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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
Ice Base Chef’s Report
March 30, 2011
Wrestling with the oven to bake fresh bread, Tuk the dog and freezing midnight bathroom breaks: Chef Fran Orio describes what she loves and loathes about life on ice.
Posted in Blog, Ice Base, Leader Slides, Operations
Project Go!
February 19, 2010
Science protocols – check. Kit and Clothing – check. Freight packed and sent – check. Website put live – check. Physical, medical and science training – check. Umpteen other things – check. After 9 months of research, planning, training and more planning the Catlin Arctic Survey 2010 is limbering up and ready to get into [...]
Posted in 2010, Blog, Operations
The countdown begins
May 8, 2009
With the floating sea ice now starting to break up around Ward Hunt Island, it is only a matter of time before the summer melt begins further out into the ocean, including around the Ice Team’s location. As such, the countdown to the end of the expedition phase has now begun. Here in the UK [...]
Posted in 2009, Blog, Operations
The difficulties of filming in such extreme environments
March 20, 2009
My name is Al Boardman, I’m the principal cameraman for Snowline Productions and have been involved in helping the team with choosing and using some of the filming equipment they have taken on the expedition with them. I have also filmed some of the pre-departure interviews of the team you can see right here on [...]
Posted in 2009, Blog, Operations
2215GMT
March 1, 2009
Sat 28th February has now become the official start date of the expedition. Becks and myself were camped out in the Ops Room all day and night glued to Google Earth, following the trail emitted by the Solara tracking beacon, activated upon departure from Resolute. After about a two-hour flight the Twin Otter touched down [...]
Posted in 2009, Blog, Operations
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