Arctic Google News- China and Russia have chilling plans for the Arctic - The Economist
- Arctic military transport corridor to be created amid Finland-Russia tensions - The Telegraph
- Crude Oil Shipments Return to Arctic as Russia Sends Tanker To Asia - gCaptain
- “The Arctic Europe is underreported - the world should know more about it.” - The Independent Barents Observer
- Canada, Germany and Norway discussing a security pact to cover the North Atlantic and Arctic - CBC.ca
- From the Arctic coast to Lapland. Nordic countries establish cross-border military transport corridor - The Independent Barents Observer
- China's Wison New Energies to quit Russian projects in blow to Arctic LNG 2 - Reuters
- UK Startup Plans to Refreeze Arctic Ice - GreekReporter.com - Greek Reporter
- The Surprising Connection Between Gut Health and Arctic Permafrost – Mother Jones - Mother Jones
- Will climate change turn the Arctic green? - European Space Agency
Asia and Americas on Course for Arctic Collision
“It’ll be a geological showdown for the ages, with North America, South America, Europe and Asia colliding head-on over the North Pole to create a supercontinent called Amasia.” Wired: “Unfortunately, nobody we know will be around to watch the collision, which won’t happen for another 50 million years or more. But it’s still fun to … Continue reading
polar ants: arctic research facility
Polar Ants, an intriguing thesis project from the AA’s Design Research Lab exploring possibilities of robots digging structures beneath the arctic for research/living spaces by Lukasz Szlachcic, Anais Mikaelian, Laila Selim, and Bita Mohamadi. Designboom says: “this project therefore proposes a living architecture, and challenges the classical modernist notions of permanence and stability. the theme … Continue reading
TO THE ARCTIC – Official Trailer [HD]
An extraordinary journey to the top of the world, the documentary adventure “To The Arctic 3D” tells the ultimate tale of survival. Narrated by Oscar winner Meryl Streep, the film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic … Continue reading
Putin, Russia and the West (BBC, 2012, Russian Subtitles)
After everything that has happened in Russia recently I would really like to recommend this excellent series from the BBC. It’s 4 hours, but it explains a lot and the versions below have russian subtitles. I spent the day in bed to avoid getting a cold and just finished watching it. Vladimir Putin, after eight … Continue reading
Blue Marble – Most amazing high-definition picture of Earth ever taken
NASA has just released this mind-blowing photograph Earth, which was captured earlier this month by the Agency’s most recently launched Earth-observing satellite, Suomi NPP. The image you see here is actually something of a mosaic — a patchwork piece that collects photos taken from Suomi NPP over the course of January 4, 2012 and stitches … Continue reading
Volcanic origin for Little Ice Age
Glaciers in the Alps have receded dramatically from their most historically recent maxima (the Little Ice Age, AD 1750-1850). This painting by Birman in 1826 illustrates the Mer de Glace, France soon after the glacier had reached its maximum extent (Gugelmann Collection, Swiss National Library, Bern). Richard Black, Environment correspondent for BBC News, reports: “The … Continue reading
100 Places – No. 11 • The Arctic Ocean
100 Places to Remember Before they Disappear features 100 photographs from one hundred different places around the world in risk of disappearing or seriously threatened by climate change. On this website you can see the photographs and find further information and news about climate change and the project. Among ambassadors are Joss Stone, Desmund Tutu … Continue reading
A trip to Khimki Rock(et) City
Some of my new friends from Moscow took me out urbexing to Khimki, the site of the closest German advance to Moscow in November–December 1941. A memorial marking this in a form of a giant tank trap is located close to an IKEA shopping center. The city is also home to one of the largest … Continue reading
Toy ‘protesters’ present small problem for Siberian police
Police in Siberian city ask prosecutors to investigate legality of protest involving display of toy figures holding miniature placards A story from the Guardian: “Russian police don’t take kindly to opposition protesters – even if they’re 5cm high and made of plastic. Police in the Siberian city of Barnaul have asked prosecutors to investigate the … Continue reading
7 Crazy Facts You Should Know About The Arctic
The Arctic is coming in from the cold. We’ve all seen the pictures of starving polar bears, staring bleakly at the retreating pack ice on which their survival depends. But as the polar ice cap shrinks, this oceanic basin is also opening up to human activity. And as its vast economic resources become increasingly accessible, … Continue reading
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