Polar Observer
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Promouvoir la connaissance des régions #australes et #polaires | Promoting knowledge of #austral and #polar regions #Arctic #Antarctica #TAAF
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Studying penguin virology in #Antarctica:
@arizonastateuni.bsky.social researchers lead in discovery of new viruses in Antarctic penguins, expanding knowledge of polar ecosystems @viralnomad.bsky.social
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@arizonastateuni.bsky.social researchers lead in discovery of new viruses in Antarctic penguins, expanding knowledge of polar ecosystems @viralnomad.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Studying penguin virology in #Antarctica:
@arizonastateuni.bsky.social researchers lead in discovery of new viruses in Antarctic penguins, expanding knowledge of polar ecosystems @viralnomad.bsky.social
news.asu.edu/b/20251124-s...
@arizonastateuni.bsky.social researchers lead in discovery of new viruses in Antarctic penguins, expanding knowledge of polar ecosystems @viralnomad.bsky.social
news.asu.edu/b/20251124-s...
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"Increase Collaboration with South America to Protect U.S. Antarctic Interests"
With only one aging icebreaker left, the U.S. risks losing ground in Antarctica and must rely on South American partners to maintain access and treaty commitments.
cimsec.org/increase-col...
With only one aging icebreaker left, the U.S. risks losing ground in Antarctica and must rely on South American partners to maintain access and treaty commitments.
cimsec.org/increase-col...
Increase Collaboration with South America to Protect U.S. Antarctic Interests | Center for International Maritime Security
By William Muntean and Wilder Alejandro Sánchez The United States has significant national interests in Antarctica, but it currently lacks the maritime capacity to secure them. The United States sent ...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"Increase Collaboration with South America to Protect U.S. Antarctic Interests"
With only one aging icebreaker left, the U.S. risks losing ground in Antarctica and must rely on South American partners to maintain access and treaty commitments.
cimsec.org/increase-col...
With only one aging icebreaker left, the U.S. risks losing ground in Antarctica and must rely on South American partners to maintain access and treaty commitments.
cimsec.org/increase-col...
PODCAST Jean-Louis Etienne, médecin, explorateur, écrivain, auteur de "Persévérance, un voilier pour l'avenir de la planète" publié aux éditions Michel Lafon. Il est au micro de Sonia Devillers sur @franceinter.fr #PolarPod
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Jean-Louis Etienne : "Quand c'est dur, l'envie est le moteur qui permet de résister à l'abandon "
Jean-Louis Etienne, médecin, explorateur, écrivain, auteur de “Persévérance, un voilier pour l’avenir de la planète” publié aux éditions Michel Lafon. Il est au micro de Sonia Devillers.
www.radiofrance.fr
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
PODCAST Jean-Louis Etienne, médecin, explorateur, écrivain, auteur de "Persévérance, un voilier pour l'avenir de la planète" publié aux éditions Michel Lafon. Il est au micro de Sonia Devillers sur @franceinter.fr #PolarPod
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www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
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La vie des manchots empereurs en Antarctique, entre la pêche, le froid et les prédateurs. Des images merveilleuses bercées par la musique d'Émilie Simon. Oscar du meilleur documentaire.
🐧 "La Marche de l'empereur" de Luc Jacquet.
Ce mercredi à 15h.
www.cinematheque.fr/seance/43995...
🐧 "La Marche de l'empereur" de Luc Jacquet.
Ce mercredi à 15h.
www.cinematheque.fr/seance/43995...
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
La vie des manchots empereurs en Antarctique, entre la pêche, le froid et les prédateurs. Des images merveilleuses bercées par la musique d'Émilie Simon. Oscar du meilleur documentaire.
🐧 "La Marche de l'empereur" de Luc Jacquet.
Ce mercredi à 15h.
www.cinematheque.fr/seance/43995...
🐧 "La Marche de l'empereur" de Luc Jacquet.
Ce mercredi à 15h.
www.cinematheque.fr/seance/43995...
PODCAST Les îles #Kerguelen #TAAF : une exploration scientifique et dessinée - Entretien avec le dessinateur #EmmanuelLepage à l'occasion de la parution de "Danser avec le vent" @futuropolis.bsky.social
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Les îles Kerguelen: une exploration scientifique et dessinée | RTS
L'auteur de bande dessinée Emmanuel Lepage nous transporte sur les îles Kerguelen, ces îles situées à l’extrême sud du globe. Il a suivi des expéditions scientifiques, observant la faune emblématique ...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
PODCAST Les îles #Kerguelen #TAAF : une exploration scientifique et dessinée - Entretien avec le dessinateur #EmmanuelLepage à l'occasion de la parution de "Danser avec le vent" @futuropolis.bsky.social
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A multidisciplinary team of researchers is on board the research vessel Kronprins Haakon to take part in the EXTREME25 expedition, led by the Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The objective is to explore extreme deep-sea environments.
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A multidisciplinary team of researchers is on board the research vessel Kronprins Haakon to take part in the EXTREME25 expedition, led by the Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The objective is to explore extreme deep-sea environments.
Australian authorities have confirmed the highly contagious H5 bird flu has reached Heard Island, about 4000km south-west of Perth and 1700km north of #Antarctica. High mortality rates in elephant seals have been observed in October, but no impacts on penguins and seabirds via @9news.bsky.social
Deadly bird flu strain reaches Australian territory for the first time
The deadly and highly contagious H5 bird flu has been confirmed in elephant seals on the Australian territ...
www.9news.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Australian authorities have confirmed the highly contagious H5 bird flu has reached Heard Island, about 4000km south-west of Perth and 1700km north of #Antarctica. High mortality rates in elephant seals have been observed in October, but no impacts on penguins and seabirds via @9news.bsky.social
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IPEV : Ouverture du recrutement pour l’hivernage 2026-2027 | Mer et Marine
➡️ https://go.meretmarine.com/sPV
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November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
IPEV : Ouverture du recrutement pour l’hivernage 2026-2027 | Mer et Marine
➡️ https://go.meretmarine.com/sPV
➡️ https://go.meretmarine.com/sPV
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Nouvel épisode de grippe aviaire chez les éléphants de mer de Kerguelen | Mer et Marine
➡️ https://go.meretmarine.com/rm3
➡️ https://go.meretmarine.com/rm3
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Nouvel épisode de grippe aviaire chez les éléphants de mer de Kerguelen | Mer et Marine
➡️ https://go.meretmarine.com/rm3
➡️ https://go.meretmarine.com/rm3
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Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *2nd* lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 770,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
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• about 770,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *2nd* lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 770,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 770,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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Found in Antarctica, old ice is helping scientists “ground-truth” their models to predict our climate future. 🧊 #OldestIce #ClimateScience eos.org/articles/new...
New Lessons from Old Ice: How We Understand Past (and Future) Heating - Eos
Fragments of blue ice up to 6 million years old—the oldest ever found—offer key insights into Earth’s warming cycles. Researchers are using these ancient data to refine models of our future climate.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Found in Antarctica, old ice is helping scientists “ground-truth” their models to predict our climate future. 🧊 #OldestIce #ClimateScience eos.org/articles/new...
As the #Antarctic ice sheets thin under a warming climate, newly exposed mountain peaks may increase the supply of nutrients to the surrounding Southern Ocean - strengthening its natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via @oceanographicmag.bsky.social
Exposed Antarctic peaks could boost ocean’s carbon absorption - Oceanographic
Thinning ice in Antarctica may reveal nutrient-rich mountains, enhancing Southern Ocean’s role as a natural carbon sink over long timescales.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
As the #Antarctic ice sheets thin under a warming climate, newly exposed mountain peaks may increase the supply of nutrients to the surrounding Southern Ocean - strengthening its natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via @oceanographicmag.bsky.social
The town of Greybull, Wyoming, sent a disproportionately large number of workers to #Antarctica in the '80s and '90s to keep the #McMurdo Station research outpost running. Called the 'Greybull Mafia,' years on the ice at minus 80 forged friendships and even marriages.
The 'Greybull Mafia' Who Kept Antarctica Research Station Running
The town of Greybull sent a disproportionately large number of workers to Antarctica in the '80s and '90s to keep the McMurdo Station research outpost…
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November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The town of Greybull, Wyoming, sent a disproportionately large number of workers to #Antarctica in the '80s and '90s to keep the #McMurdo Station research outpost running. Called the 'Greybull Mafia,' years on the ice at minus 80 forged friendships and even marriages.
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“One of the strategy's objectives is for Greenland to establish a peace center, preferably in cooperation with external contributors.
The vision is to become an international hub for conflict & peace research, as well as the promotion of peace & sustainable development, particularly in the Arctic.”
The vision is to become an international hub for conflict & peace research, as well as the promotion of peace & sustainable development, particularly in the Arctic.”
"It has never been more important to strengthen efforts for #peace," says #Greenland's Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt. She recently signed a cooperation agreement with the #Japanese Sasakawa Peace Foundation to initiate joint work on #PeaceResearch in the #Arctic.
#Naalakkersuisut
#Naalakkersuisut
Greenland to Cooperate With Japanese Peace Foundation – Aims to Become an Arctic Hub for Peace
"It has never been more important to strengthen efforts for peace," says Greenland's Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt. She recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Japanese Sasakawa Peac...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“One of the strategy's objectives is for Greenland to establish a peace center, preferably in cooperation with external contributors.
The vision is to become an international hub for conflict & peace research, as well as the promotion of peace & sustainable development, particularly in the Arctic.”
The vision is to become an international hub for conflict & peace research, as well as the promotion of peace & sustainable development, particularly in the Arctic.”
Working closely with Indigenous people is vital to @mariannefalardeau.bsky.social 's research on shifting #Arctic ecosystems via @sciencenews.bsky.social
www.sciencenews.org/article/mari...
www.sciencenews.org/article/mari...
Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge could help the Arctic
Polar marine ecologist Marianne Falardeau investigates how Arctic ecosystems are shifting under climate change.
www.sciencenews.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Working closely with Indigenous people is vital to @mariannefalardeau.bsky.social 's research on shifting #Arctic ecosystems via @sciencenews.bsky.social
www.sciencenews.org/article/mari...
www.sciencenews.org/article/mari...
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Was there any coverage of the recent record warmth in both the Arctic and Antarctic? Multiple global datasets now confirm these records, and I think it's really quite striking.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Was there any coverage of the recent record warmth in both the Arctic and Antarctic? Multiple global datasets now confirm these records, and I think it's really quite striking.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
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Weekend Video: BBC debate on #Greeland 's political future via @arctictoday.bsky.social
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Weekend Video: BBC debate on Greeland's political future - ArcticToday
For our Weekend Video, we bring you a deep dive into the future of Greenland. A BBC World Questions debate recorded in Nuuk brings together Minister Naaja Nathanielsen, Danish MP Louise Elholm, Greenl...
www.arctictoday.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Weekend Video: BBC debate on #Greeland 's political future via @arctictoday.bsky.social
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[1/8] Kieran Mulvaney décrit Arctic Bay au #Nunavut, plongée 3 mois dans l’obscurité. L’article éclaire la notion "Habiter" en géographie en montrant comment les sociétés arctiques vivent la nuit polaire. Habiter un milieu suppose ici s’adapter à un cycle lumineux extrême. #geography urlr.me/bc3mgG
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
[1/8] Kieran Mulvaney décrit Arctic Bay au #Nunavut, plongée 3 mois dans l’obscurité. L’article éclaire la notion "Habiter" en géographie en montrant comment les sociétés arctiques vivent la nuit polaire. Habiter un milieu suppose ici s’adapter à un cycle lumineux extrême. #geography urlr.me/bc3mgG
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[1/8] CNRS - Maxime Lerolle décrit l’île #Amsterdam, étudiée par des équipes CNRS et Ipev, comme un laboratoire géographique unique. Une île de 58 km², isolée à 2700 km de Maurice, dont 55% ont brûlé en 2025, révélant sa vulnérabilité et son importance scientifique mondiale. #geography #TAAF
Amsterdam, l’île confetti aux avant-postes de la recherche
Début 2025, un gigantesque incendie a ravagé plus de la moitié de l’île Amsterdam. De retour sur place plusieurs mois après, des scientifiques tentent d’en estimer les conséquences sur ce havre de bio...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
[1/8] CNRS - Maxime Lerolle décrit l’île #Amsterdam, étudiée par des équipes CNRS et Ipev, comme un laboratoire géographique unique. Une île de 58 km², isolée à 2700 km de Maurice, dont 55% ont brûlé en 2025, révélant sa vulnérabilité et son importance scientifique mondiale. #geography #TAAF
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[1/8] Des chercheurs de l’université de Bergen étudie #Jostedalsbreen. Ce massif glaciaire de 458 km² organise les reliefs et les usages locaux. L’article analyse son recul depuis 1960 et projette sa disparition probable à l’horizon 2300 selon les scénarios climatiques. #geography #glacier #Norway
Recent history and future demise of Jostedalsbreen, the largest ice cap in mainland Europe
Abstract. Glaciers and ice caps worldwide are in strong decline, and models project this trend to continue with future warming, with strong environmental and socio-economic implications. The Jostedals...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
[1/8] Des chercheurs de l’université de Bergen étudie #Jostedalsbreen. Ce massif glaciaire de 458 km² organise les reliefs et les usages locaux. L’article analyse son recul depuis 1960 et projette sa disparition probable à l’horizon 2300 selon les scénarios climatiques. #geography #glacier #Norway
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Début 2025, un gigantesque incendie a ravagé plus de la moitié de l’île Amsterdam. De retour sur place plusieurs mois après, des scientifiques tentent d’en estimer les conséquences sur ce havre de biodiversité à la croisée de l’océan Indien et de l’Antarctique.
Amsterdam, l’île confetti aux avant-postes de la recherche
lejournal.cnrs.fr
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Début 2025, un gigantesque incendie a ravagé plus de la moitié de l’île Amsterdam. De retour sur place plusieurs mois après, des scientifiques tentent d’en estimer les conséquences sur ce havre de biodiversité à la croisée de l’océan Indien et de l’Antarctique.
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Mining company Blue Moon Metals plans to dispose of its mining waste in Repparfjord, a nationally protected salmon fjord in the Norwegian Arctic that Sámi fishers rely on.
The Nussir ASA copper mine will deposit between 1 to 2 million metric tons of tailings at the bottom of the fjord annually.
The Nussir ASA copper mine will deposit between 1 to 2 million metric tons of tailings at the bottom of the fjord annually.
Plans to dispose of mining waste in Norway’s Arctic Ocean worries Sámi fishers, herders
The Norwegian government has granted permission for the construction and operation of the Nussir copper mine in Hammerfest, a municipality on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, in…
news.mongabay.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Mining company Blue Moon Metals plans to dispose of its mining waste in Repparfjord, a nationally protected salmon fjord in the Norwegian Arctic that Sámi fishers rely on.
The Nussir ASA copper mine will deposit between 1 to 2 million metric tons of tailings at the bottom of the fjord annually.
The Nussir ASA copper mine will deposit between 1 to 2 million metric tons of tailings at the bottom of the fjord annually.
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What we cannot feel, we cannot legislate for. What we cannot sense, we will not account for. Art can widen our viewpoint.
Art and the Antarctic: a different guide to governance
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What we cannot feel, we cannot legislate for. What we cannot sense, we will not account for. Art can widen our viewpoint.