Monthly Archives: October 2009

Power Shift: Largest Canadian youth summit on climate change

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Canadian Youth CLimate Coalition National Director Amber Church (Antarctic ‘05/Arctic ‘08) Power Shift Canada: Largest youth summit on climate change in Canadian history Ottawa (October 14, 2009) — Over 1,000 young people from every Canadian province and territory will gather … Read more »

What Happens at the Poles Affects Us All: IPY Polar Week

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Today marks the end of the International Polar Week themed “What Happens at the Poles Affects Us All”. Students, scientists and educators around the world have been celebrating this Polar Week in a number of ways including presentations, radio shows, … Read more »

NASA Ice Campaign Takes Flight in Antarctica

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NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory takes off in Punta Arenas, Chile, during NASA’s AirSAR 2004 campaign. Now, the same aircraft will make flights from Punta Arenas to Antarctica as part of Operation Ice Bridge. (Credit: NASA/Jim Ross) NASA Ice Campaign Takes … Read more »

Mighty caribou herds dwindle, global warming blamed

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This August 12, 2009 photo shows a stuffed Caribou at the Western Arctic Regional Visitor Center in Inuvik, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. On the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the … Read more »

Arctic seas turn to acid, putting vital food chain at risk

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A decision on classifying the polar bear as threatened is overdue. (Juniors Bildarchiv/Alamy) Arctic seas turn to acid, putting vital food chain at risk With the world’s oceans absorbing six million tonnes of carbon a day, a leading oceanographer warns … Read more »

Expedition universitaire : meilleures images, meilleurs souvenirs

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Émilie Hébert-Houle et Marianne Mathis (expédition universitaire en Antarctique 2009) Marianne Mathis, Émilie Hébert-Houle et leur collègue Philippe Éricksson, tout fraîchement arrivé d’Alberta, vous exposent leurs meilleurs clichés de l’Antarctique. Ces 3 amis ont participé l’hiver dernier à une expédition … Read more »