PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) is currently accepting applications. Teachers are invited to submit an application to participate in field research learning experiences during the 2009 (Arctic) or 2009-2010 (Antarctic) field seasons.
Through the PolarTREC program , over 40 K-12 U.S. teachers will spend two to six weeks in the Arctic or Antarctic, working […]
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Polar News & Notes: Apply to Participate in PolarTREC for 2009-2010
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 12:00 pm
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Polar News & Notes: Mapmakers Hope to Ease Geopolitical Conflicts in the Arctic
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
Looking ahead to a time when the “freezing land and seas of the Arctic are likely to be getting hotter in terms of geopolitics,” Durham University in the United Kingdom has dawn up a map that plots boundaries, disputed claims, and potential trouble spots.
Martin Pratt of the university’s International Boundaries Research Unit says the map […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, Polar News & Notes
Polar News & Notes: Scalding Hot Water Found Within the Arctic Circle
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
Well inside the Arctic Circle, scientists have found vents in the submerged Mid-Atlantic Ridge spewing out water as hot as 570 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the farthest north anyone has seen black smoker vents — so called because it appears as if dark smoke is billowing from them. In fact, the “smoke” is actually iron- […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, Oceans, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field
Polar News & Notes: Big Changes Ahead for Iceland
Monday, August 18th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
Last fall, Iceland established a committee on climate change to guide the government’s policy on environmental issues. This summer the first report was delivered—with predictions of significant changes. For example,
Farmers will be able to grow wheat and pumpkins by the middle of the century.
Fish species, such as cod, haddock flounder, halibut, and sole, that have […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, Polar News & Notes
Polar News & Notes: Pacific Marine Life Expected to Invade the Arctic
Friday, August 15th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
After three million years of being frozen out, mollusks and other marine creatures in the North Pacific will be able to move into the Arctic Ocean thanks to global warming. Researchers from the University of California and the California Academy of Sciences say warmer waters and ice-free conditions will likely allow Pacific species of mussels, […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, Oceans, Polar News & Notes
Polar News & Notes: Robots That Bravely Go Over Treacherous Polar Ice
Thursday, August 14th, 2008 1:54 pm
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
After working on the next generation of robots for NASA’s exploration of Mars, Ayanna Howard wondered if a similar rover could be used to collect multiple science measurements on this planet, especially in the polar regions.
In June, three SnoMotes, designed by Howard and a team of engineers and scientists, were on the ice of Mendenhall […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Arctic, Current News, Polar News & Notes, Technology
Polar News & Notes: Students on Ice Arctic 2008
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
The 2008 Students on Ice youth expedition is now underway! The ship-based journey will explore southern Baffin Island, Nunavut and the northern reaches of Nunavik. 65 international students, aged 13-20, and a team of 30 scientists, polar experts, educators, artists and environmentalists. The team includes 22 northern aboriginal youth, as well as participants from Afghanistan, the […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, International Polar Year, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field, Upcoming Broadcasts
Polar News & Notes: July 2008 News Roundup
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
News from the polar regions in July includes efforts to better model and predict ice sheet dynamics and climate change, volcanic activity in the Arctic, and trouble for penguins and the marine species of the Southern Ocean. Missed these stories the first time? Read on!
As part of an international scientific contest, some of the world’s […]
Polar News & Notes: Cost of Gasoline May Curtail Polar Research
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
We’re all aware that high gasoline prices have caused people to cut back on planned trips and redo household budgets. Research communities, especially those involved in Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, have to do the same thing. Such expeditions need fuel for airplanes, helicopters, and ships to reach sites in the polar regions. They depend on […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Arctic, Current News, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field
Polar News & Notes: Submerged Arctic Volcanoes Erupt Explosively in the Deep Ocean
Monday, July 21st, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) has found evidence of explosive volcanic eruptions deep under the ice-covered surface of the Arctic Ocean. Violent eruptions were not thought possible at great ocean depths because of the intense weight and pressure of water.
Researchers found jagged, glassy rock fragments, known as pyroclastic deposits, […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field
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