More studies of nature to understand what is going on in and by the Arctic Ocean:
PS> Maybe not interesting to the majority on this forum, but for those of us who grew up collecting seagull eggs in the early summer, it could bring back memories.
That is a lot of real estate with beach front that could be developed into the Arctic Rivera.
Golf courses on the nearby remaining glaciers could be a draw for enthusiasts that would like an adventure. Playing with red golf balls would be necessary, though.
PS> No wonder Trump is interested in Greenland, as well as Gaza.
Playing golf on ice one day and among ruins the next, what could be more adventurous?
Reducing carbon emissions is crucial to slowing down the ongoing glacial melt, he said.
“The only way to reverse the long-term decline of glaciers and the associated impacts on polar regions and sea level rise is to reduce carbon emissions,” he said.
Will Kochtitzky, a researcher at the University of New England and one of the study’s authors.
Will needs to keep up to date.
On March 21, 2025, the Science of Climate Change journal published a ground-breaking study using AI (Grok-3) to debunk the man-made climate crisis narrative.
Did you read the article?
Published in Singapore, but with dateline London and written by Martin Sandbu of F.T.
Just shows that Singaporeans these days are interested in more than the price of rice.
A resident rides a bike next to a Norwegian flag fluttering in the wind in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, on Apr 6, 2023. (Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner)
PS> That is NOT a Norwegian flag, but a pennant that is commonly used for informal
“occasions”, like indicating that a sommer house / cabin is occupied, or just because it is good weather.
Does not follow normal flag rules, like when it can be flown, how to fold, or how to dispose off.
Professor Marc Lanteigne with UiT - Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø is expert on China’s Arctic interests. Here on the entrance to the Yellow River station in Ny-Ålesund.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
It is not only in Ny-Ålesund that lion figures are prominent at an entrance door.
Two lions stand at the entrance door of the old post office building in (old) Ålesund:
The 80th VE Liberation day was celebrated all over Europe on 8th of May. (In Russia the celebration is on 9th of May)
On this day the Russians in Kirkenes held a ceremony at the memorial to the liberation of Finnmark in Oct. 1944:
In the Russian town Barentsburg on Svalbard they celebrated Liberation day on the 8th of May to coincide with the celebration the Norwegian celebration in Longyearbyen:
