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Nov 19

The Arctic Permafrost Atlas — A Journey Through Icy Worlds

By Christoph Ruhsam Blog

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…

Sep 24

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Polar Research in the Alps: Looking Back at the 29th International Polar Conference

By Iris Blog, News

The 29th International Polar Conference brought leading polar and high mountain researchers and young scientists to Rauris, an Alpine community in the province of Salzburg, for a week of intense discussion and knowledge exchange. The picturesque village lies in the…

Sep 04

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Why Care for Plastics in Polar Regions?

By Iris Blog, Cryosphere & Climate, Polar Ecology No Comments

In these days, the term “microplastics” is already inflationary. There is literally no escape from media reporting: we are nearly daily confronted with the fact that our oceans suffer from massive loads of plastic litter which is mirrored by worrisome…

Aug 01

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‘Melting Worlds’ and ‘Climate Myths’: Stories of Climate Change in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

By Iris Blog, Climate Change, Polar Ecology No Comments

Climate change is a powerful story in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. While the natural sciences agree that the archipelago is profoundly impacted by accelerating climate change, locally there are multiple and diverging stories about climate change and adaptation.The aim of this research…

Jul 04

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Mosses and Biocrusts: Pioneers on Antarctic Soil

By Iris Blog, Climate Change, Polar Ecology No Comments

Future shifts in soil cover type and abundance may alter soil functions in the vulnerable and fast changing Antarctic ecosystems. Characterizing the specific influences of different soil cover types for subjacent soils might enable us to better understand the implications…

May 07

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Climate Change in Greenland: Timing of lake ice break-up and its consequences

By Iris Blog, Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate No Comments

APRI scientists from the CC-MoRe (Climate Change in Mountain Regions) research group at the University of Graz investigated the timing of the seasonal ice cover break-up of lakes in Greenland and identified its strong dependence on altitude. The temperatures of…

Apr 05

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Antarctic Peninsula Glacier Response to Climate Change

By Iris Blog, Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate No Comments

The climate-induced collapse of the Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves Larsen A in 1995 and Larsen B in 2002 caused acceleration and retreat of tributary glaciers, leading to major losses in ice mass. Since then, the glaciers have been out of…

Feb 20

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The discovery of Franz Josef Land 150 years ago and its Impact on International Polar Research

By Christoph Ruhsam Blog, Franz Josef Land, PolarTalk, Vortrag No Comments

Franz Josef Land is located in Russia to the east of Svalbard and west of Novaya Zemlya, the island extension of the Urals. The southernmost island is located at approx. 80°, the northernmost island at almost 82° north. Location of…

Feb 12

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Arctic Warming: Model Insights and Challenges

By Iris Blog, Climate Change, Klimawandel, Kryosphäre & Klima No Comments

The Arctic has heated up much faster in recent decades than any other region in the world. Analysis of the Arctic energy budget provides important clues about the processes behind this pronounced warming trend. Figure 1: Map showing the Arctic…

Jan 19

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Snapshots of Antarctic Cretaceous Paleoclimate

By Iris Blog, Climate Change, Expedition, Polar Ecology No Comments

The Cretaceous Austral-Antarctic microfossil record can be understood as paleoenvironmental archive documenting the vast variability of paleoclimatic settings from the middle Cretaceous hothouse to the gradual cooling towards the end of this period. The research vessel JOIDES Resolution and the…

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The Arctic Permafrost Atlas — A Journey Through Icy Worlds

Polar Research in the Alps: Looking Back at the 29th International Polar Conference

Why Care for Plastics in Polar Regions?

‘Melting Worlds’ and ‘Climate Myths’: Stories of Climate Change in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Mosses and Biocrusts: Pioneers on Antarctic Soil

Climate Change in Greenland: Timing of lake ice break-up and its consequences

Antarctic Peninsula Glacier Response to Climate Change

The discovery of Franz Josef Land 150 years ago and its Impact on International Polar Research

Arctic Warming: Model Insights and Challenges

Snapshots of Antarctic Cretaceous Paleoclimate

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