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Anatomy of an ‘Ice Station’ 

Completing an 'Ice Station' means collecting samples over a wide range of Arctic water and ice conditions. Each station means a major orchestration of people and

Spitsbergen Pollution 

Pollution knows no frontiers and has also reached the (former pristine) Arctic. Pollution, global warming and acidification of the ocean is threatening the vulnerable environment of the Kongsfjorden in Svalbard. Kongsfjorden on the west coast of Spitsbergen is a perfect laborarory for watching how pollution and climate change affects fauna and flora.First a few words about Kongsfjorden (I have been told that this fjord was originally named Kings Bay, later translated into Norwegian). [...]

Spitsbergen Pollution 

Pollution knows no frontiers and has also reached the (former pristine) Arctic. Pollution, global warming and acidification of the ocean is threatening the vulnerable environment of the Kongsfjorden in Svalbard. Kongsfjorden on the west coast of Spitsbergen is a perfect laborarory for watching how pollution and climate change affects fauna and flora.First a few words about Kongsfjorden (I have been told that this fjord was originally named Kings Bay, later translated into Norwegian). [...]