The deep sea is the largest ecosystem on Earth, yet we know so little about it. This holds especially true for the bottom of the Arctic deep sea, where – due to remoteness and sea ice cover – only very…
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APRI Mitglied Andreas Richter berichtet in einem Interview mit uni:view über die Folgen einer Politik und Gesellschaft, die nur das Allernötigste unternimmt, um den Klimawandel einzubremsen. Die Erwärmung des Klimas lässt sich besonders gut an den Veränderungen des Permafrostes beobachten.…
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The Arctic is facing increasing stressors under global change. Plastic pollution is starting to become a major threat to pristine Arctic environments. Yet, research concerning the quality and quantity of pollution, as well as public awareness on this issue, remains…
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The Arctic's major and pressing societal challenges related to climate change and its research are too great for any single country to solve alone. International scientific coordination and cooperation are essential - tasks for which the Arctic Science Ministerial was…
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'For a scientist working in polar regions, the COVID pandemic feels like moving a penguin into a tropical rainforest - simply a paradox situation.' A metaphor used by Dr. Birgit Sattler to describe the present time. As the world was…
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The time has come, the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings. And like the conversation of the Walrus and the…
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Have you heard of the Klondike Gold Rush? We guess you did. But how do First Nations in Canada experience mining on their traditional homelands today and how do they think about the past 100 years of mining in their…
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"Besonders das zunehmende Auftauen von Permafrost sollte uns wirklich Sorgen machen" berichtet APRI Vorstandsmitglied Dr. Andreas Richter (Universität Wien) in diesem Standard-Artikel. In diesem Jahr erlitt Russland eine seiner größten Umweltkatastrophen: Ende Mai gelangten nahe Norilsk, der nördlichsten Großstadt der…
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The Austrian Polar Research Institute wishes you a peaceful Christmas Season and a Happy New Year! Photo credits: Christoph Ruhsam
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