Jeff Peneston, a PolarTREC teacher, Program Director of Camp Fire USA (Camp Talooli), and a 9th grade Earth Science teacher, is traveling to Antarctica on the International Expedition of the Icebreaker Oden. He has created his own expedition flag as well as a special Camp Talooli Antarctic Expedition flag, and is initating a flag exchange […]
Polar News and Notes
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Polar News & Notes: Fly Your Class Flag Over Antarctica
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Polar News & Notes: Climate Change Brings Research Center and Technology Institute to Far North
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 6:51 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
By 2009, Greenland’s Institute of Natural Resources and the University of Greenland expect to open the Centre for Climate Research in Nuuk. The centre will document climate changes and study the impact on Arctic society and the environment. Greenland and Denmark scientists will work from the facility as well as scientists from other countries.
An Institute […]
Posted in Topics: Arctic, Current News, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field
Polar News & Notes: May 2008 News Roundup
Friday, May 30th, 2008 7:53 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
News from the polar regions in May includes continued trouble for Arctic sea ice and the marine mammals that depend on it for survival, research efforts in the Arctic, and analysis from the past Antarctic field season. Missed these stories the first time? Read on!
Data released from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicates that […]
Polar News & Notes: Musk Ox Sport New Collars
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
Six musk ox are roaming along the shores of the Chukchi and northern Bering Seas wearing their new GPS collars.
The Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups outfitted the animals to study how climate change may affect them. Next year in the four-year project, the research team will collar an additional 30-40 more animals.
“Musk ox are […]
Posted in Topics: Animals, Arctic, Current News, International Polar Year, Life Science, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field, Technology
Antarctic Temperatures Lower in Contrast to Climate Change Computer Models
Friday, May 9th, 2008 1:53 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
In a recent paper published by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, scientists report that computer models of climate change specific to the Antarctic may not be as accurate as they were originally believed. Computer models based on data of Earth’s climate help scientists make predictions of climate change over time. From these […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Current News, Earth and Space Science, Polar News & Notes, Science, Scientists in the field
Polar News & Notes: Climate Scientist Says Scientists Are Obligated to Defend Good Science
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 3:00 pm
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
In an opinion piece published in the May issue of Australasian Science, a climate scientist urges his fellow researchers to stand up to those who deny climate change and do more to explain good science to the public. Barry Brook, director of the Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability, at the University of Adelaide, […]
Posted in Topics: Current News, Earth and Space Science, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field
Polar News & Notes: A Cure More Dangerous Than the Condition?
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 11:37 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
Climate scientists are leaving few stones unturned as they look for ways to offset global warming, including geoengineering–the deliberate modification of the environment on a large scale. One widely discussed geoengineering idea for cooling the planet has recently been judged to have some potentially harmful side effects.
The idea was to regularly inject large amounts […]
Posted in Topics: Current News, Earth and Space Science, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field
Issue Three Highlights: The Aurora and Researcher Stories
Monday, May 5th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
The northern lights over Kulusuk, a small island on the east coast of Greenland. Photo courtesy of Nick Russill and subject to a Creative Commons license.
Want to learn more about the northern and southern lights - the aurora? Look to Issue 3 of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears - Polar Patterns, Day, Night, and Seasons!
In […]
Issue Three of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Polar Patterns
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 1:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
A new month brings a new issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine! The online magazine is written for elementary teachers to help develop their content knowledge of the polar regions and use best practices in integrating science and literacy instruction. Our second issue is called “Polar Patterns: Day, Night, and Seasons” and […]
Polar News & Notes: April 2008 News Roundup
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
News from the polar regions in April 2008 included research into pollution’s role in Arctic climate change, documentation of a massive and rapid drainingof a glacial lake in Greenland, and surprising results from the summer Antarctic field season. Missed these stories the first time? Read on!
Indigenous people, who have the smallest ecological footprint on Earth, […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, International Polar Year, Polar News & Notes, Scientists in the field, Upcoming Opportunities
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