polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile
polarjournal.net

@polarjournal

The leading online platform for anyone passionate about the fascinating world of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Newsletter: polarjournal.net/newsletter

ID: 1145694003213557760

linkhttps://www.polarjournal.net calendar_today01-07-2019 14:01:51

7,7K Tweet

980 Followers

455 Following

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We heard Putin in #Murmansk, but what do the #Russian people think of Arctic development? The figures from the opinion #poll carried out by the NGO Arctida show certain contradictions between environment and mining, or cooperation and defence. polarjournal.net/poll-of-the-ru…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔹 A new fleet of merchant ships for the Russian Arctic ? 🔹 The CNFRAA gains in attractiveness ? 🔹 Norway takes a closer look at Antarctic clouds? The answer in our polar retrospective. polarjournal.net/the-polar-retr…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is deprivation of liberty decent in Nuuk? That's what the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) checked in Unit A of the island's only closed prison. polarjournal.net/nuuk-prison-mo… #Right #Prison #Greenland #Danemark

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

DOGE cuts back on scientific activities in Antarctica, but what about Antarctic governance? A former US diplomat specializing in polar affairs, explains the implications of US decline in Antarctica, in an interview at polarjournal.net. polarjournal.net/will-the-trump…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌡️ Once 1.5°C is crossed, it’s too late for many glaciers 🧊 A new study shows: even if the planet cools again, polar glaciers will keep shrinking for centuries — with no recovery before 2500. Read why that matters for sea levels and water supplies👇 polarjournal.net/loss-of-polar-…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In today's Polar Retrospective we take a look at: ⛵️ The sailboat Moscatel setting course for Iceland and Scoresby Sound, 🐋 New research warning of vanishing summer habitat for bowhead whales, and 🇨🇦 Inuit leading cruises in Nunavut. polarjournal.net/the-polar-retr…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐬 A second chance for captive whales? 🐋 Thousands of whales and dolphins still live in captivity – but a new approach offers hope: marine sanctuaries. 🌊 Projects in 🇨🇦, 🇮🇸 and 🇺🇸 are creating ocean-based refuges for belugas, orcas and dolphins. polarjournal.net/marine-sanctua…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're going Arctic 🐻‍❄️ in this week's Polar retrospective: Arctic fossils, AI-support for reindeer and wildfires in sub-Arctic Manitoba were headlining last week and worth a look back by us. 👉 polarjournal.net/the-polar-retr… #Arctic #fire #AI #dinosaur

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NATO’s military priorities take precedence over the rights of the Indigenous Sámi populations. In this interview, Laura Junka-Aikio highlights breaches of international law and the Nordic states’ commitments. 👉polarjournal.net/if-the-militar… #sami #sámi #finland #nordic #NATO

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌡️🧊 The West Antarctic Ice Sheet may already be in overshoot. A new study shows it could collapse irreversibly with just 0.25 °C more ocean warming – raising global sea levels by around 4 meters. The next few years are critical. polarjournal.net/west-antarctic…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Experts consider the events in Blatten, Switzerland, a warning shot of the things to come with an increase of +2°C in global temperatures. Reducing it to below this could help to avoid many impacts states a press release by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative polarjournal.net/glacier-melt-t…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This week in our Polar Retrospective: 🧊 Polar dreams from afar 🌊 Deep sea discoveries near the South Sandwich Islands 🔊 Too loud to survive polarjournal.net/the-polar-retr…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Norwegian #Sámi Parliament urges greater inclusion in defense planning, citing poor coordination and risks to their #culture amid rising #military activity. Martin Rimpi, senior advisor at Árran Lulesámi Center, explains the issue in this interview. polarjournal.net/the-sami-want-…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In today's Polar Retrospective, Greenland takes center stage: 🔹 French president Emmanuel Macron visits Greenland 🔹 Record May temperatures threaten Arctic ecosystems and livelihoods 🔹 First visuals of Scott’s Terra Nova wreck reveal final moments polarjournal.net/the-polar-retr…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Will any remain by the end of the century? Satellite data shows a 22% decline in emperor #penguin populations across a quarter of #Antarctica over the past 15 years, due to climate instability, and they are declining twice as fast as predicted. 👉polarjournal.net/emperor-pengui…

polarjournal.net (@polarjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Marine Protected Areas in the Arctic and Antarctic will not be enough to support #conservation effort for #penguins, whales and #polarbear bears. That's the result of a one-of-a-kind study published recently on Science Magazine Read it all here 👇 polarjournal.net/polar-marine-m…