Category: Posts
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Glacial View
This post originally appeared on 01/18/23 on the blog “Arctic Research” run by the European Commission program INTERACT. Glacial View Our final sunrise above the ringing peaks of the Kobbefjord arrived under a pale blue sky. After a weekend hiking and collecting on steep terraced hills amid a tangle of…
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Tucked in the Kobbefjord
This post originally appeared on 01/12/23 on the blog “Arctic Research” run by the European Commission program INTERACT. Tucked in the Kobbefjord Skimming over the icy waters off the southwest coast of Greenland, I scarcely hear the whir of the twin outboard engines nor feel the wave chop as we enter…
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79 Degrees North
This post originally appeared on 07/23/22 on the blog “Arctic Research” run by the European Commission program INTERACT. 79 Degrees North Lunch on a glacier After two hours of hiking, we finally reach Vestre Brøggerbreen. The last hour has been a maze of moraines crisscrossed by braided streams. With every…
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Reaching Gerdøya
This post originally appeared on 07/21/22 on the blog “Arctic Research” run by the European Commission program INTERACT. Reaching Gerdøya Weather Days We prepared for bad weather. My red, 96-liter L.L.Bean duffel bag brims with fleece jackets, raincoats and extra hats, and my waterproof phone case is rugged enough to…
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Discovering Ny-Ålesund
This post originally appeared on 07/15/22 on the blog “Arctic Research” run by the European Commission program INTERACT. Discovering Ny-Ålesund Life at 78° N Cautiously opening the front door, I make my way down the metal stairs. A quick glance to my sides then I round wide around the corner…
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79 Degrees North, Nearly
This post originally appeared on 07/08/22 on the blog “Arctic Research” run by the European Commission program INTERACT. 79 Degrees North, Nearly Arriving in Svalbard Waiting on the tarmac at Tromsø Airport for our Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight to Svalbard, I nervously check my watch as the noon deadline approaches…
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Arctic Greening: Does Nitrogen Hold The Key? – Introduction
This page originally appeared on the blog “Arctic Research” run by the European Commission program INTERACT. Arctic Greening: Does Nitrogen Hold The Key? This summer, my advisor, Nicolas Cassar, and I are traveling to Arctic and sub-Arctic environments in Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Canada and Alaska to investigate how climate change…
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