In a 1961 report on American broadcaster CBS, TV legend Walter Cronkite visited the military base. His program filmed Camp Century’s massive ice tunnels being dug and showed U.S. army engineers relaxing in their underground, nuclear-powered barracks, reading and listening to records. All that is now buried under thick layers of ice. Colgan said he … Read more
“If you had told me 10 years ago that I’d be interviewing about Greenland, I would not have put that high up on my list of possible topics the media would be interested in,” says historian John C. Mitcham of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. “But it is also really fascinating, somewhat troubling too, that we’re … Read more
Denmark, as the administrative power over Greenland and the Faroe Islands, has faced mounting pressure to bolster its Arctic security and maintain stability in the region, while Trump’s ambitions kicked up a notch this week as he refused to rule out military action to grab the world’s largest island from Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette … Read more
During a seafloor mapping project, scientists aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy discovered what they believe to be a large underwater volcano. The discovery occurred approximately 1,600 meters below the surface, off the Alaskan coast in the northwest United States.The team, comprised of Coast Guard personnel and experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Read more
A globetrotter confessed his trip to the “strangest place on the planet” left him utterly “mind-blown”. Phil Carr, a seasoned traveller who frequently shares his worldwide adventures on social media, took to TikTok to recount his experience in Longyearbyen, Svalbard – a Norwegian archipelago nestled in the Arctic Ocean. “My mind has been blown,” he … Read more
Located in the Arctic on the Kola Peninsula, the Olenya air base is more than 1,900 kilometers north of Ukraine, but a mere 200 kilometers from the Finnish border. In response to the drone strikes, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said: “We have no cause for concern in Finland. We have the situation under control and … Read more
Saturday, June 8, is World Oceans Day. Communities around the world gather on this date each year to participate in activities designed to raise awareness about what the oceans do for the Earth and what humans are doing to the oceans. The goal of the day is to deliver information that will mobilize the public … Read more
A new $25-million marine research centre opened Monday in Dartmouth, N.S., to co-ordinate the sophisticated underwater platforms used by Canada to gather ocean data. The Facility for Intelligent Marine Systems brings together researchers from Fisheries and Oceans, Natural Resources Canada and Defence Research and Development Canada into one place. “These researchers will be leading the way … Read more
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