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Latest insights into our latest mission to the Arctic.
Canada’s Arctic ice shelves have almost halved in size over the last six years.
Summer 2011 marks the second lowest sea ice extent on record
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Operation IceBridge
March 28, 2012
Researchers and flight crew with NASA’s Operation IceBridge began another season of science activity with the start of the 2012 Arctic campaign on March 13.
Posted in Explorers, Ice Base, Leader Slides, News, Operations, Science
Call for Arctic Research Proposals
May 17, 2011
Are you a researcher looking to travel to the Arctic to help piece together the impact of climate change on this unique part of the world?
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Explorers Lifted Up & Away
May 5, 2011
The Explorer Team has ended their scientific mission after a successful three-day hunt for a safe landing strip amidst rubble fields and thin ice.
Posted in Explorers, Leader Slides, News
Finding an Ice Runway
May 2, 2011
Ann explains how you find a runway in the middle of the Arctic Ocean as she waits for a plane to arrive.
Kit and Clothing
April 26, 2011
The Arctic Ocean, in the winter and spring season, is one of the most extreme environments on earth. To live, work and (in the Explorers case) travel in these conditions you need kit and clothing that is up to the job.
Posted in Blog, Explorers, Ice Base, Kit, Leader Slides
Ice Types
April 18, 2011
Willy Wonka-esque marshmallow snow and treacherous bibbly-bobbly ice: Ann explains the types of ice she’s seen on the expedition so far.
Frozen Clothes
April 15, 2011
Ann’s Year On Ice
April 13, 2011
Ann has now spent 365 days travelling across the surface of the frozen Arctic Ocean, which we believe must be a record.
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365 Days On The Ice
April 13, 2011
Ann talks about having spent one whole year on the Arctic Ocean.
Explorers’ science routine
April 9, 2011
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