I had the opportunity to meet Julius during my stay at the station in the summer of 2025. He gave me an insight into his daily tasks at the Sermilik station, where temperatures can be extremely low and conditions are…
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GOES-17 visible-band snapshot of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption on 15 Jan 2022 (04:30 UTC). The key point: the plume rose unusually high into the stratosphere, helping loft water vapour that can influence climate for years.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 A broad view of…
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In the International Year of Glacier Preservation, the Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) took the opportunity to raise awareness of the central role played by glaciers among the general public, politicians and decision-makers. A key objective was to use three…
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In the International Year of Glacier Preservation, the Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) is focusing on the importance of Austrian polar research and its global contributions to the understanding of sensitive regions. Researchers and artists from the Austrian Polar Research…
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Birgit Sattler has been director of the Austrian Polar Research Institute since 2024 and is a renowned glaciologist and microbiologist at the University of Innsbruck. She was awarded the title of "Austrian of the Year" in the Climate Initiative category…
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Polar fieldwork is essential for understanding our changing climate, but it still presents significant challenges for women. The blog post highlights these issues, from poor team dynamics and exclusion to inadequate preparation for personal needs like hygiene. Many women reported…
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In the frame of mountain and polar research – a thematic focus at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Research at the University of Graz – I took part as a biologist in a student excursion to East Greenland led…
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156 pages with unique maps, illustrations, drone footage and photographs allow the reader to delve into the world of permafrost, and to catch a glimpse of what life is like in Arctic communities. Impacts of ongoing and future permafrost thaw…
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In his Polar Talk #16, Alexander Jost first discusses the emergence of empirical, speculative, and imaginary geographies in relation to the Far North. Starting from the Chinese perspective, he introduces the concept of a “Polar Utopia”, which can be found…
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Although the actual goal of the 1872-1874 expedition led by Julius Payer and Carl Weyprecht to reach the Northeast Passage and the North Pole was not achieved, August Petermann's theory of the open Arctic Ocean could no longer be upheld.…
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