Polar Observer
@polarobs.bsky.social
Promouvoir la connaissance des régions #australes et #polaires | Promoting knowledge of #austral and #polar regions #Arctic #Antarctica #TAAF Compte maintenu par @thalassarche46.bsky.social
The Trump administration is proposing to loosen the regulation of offshore Arctic oil drilling by revoking several safety regulations put in place during the Obama administration. via @alaskabeacon.com www.adn.com/business-eco...
Trump administration mounts second attempt to relax offshore Arctic drilling rules
The administration is seeking to change safety rules for oil operations in Arctic waters off Alaska, a region where exploration and development projects have stalled.
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A new @epc-official.bsky.social brief wants the EU to ditch the outlook that has shaped its #Arctic policy since 2021, a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous region and put security first via @arctictoday.bsky.social www.arctictoday.com/eu-urged-to-...
EU urged to drop 2021 'peaceful Arctic' vision in 2026 strategy - ArcticToday
The EU is urged to drop its 2021 "peaceful Arctic" stance for a security-first strategy, as a new EPC brief warns of rising Russian and Chinese threats.
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Laura Bassi verso l'Artico nel ciclo 2026-2027 www.sbircialanotizia.it/articoli/202...
Laura Bassi, nuova campagna artica dopo la spedizione del 2021
Nicola Casagli ha annunciato la nuova campagna artica della Laura Bassi. La nave era già stata al Nord nel 2021. Data e rotta non sono state pubblicate.
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China is working towards 100% renewable power at its #Antarctic bases by 2035. A system that uses wind, solar and hydrogen energy already meets more than 60% of demand at Qinling Station. sc.mp/luynb
China is working towards 100% renewable power at its Antarctic bases by 2035
A system that uses wind, solar and hydrogen energy already meets more than 60 per cent of demand at Qinling Station.
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❄️ The Arctic is becoming central to Europe's security. In a new EPC Policy Brief, Maria Martisiute, Linda Solstrand Dahlberg & Tobias Etzold argue that the EU needs a more strategic approach to the Arctic as security, climate and great power competition converge. Read 👇 www.epc.eu/publication/...
From sea to space: How the EU can turn the tide on the Arctic
The EU will issue a new Arctic strategy in autumn 2026, a few months after Germany warned, again, that Russia could attack NATO territory before 2029 – an assessment broadly shared across NATO and the EU. That attack could come in the Arctic or the Baltic Sea region, or in both simultaneously. Both already face infrastructure sabotage, aerial and maritime incursions, and cyberattacks – exposing vulnerabilities across Europe’s northern flank.
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Could Lee Jae-myung's Arctic ambitions form the basis for a broader regional peace initiative? Lyle Goldstein and Vitaly Kozyrev discuss the geoeconomic rationale for South Korea's Arctic Activity Strategy and the potential to build regional cooperation around it. www.38north.org/2026/08/brea...
Breaking the Ice in Northeast Asia: President Lee’s Brazen Bet on the Arctic - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
At a time of grave world tensions and rising defense preparations, including in Northeast Asia, ...
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Russia has assembled an unprecedented fleet of oil tankers in the #Arctic as it accelerates crude exports to Asia via the Northern Sea Route #NSR, with vessels carrying roughly 8 M barrels of oil already transiting or waiting to enter the ice-covered shipping lane. gcaptain.com/russia-assem...
Russia Assembles Unprecedented Arctic Oil Convoy to Bypass Global Shipping Hotspots
Russia has assembled an unprecedented fleet of oil tankers in the Arctic as it accelerates crude exports to Asia via the Northern Sea Route, with vessels carrying roughly 8 million barrels of oil alre...
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South Korea is set to sail its first container ship from Busan to Rotterdam through Russian #Arctic waters #NSR as early as this month. m.ajupress.com/view/2026080...
Korea readies maiden Arctic voyage to chart new container route | Aju Press
SEOUL, August 03 (AJP) -South Korea is set to sail its first container ship from Busan to Rotterdam through Russian Arctic waters as early as this month, which will mark a milestone voyage that could ...
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The Arctic's permafrost stores large quantities of organic carbon. Researchers from the AWI and @marumunibremen.bsky.social have shown that large quantities of this carbon, released by thawing permafrost and coastal erosion, are permanently buried in seafloor sediments. www.awi.de/en/about-us/...
The Arctic Ocean keeps permafrost carbon firmly locked
Permafrost in the Arctic stores large quantities of organic carbon. When the frozen ground thaws or coastal sections erode, this carbon can enter the sea, where microorganisms can break it down and co...
awi.de
Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...
Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts
The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.
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The SYNCHRONY project, led by the AWI, will start on 1 August 2026. It will strengthen observations in the Southern Ocean, improve our understanding of changes to the ocean, ice and atmosphere, and lay the groundwork for the UN Ocean Decade initiative, Antarctica InSync. www.awi.de/en/about-us/...
A new observing system for the Southern Ocean
The EU project SYNCHRONY will launch on August 1st, 2026. It aims to contribute to a better understanding of the rapid changes taking place in the complex system comprising the ocean, ice and atmosphe...
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Turns out not knowing what's under the ice can matter as much as not knowing future emissions. Nice piece on Hélène's latest work! www.sciencenews.dk/en/the-conti...
The continent beneath Antarctica could reshape sea-level forecasts
Scientists have discovered that uncertainty about the landscape beneath Antarctica’s kilometre-thick ice sheet can influence future sea-level forecasts just as much as the difference between...
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🚨 New paper 🚨 from one of our awesome students 🌊 We ask: if the AMOC shuts down, does Antarctica feel the impact via the ocean? Using a coupled climate and ice sheet model we come to the conclusion: not much, actually 😅 (with caveats, of course) esd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
Simulating the impact of an AMOC weakening on the Antarctic Ice Sheet using a coupled climate and ice-sheet model
Abstract. Climate model studies show that a shutdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) reduces northward heat transport into the North Atlantic, which causes an accumulation of...
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Plans to redevelop Scott Base have been signed off by Cabinet, after being scaled back to get the project under budget. The redevelopment would increase the total size of the base by about 1500 square metres. Work would start in October and aims to be finished in 2030. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Scaled-back Scott Base redevelopment plans signed off by Cabinet
Plans to redevelop Scott Base have been signed off by Cabinet, after being scaled back to get the project under budget.
rnz.co.nz
Commandé par l'Institut polaire Paul-Émile Victor #IPEV de Brest, le bateau pousseur La Zélée partira en 2027 en #TerreAdélie #TAAF #Antarctique renforcer la logistique de la base française Dumont-d'Urville et soutenir les missions scientifiques. www.ici.fr/pays-de-la-l...
"Petit bateau, grand projet" : construit en Loire-Atlantique, ce bateau breton va mettre le cap sur l'Antarctique - ICI
Testé une dernière fois fin juillet sur l'Erdre avant de rejoindre les glaces de l'Antarctique. Commandé par l'Institut polaire de Brest, le bateau pousseur La Zélée partira en 2027 en Terre Adélie re...
ici.fr
Oggi è l'Earth Overshoot Day. Abbiamo già virtualmente consumato tutte le risorse che la Terra è in grado di rigenerare nel corso di un anno. Non è mai arrivato così presto overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/eod...
Winters in #Antarctica ’s Ross Sea have become stormier in recent decades, impacting sea-ice conditions and field operations, new @universityofotago.bsky.social research shows. www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
Antarctica storms becoming more frequent and intense
Winters in Antarctica’s Ross Sea have become stormier in recent decades, impacting sea-ice conditions and field operations, new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows.
otago.ac.nz
Observer le changement climatique au plus près, tout en contribuant à amener toujours plus de visiteurs sur l'un des écosystèmes les plus fragiles au monde : c'est le dilemme qui a poussé plusieurs guides touristiques à quitter l' #Antarctique. theconversation.com/je-ne-peux-p...
« Je ne peux plus participer à cette mascarade » : pourquoi des guides en Antarctique quittent le métier de leurs rêves
L’Antarctique attire chaque année davantage de touristes. Mais pour certains guides, voir les glaciers fondre et les colonies de manchots se remplir de visiteurs est devenu moralement insupportable. I...
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Human bones and artifacts from the largest whalers' graveyard in the #Svalbard archipelago are at risk of disintegrating #Arctic. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
Thawing permafrost is threatening Svalbard's 'corpse point'
Human bones and artifacts from the largest whalers’ graveyard in the archipelago are at risk of disintegrating.
nationalgeographic.com
Recent Russian strategic documents suggest the Kremlin intends to fold civilian fishing fleets into its #Arctic security strategy, using them to project influence in the High North and beyond. macdonaldlaurier.ca/how-russia-w...
How Russia weaponizes fisheries in the Arctic | Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Russia is using its fishing industry as part of a broader strategy to bolster its maritime power, expand its influence abroad.
macdonaldlaurier.ca
De rares affleurements rocheux émergeant de la calotte glaciaire #antarctique aident les géologues à reconstituer l’ancienne connexion entre l'Afrique et le continent gelé. www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Les roches qui se souviennent : reconstituer un continent disparu
De rares affleurements rocheux émergeant de la calotte glaciaire antarctique aident les géologues à reconstituer l’ancienne connexion entre l’Afrique et le continent gelé.
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Climate change is worsening the diets of #Antarctic Adélie penguins. www.sciencefocus.com/news/penguin...
Experts spent 30 years studying penguin poop from space – and found something really weird | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Researchers used satellite imagery to chart how the guano changed colour over three decades, from 1984 till 2013
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Tara Polar Station @fondationtaraocean.bsky.social : top départ pour une série d'expéditions en #Arctique via @enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/fr/tara-pola...
The U.S. Coast Guard's troubled Polar Security Cutter program faces further delays with a new government watchdog report projecting delivery of the first heavy icebreaker in March 2033, almost a decade later than originally planned. gcaptain.com/u-s-polar-se...
U.S. Polar Security Cutter Delayed to 2033 as Costs Top $6 Billion, GAO Warns
The U.S. Coast Guard’s troubled Polar Security Cutter program faces further delays with a new government watchdog report projecting delivery of the first heavy icebreaker in March 2033, almost a decad...
gcaptain.com
How an iceberg may have stopped emperor penguins from breeding on COULMAN Island in 2025 - KOPRI via Lisa LOCK, Robert EGAN @sciencex.bsky.social phys.org/news/2026-07...
How an iceberg may have stopped emperor penguins from breeding on Coulman Island in 2025
The number of chicks in the Coulman Island emperor penguin colony decreased by about 69% in 2025 compared with 2024, according to research published in Communications Earth & Environment. The authors ...
phys.org
PODCAST Les îles #Kerguelen #TAAF, vaste territoire austral français, abritent une base scientifique dans laquelle cohabitent chercheurs, militaires et techniciens. L'auteur de bande-dessinée Emmanuel Lepage raconte et dessine ce qu’il a vu, compris et ressenti en partageant leur quotidien.
Dans le vent des îles Kerguelen avec Emmanuel Lepage
Les îles Kerguelen, vaste territoire austral français, abritent une base scientifique dans laquelle cohabitent chercheurs, militaires et techniciens. L’auteur de bande-dessinée Emmanuel Lepage raconte...
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Tara Polar Station set off from the port of Lorient on 19 July. The mobile, international research station run by the Tara Ocean Fondation is now on its way to the Arctic, where it will drift across the ocean. Among the participants will be AWI researchers. 📸 François Dourlens/Fondation Tara Océan
1957 : en étudiant les glaces de l’Antarctique dans des conditions extrêmes, Claude Lorius a une intuition pour le moins surprenante. Qui fera de lui le premier scientifique à démontrer le lien entre l’augmentation du taux de CO₂ dans l’atmosphère et la hausse de la température sur la Terre.
Réchauffement climatique : une preuve glaçante refait surface
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Ce dimanche 19 juillet 2026, la station polaire de la fondation Tara Océan @fondationtaraocean.bsky.social lève l'ancre, du port de Lorient, pour rejoindre l'océan #Arctique central. france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/normandie/ma...
Tara Polaris I, construite à Cherbourg, s’apprête à rejoindre l’Arctique
Ce dimanche 19 juillet 2026, la station polaire de la fondation Tara Océan lève l'ancre, du port de Lorient, pour rejoindre l'océan Arctique central.
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Une équipe de scientifiques, dont le chercheur canadien Maxime Geoffroy, s’apprête à vivre une expérience hors du commun: passer 8 mois isolée à bord de la station polaire Tara conçu pour dériver dans les glaces de l'Arctique. https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/station-polaire-tara-arctique/
