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Catlin Arctic Survey 2010: The Story So Far
Wed 09 Jun, 00:00GMT
The first phase of the Catlin Arctic Survey 2010 has now been completed. After 60 days on the ice conducting vial research into Ocean Acidification, the Ice Base scientists are now back at their labs undertaking further research into the seawater samples and microscopic marine life that they, and the Explorer Team, retrieved from the Arctic Ocean.
For a summary of the story so far, watch the brief video below. ...more>>
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Spotlight On: Sea Ice Loss
Mon 17 May, 00:00GMT
The Arctic plays a vital role in the planet’s health: not only do changes to its vulnerable environment act as an early-warning system for potential changes across the Earth, but its sea ice plays a vital role in keeping the polar regions cool and moderating our global climate.
As such, the fate of the Arctic sea ice has been the subject of much research and debate in the last few years. Is the sea ice extent shrinking or expanding? Is it getting thinner or thicker? And how can we even get a clear picture of what’s happening at the farthest reaches of the world? Here we outline how sea ice data is gathered, and what the current consensus is amongst the scientific community. ...more>>
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Clearing Up, Clearing Out and Coming Home
Wed 19 May, 00:00GMT
The homecoming for our Explorer Team at Heathrow Airport began with an emotional reunion for family and friends. After so long away, Martin Hartley, Ann Daniels and Charlie Paton are resting and acquainting themselves with what’s happened in the world since they left Britain in February to begin the expedition.
There's a lot for them to catch up on too.....and these are just a few highlights: ...more>>
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Explorers Reach North Pole After 60 Day Survey Trek
Final Samples Captured Through ‘Hole at the Pole'
Wed 12 May, 00:00GMT
Described as three of 'the world's toughest' explorers, Ann Daniels, Charlie Paton and Martin Hartley reached the Geographic North Pole at on 12th May, ending a grueling 60-day trek across the floating sea ice of the Arctic Ocean.
The Catlin Arctic Survey expedition's headquarters in London were contacted at 20:05 hours (BST) to confirm they had completed their final scientific data capture on very top of the world....more>>
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Spotlight On: The Two North Poles
Wed 12 May, 00:00GMT
The explorers are now just under ten miles from the North Pole; fingers crossed they make it there during today’s travel, undertaking their final scientific research at the top of the world.
But did you know that the Arctic is actually host to two North Poles? Here’s a few facts about the geographic North Pole to which they’re headed, and the magnetic North Pole, that lies around 600 miles south of the team’s current location. ...more>>
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Unique Data
Tue 11 May, 00:00GMT
Having spent 59 days on the Arctic Ocean the Explorer Team are putting everything into the last few days of the expedition. The team are exhausted but determined to continue covering as much ‘ground’ as possible. They have now conducted their penultimate day of scientific data-gathering and are hoping that their final sampling will take place at the North Geographic pole. ...more>>
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Physiological Effects Of A Polar Expedition
Mon 10 May, 00:00GMT
Each member of the Explorer Team is pushing their bodies to their physiological limits. A combination of the extreme temperatures, huge sledge weights and the smashed up and chaotic terrain of the Arctic Ocean mean that Martin, Ann and Charlie have been working on a calorific deficit of about 4000 calories per day for the last 58 days. They are consuming about 6000 calories per day but expending anywhere up to 12000 calories. ...more>>
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Spotlight On: Martin Hartley
Sun 09 May, 00:00GMT
Pen Hadow describes Martin Hartley as ‘Absolutely bombproof in the polar environment’. It’s easy to see why when you consider that Martin’s ‘day job’ of documenting the expedition has to fit in with surviving the extreme temperatures of the Arctic Ocean, sledge-hauling across its surface and helping conduct the scientific research. You would have thought that all these factors would compromise the quality and quantity of the photographs that Martin takes – absolutely not. ...more>>
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Catlin Arctic Survey in the World’s Media
Sat 08 May, 00:00GMT
Regular visitors to this website will know that the Comms Team are constantly posting blogs, new images, video and update stories to keep followers of the Catlin Arctic Survey up to date with the latest from the ice.
But what you may not know is that the survey has captured the imagination of the global media, appearing online, in the press, in magazines and even on television! ...more>>
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Spotlight On: The Polar Treadmill
Fri 07 May, 00:00GMT
Imagine being chilled to the very bone; where every step brings pain and discomfort; where there is no way of getting respite from a permanently aching back; where hauling a sledge twice your body weight is like dragging a car with the handbrake on; and where, despite trekking for over eight hours in the type of biting winds that feel like being relentlessly pecked at by invisible crows, you are getting nowhere. Literally nowhere. ...more>>
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