Spitsbergen: in search of Polar Bears, Bowhead Whales and Arctic Birds for 2025
Dates: 10-17 June 2025Price: 8 Days from £3575 excluding flights. Single supplement £3,500**International flights: £900 * The price and deposit quoted above is per person for a berth in a quad cabin. For all cabin options please see the Wildwings or Limosa websites.** The “single supplement” shown…
The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 11 December, 2023
Norway Approves New Oil Drilling in the Barents Sea.
Facts About the Arctic in December 2023
Christmas is rapidly approaching, and Santa and Snow White send festive greetings to one and all from the North Pole: JAXA extent currently seems to be stuck on December 17th, but here’s how it looked a couple of days ago:…
Biden Administration Invests $1M in Arctic Climate Data Research
The U.S. Commerce Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Friday $1 million in funding to improve the collection of Arctic climate data. In a statement, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the U.S. Arctic region —…
Helping people in the Arctic Circle with energy insecurity
In the United States, more than 30 million households are energy insecure or can’t meet basic household energy needs, according to a 2023 U.S. Energy Information Administration report. The EIA report identifies households in cold-climate regions as particularly susceptible to…
Ocean engineers and scientists share ideas
Collaborating to better understand how to operate in the Arctic environment was the goal of an international gathering addressing polar oceanography and operations held in Newport, Oct. 23-25. The “Under the Ice Workshop,” and “2025 Ship to Shore High Latitude…
Arctic research conference is held in the Arctic for first time
Holding ArcticNet conference in Iqaluit makes it more comfortable for Inuit to participate, says organizer A national Arctic research conference is taking place in Iqaluit this week, marking the first time in the academic conference’s 19-year history that it’s being…
The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 4 December, 2023
Melting Glaciers: Another Source of Arctic Emissions
Canada and Greenland Sign Letter of Intent on Arctic Marine Conservation
Recently, Canada and Greenland signed a letter of intent concerning conserving a marine area between their two territories, according to Eye on the Arctic. The area is called the North Water Polynya, known as Pikialasorsuaq in Greenland and Sarvarjuaq in Nunavut, and is an…