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Ice-Blog:: Arctic residents in hot water

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, November 23, 2015 at 19:41 — Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 13:02
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At the swimming club last weekend, one of my fellow swimmers complained the water was too warm. She said she

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Ice-Blog: Farewell to ‘Last Ice’ victims

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2015 at 16:25 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Ice Blog readers may remember the story of the two ice researchers and polar explorers who died when they broke

Marc Cornelissen shows climate ambassadors how to drill to measure ice thickness. Alaska, 2008. (Irene Quaile/Deutsche Welle)

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Ice-Blog: “Last Ice” claims lives of researchers

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2015 at 15:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 20:39
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This post was to be about a trip I just made to St. Petersburg to talk to students and fellow

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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

The Tromso debate continues: do we need Arctic oil? (Irene Quaile)

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Ice-Blog: Obama stops oil in Arctic Wildlife Reserve

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 13:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Back in Germany after spending a week and a half on the RV Helmer Hanssen off the coast of Spitsbergen, and

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: 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

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Ice-Blog: Arctic investment – still a hot prospect?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2014 at 16:34 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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As I mentioned in the last post, I talked to various people about the current state of interest in the Arctic,

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Ice-Blog: From Alaska to Ottawa

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 21:43 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Ottawa has been the setting for “Arctic Change”, another major Arctic conference this week. It is organised by the research

… And the ice continues to melt. (Irene Quaile, Greenland)

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Ice-Blog: Berlin Wall – Hope for Arctic?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 17:02 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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The statement by veteran Arctic researcher Peter Wadhams that the Arctic could be ice-free in summer as early as 2020

Ice Blogger’s trip to Point Barrow in 2008. (Irene Quaile)

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Ice-Blog: Can UN and EU take the heat off Alaska?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 20:59 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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It is with a heavy heart that I write this first blog post since my holiday, catching up with the

A polar bear looks towards Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba in November 2007. Experts say climate change is slowing the formation of winter ice on Hudson Bay. Measurements show polar bears are getting smaller and lighter on average, than they were in the 1980's. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)

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Climate change adversely affecting Arctic wildlife

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Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014 at 17:39 — Last Updated: Monday, October 6, 2014 at 18:56
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There is increasing evidence that climate change, which is warming the polar region, is having a negative affect upon a

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Ice-Blog: UN Climate Chief on New York summit

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014 at 20:47 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Your Ice Blogger has been busy with the New York climate summit around the corner. I was delighted to read

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Ice-Blog: Arctic Economic Council – and the environment?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 16:02 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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I would like to share my thoughts with you on the founding meeting of the Arctic Economic Council, taking place