It is 8:30h in the morning and we have a meeting in the bar. A good start of the day. Our expedition leader Jan Belgers has to bring us less good news though: It is foggy, thus we cannot continue the planned landing at the big bird cliff at Steiningfjellet. […]
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Yesterday was a global climate strike day. Worldwide, people went on the streets to demand for more action in order to fight a further global warming. From Ny-Ålesund, from a rapidly warming Arctic, we showed our support. The picture is from AWIs4future. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUNRXkjMKPe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Climate change is starting its concert and ready to show off. The Arctic is hanging around in the VIP lounge, getting the special treatment. Extra heat and a lot of attention. But unfortunately not more ice cubes in its Mojito. In 2040, Earth will on average have warmed up with […]
When reflecting on July, I think of extreme weather events. Climate change is showing its consequences already and we are not prepared. It’s weird to read almost every day that the world is burning and flooding, while living quite comfortably in the far Arctic. And to know that those events […]