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Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland
A study by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2010 put Greenland and Antarctic Ice sheets as the dominant contributors to sea level rise, ahead of mountain glaciers. The rate of Ice loss from Greenlands' ice sheet has overtaken mountain glaciers, and the pace is increasing rapidly.
By Lawrence Hislop
Houses collapsing due to coastal erosion
The situation in Shishmaref is not helped by the fact that in addition to the encroaching ocean swells, the melting of Permafrost (the frozen layer of earth and rock that exists in perennial cold climates) destabilizes the shoreline and makes the earth still more vulnerable to erosion.
By Lawrence Hislop
Snow mobile travel over sea ice in Uummannaq, Greenland
In July 2009, the Arctic sea ice extent for the month of July was the third lowest for that month in the satellite record, after 2007 and 2006. The average rate of melt in July was nearly identical to that of July 2007. A strong high-pressure system, similar to the atmospheric pattern that domin ...
By Lawrence Hislop
Deschampsia antarctica, one of only 2 flowering plants found in Antarctic Peninsula
Less than 1% of Antarctica is available for colonisation by plants. Only two flowering plants are found on the entire continent, which occur on the western Antarctic peninsular - the Antarctic hair grass, Deschampsia Antarctica (pictured) and the Antarctic pearlwort (Colobanthus quitensis).
By Peter Prokosch
The Kiruna Town Hall, where the Arctic Council met May 15, 2013
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
Arctic Council Ministerial in Kiruna: The Swedish Chair, Carl Bildt, hands over to the new Canadian Chair, Leona Aglukkaq
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
Arctic Council Ministerial in Kiruna, Sweden
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
The 8 Foreign Ministers at their Arctic Council Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden
From left to right: Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Federation, Villi Søvndal, Denmark, John F. Kerry, USA, Leona Aglukkaq, Canada, Carl Bildt (giving directions), Sweden, Erkki Tuomioja, Finland, Espen Barth Eide, Norway, and Hermann Örn Ingólfsson, Iceland. During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting ...
By Peter Prokosch
Greenpeace demonstrated when the Arctic Council met in Kiruna, Sweden
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
The 8 Foreign Ministers at their Arctic Council Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden
From left to right: Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Federation, Villi Søvndal, Denmark, John F. Kerry, USA, Leona Aglukkaq, Canada, Carl Bildt, Sweden, Erkki Tuomioja, Finland, Espen Barth Eide, Norway, and Hermann Örn Ingólfsson, Iceland. During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Minis ...
By Peter Prokosch
Tundra/Taiga Landscape surrounding Kiruna, Sweden, the day after the Arctic Council Ministerial May 15, 2013
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
Tundra/Taiga Landscape surrounding Kiruna, Sweden, the day after the Arctic Council Ministerial May 15, 2013_020513_7340
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
Wind-Power Park near Kiruna, Sweden, the day after the Arctic Council Ministerial May 15, 2013
Climate Change was a key topic at the Arctic Council Ministerial. All 8 Arctic countries' Ministers demonstrated commitment, including a strong statement from US Foreign Minister John F. Kerry, to reduce climate gas emissions, including Short-lived Climate Pollutants. During the Kiruna Minis ...
By Peter Prokosch
Kiruna, Sweden, on the horizon, the day after the Arctic Council Ministerial May 15, 2013
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
Tundra/Taiga Landscape surrounding Kiruna, Sweden, the day after the Arctic Council Ministerial May 15, 2013
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
Kiruna, Sweden, on the horizon, the day after the Arctic Council Ministerial May 15, 2013
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
Kiruna, Sweden, on the horizon, the day after the Arctic Council Ministerial May 15, 2013
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assess ...
By Peter Prokosch
Red Knot Habitat, Sterlegova, 75.26N 89.09E, Taimyr, Russia, July 2019
Within the former German-Soviet Environmental Agreement in the years 1989-1991 3 biological expeditions to the Taimyr peninsular in northernmost Siberia were performed. They laid the ground for the establishment (1993) of the Great Arctic Reserve (Zapovednik). The Taimyr peninsular is covered by ...
By Peter Prokosch
Knot (Calidris canutus canutus) with young, Sterlegova , 75.26N89.09E, Taimyr, Russia, July 1990
The Red Knot breeding with six subspecies in the high Arctic tundra makes one of the longest migrations of any bird, traveling up to 16,000 km twice a year. The different knot populations are migrating in some of the largest non-stop leaps known from any species along all the main continental co ...
By Peter Prokosch
One-day old Red Knots (Calidris canutus canutus), Sterlegova , 75.26N89.09E, Taimyr, Russia, July 1990
The Red Knot breeding with six subspecies in the high Arctic tundra makes one of the longest migrations of any bird, traveling up to 16,000 km twice a year. The different knot populations are migrating in some of the largest non-stop leaps known from any species along all the main continental co ...
By Peter Prokosch
Coast at Sterlegova , 75.26N89.09E, Taimyr, Russia, July 1990
Within the former German-Soviet Environmental Agreement in the years 1989-1991 3 biological expeditions to the Taimyr peninsular in northernmost Siberia were performed. They laid the ground for the establishment (1993) of the Great Arctic Reserve (Zapovednik). The Taimyr peninsular is covered by ...
By Peter Prokosch
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