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May 30

Polar Talk #8: Insights into the adventurous world of scientific polar expeditions

By Iris Cryosphere, Expedition, Polar Ecology, PolarTalk No Comments

The photographer and limnologist Klemens Weisleitner currently works at the Department of Ecology at the University of Innsbruck. His research has led him to remote regions in the Arctic and Antarctic. In a fascinating multimedia lecture, he provided insights into…

May 22

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Glacier shapes unique Antarctic lake ecosystem

By Iris Cryosphere, Expedition, Polar Ecology No Comments

APRI members Klemens Weisleitner and Birgit Sattler (University of Innsbruck) joined a scientific expedition team to study the impact of a glacier on a unique Antarctic lake ecosystem. A glimpse behind the scenes of the Antarctic expedition that led to…

Mar 17

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The great landslide of Assapaat – a result of thawing permafrost?

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere, Cryosphere & Climate No Comments

The large landslide in the form of a frozen debris avalanche occurred on June 13, 2021, at 04:04 a.m. local time in West Greenland on the southern coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula near Assapaat, opposite Disko Island. Location of…

Jun 01

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Greenland – the ‘land of the people’ under the influence of climate change

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere, PolarTalk No Comments

Skitouring in the mountains of the fjord system of Nuuk (© Jakob Abermann). Dr. Jakob Abermann is a meteorologist and glaciologist at the University of Graz. His research took him, among other places, to Greenland for 5 years, which…

Aug 11

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Monitoring of a Rock Glacier in West Greenland

By Christoph Ruhsam Cryosphere, Field report

As part of the project ACT-RG (An active rock glacier in West Greenland – Deciphering its structure and landform evolution), the researchers Andreas Kellerer-Pirklbauer, Felix Bernsteiner and Jakob Abermann from the Institute of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz,…

May 26

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Die Klimakrise und der Permafrost: “Was wir gerade tun, ist komplett unverantwortlich”

By Iris Cryosphere, News

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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Polar Talk #8: Insights into the adventurous world of scientific polar expeditions

Glacier shapes unique Antarctic lake ecosystem

The great landslide of Assapaat – a result of thawing permafrost?

Greenland – the ‘land of the people’ under the influence of climate change

Monitoring of a Rock Glacier in West Greenland

Die Klimakrise und der Permafrost: “Was wir gerade tun, ist komplett unverantwortlich”

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Polar Talk #8: Insights into the adventurous world of scientific polar expeditions

Glacier shapes unique Antarctic lake ecosystem

The great landslide of Assapaat – a result of thawing permafrost?

Greenland – the ‘land of the people’ under the influence of climate change

Monitoring of a Rock Glacier in West Greenland

Die Klimakrise und der Permafrost: “Was wir gerade tun, ist komplett unverantwortlich”

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