in Svalbard’s icy waters?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 at 08:00 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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This is my first post from the Polar Marine Night expedition, from the Kongsfjord in Svalbard. On the flight from

The UCLA research team at work in August 2014. (Mia Bennett)

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Blog: Landmark UCLA study reveals melting of Greenland ice sheet from top to bottom

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 18:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Many scientists have studied how the glaciers and big chunks of ice breaking off the edges of the Greenland ice sheet are

Ny Alesund, Spitsbergen hosts the world’s northernmost marine lab. (Irene Quaile, 2007)

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Ice-Blog: Arctic Ocean – “Mare incognitum”

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 16:49 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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As I continue to prepare for my trip to Svalbard and the Arctic waters around the archipelago, into the Polar

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Ice-blog: Unlocking secrets of the polar night

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 20:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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During visits to Arctic research sites in summer, I have experienced first-hand the energy and inspiration that comes from around-the-clock

“Lance” is the former vessel used by the Governor of Svalbard. Here outside Longyearbyen. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Norwegian ice voyage chases secrets of global climate

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 15:31 — Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 21:17
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Norwegian Polar Institute sails the research vessel “Lance” into the Arctic ice-cap north of Svalbard where she will freeze in

Scientists estimated that around 700 seals were hit by bird flu, but they now believe as many as 3,000 animals could have been killed by the bug. (iStock)

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3,000 seals killed by bird flu on Sweden’s West Coast

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 21:37
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Up to 3,000 harbour seals along Sweden’s west coast may have been killed by bird flu, Swedish researchers fear. Authorities