Retreating glaciers, shrinking sea ice or thawing permafrost – many of you might have witnessed formerly familiar landscapes being transformed by climate change over the last years, maybe even beyond recognition. And perhaps these undeniable changes have left you feeling sad, angry or anxious about the future, fearing what lies ahead. But did you know there is an entire academic field out there re ...[Read More]
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Will the ice break out? – a story from the farthest north ice trails
“If there is a pan of ice that hits the shorefast ice from the North, it can take off a sheet of ice, and you can go with it.” The serious expression of the 67-year-old whaling captain made it impossible to mistake the potential risk associated with the ancient tradition of spring whale hunting from the sea ice off the shore of Utqiaġvik, Alaska. What I didn’t know at the time was that I was about ...[Read More]