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In The News: A mercury deal in the works (02.22.2009)
From SIKU News, Sunday, February 22
"The goal is to have a binding agreement in place by 2013 at the latest." Learn More >>
Narwhals filmed for first time on migration (02.07.2009)
from the Telegraph, Saturday, February 7
"Narwhals, known as ice unicorns for their long tusks, have been filmed for the first time as they make their treacherous migration along the cracks in the Arctic sea ice." Learn More >>
In The News: Mercury levels rising in caribou, contaminants program finds (02.02.2009)
From CBC News, Monday, February 2
"Caribou in Canada's North are showing increasing levels of mercury, a contaminant that has drifted into the Arctic from other parts of the world, researchers have found." Read the Article >>
In The News: Polar bears may receive species-at-risk label (02.02.2009)
From the Northern News Services, Monday, February 2
"NUNAVUT - The federal government is considering adding polar bears to Canada's list of "species at risk."
Read the Article >>
In The News: When turtles swam in Nunavut (02.02.2009)
From SIKU News, Monday, February 2
"The discovery of a 90-million-year-old turtle fossil in the Canadian Arctic is shedding new light on the temperate past of the polar north and the trans-Arctic migrations of prehistoric creatures, reports CanWest Global." Read the Article >>
In The News: Polar bears' survival rests in our hands (01.16.2009)
From the EdmontonSun.com, Friday, January 16
""It's a "critical time" for polar bears and their survival rests in the hands of Canadians, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice said yesterday."" Read the Article >>
In The News: Abrupt climate shifts may move faster than thought (12.22.2008)
From ENN, Tuesday, December 22
"The United States could suffer the effects of abrupt climate changes within decades—sooner than some previously thought--says a new government report...." Read the Article >>
In The News: NASA eager to find 90 missing rubber ducks (12.22.2008)
From The Tech Herald, Monday, December 22
"While it might perhaps be more likely for NASA to be searching for expensive equipments such as a lost satellite or perhaps even a wayward tool bag, the American space administration has this week put out a call for missing rubber ducks."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Global Warming Threatens Arctic Feedback Loops (12.17.2008)
From Greentech Media, Wednesday, December 17
"Scientists at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting in San Francisco warn that global warming is melting Arctic sea ice, heating the region and threatening to release greenhouse gases
From both aboveground and – possibly – undersea permafrost."Read the Article >>
In The News: As melting ice opens up Arctic shipping routes, pollution and safety measures needed (12.16.2008)
From CORDIS news, Tuesday, December 16
"One of the likely consequences of climate change to the north of Europe is increased shipping in and around the Arctic, as the receding ice opens up new routes and passages around the region. " Read the Article >>
In The News: More than 2T tons of ice melted in arctic since '03 (12.16.2008)
From the Associated Press, Tuesday, December 16
"More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted since 2003, according to new NASA satellite data that show the latest signs of what scientists say is global warming." Read the Article >>
In The News: The glaciologist's worst nightmare (12.13.2008)
From thestar.com, Saturday, December 13
"There was a line in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s fourth report that didn't get the attention it deserved:..." Read the Article >>
In The News: Indigenous Tribes Say Climate Change Harming Way of Life (12.07.2008)
From redOrbit, Sunday, December 7
"Bill Erasmus, chief of the Dene nation located in northern Canada, issued a grave warning targeting the climate crisis: The once plentiful herds of caribou are declining, rivers are smaller and the ice is too thin to hunt upon safely."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic tundra emits methane even in winter (12.03.2008)
From Reuters, Wednesday, December 3
"The arctic tundra emits the same amount of methane in winter as in the warmer months, a surprising finding that bolsters understanding of how greenhouse gases interact with nature, researchers said on Wednesday." Read the Article >>
In The News: Polar regions key to understanding climate change, scientists say (12.03.2008)
From The Earth Times, Wednesday, December 3
"Changes taking place in the Arctic and Antarctica, as well as the unique conditions existing at those ends of the planet, make the polar regions key to understanding climate change and a host of other topics, scientists said. Polar weather influences climates in areas as far away as the tropics and changes will have effects across the world." Read the Article >>
In The News: Polar researcher highlights urgent need for more data (12.02.2008)
From Cordis, Tuesday, December 2
"In spite of the rapid environmental changes taking place in the Arctic, and the importance of the polar ice cap in regulating the climate, we still know frighteningly little about the processes behind ice formation on the roof of the world."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Soot darkens ice, stokes runaway Arctic melt - study (12.02.2008)
From Reuters India, Tuesday, December 2
"Soot is darkening ice in the Arctic and speeding a melt that could make the ocean around the North Pole ice-free in summer well before 2050, experts said on Tuesday." Read the Article >>
In The News: Sixth Arctic caribou herd in rapid decline (12.01.2008)
From globeandmail.com, Monday, December 1
"A new study of one of Canada's largest caribou herds seems to confirm fears that, like other herds in the western Arctic, it is suffering a steep and mysterious population decline." Read the Article >>
In The News: CLIMATE CHANGE: Talks Could Learn From Indigenous Groups (11.24.2008)
From GALDU, Monday, November 24
"As the United Nations readies for a key climate change meeting in Poland next month, a London-based human rights group warns that any new deal on global warming would be seriously compromised if the most vulnerable groups, specifically indigenous peoples, are shut out of the negotiations." Read the Article >>
In The News: Snow In The Arctic: An Ingredient In A Surprising Chemical Cocktail (11.22.2008)
From Science Daily, Saturday, November 22
"In the Arctic in spring, the snow cover gives off nitrogen oxides. This phenomenon, the extent of which had not been previously realized, is the source of one third of the nitrates present in the Arctic atmosphere, according to researchers
From CNRS, the Université Joseph Fourier and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie[1]." Read the Article >>
In The News: Under-ice flood speeds up glacier (11.17.2008)
From BBC News, Monday, November 17
"Great floods beneath the Antarctic ice sheet can now be linked directly to the speed at which that ice moves towards the ocean, scientists say.Great floods beneath the Antarctic ice sheet can now be linked directly to the speed at which that ice moves towards the ocean, scientists say" Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic is rich in promising energy source: gas hydrates (11.13.2008)
From the Anchorage Daily News, Thursday, November 13
"Frozen crystals packed with concentrated natural gas and buried 2,000 feet below the permafrost on Alaska's North Slope could become the next major domestic energy source, an assessment released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey found. " Read the Article >>
In The News: Mapping what is ours (11.13.2008)
From the OttawaCitizen.com, Thursday, November 13
"While Russia continues to flex its military muscles in the Arctic, Canada is looking at pictures of the bottom of the Beaufort Sea. These activities may seem at odds, but they are not." Read the Article >>
In The News: Scientists ponder how changing climate will impact Arctic whales (11.12.2008)
From the Capital City Weekly, Wednesday, November 12
"Alaska's coastal communities have long experienced the presence of whales, whether as summer visitors in Southeast or as targets of winter subsistence hunters in the Arctic." Read the Article >>
In The News: Will the Opening of the Northwest Passage Transform Global Shipping Anytime Soon? (11.10.2008)
From Scientific American, Monday, November 10
"It is said that the Inuit have many words for snow, but when it comes to the Northwest Passage only one type of frozen water matters: multiyear ice. It can slice through the hull of a ship like a knife through butter and it persists in the passage's waters despite unprecedented warming in the Arctic Ocean, thwarting shippers in search of a shortcut between Europe and Asia." Read the Article >>
In The News: NASA Develops New Technique for Measuring Glaciers (11.09.2008)
From The A to Z of Clean Technology, Sunday, November 9
"A NASA-led research team has used satellite data to make the most precise measurements to date of changes in the mass of mountain glaciers in the Gulf of Alaska, a region expected to be a significant contributor to global sea level rise over the next 50-100 years." Read the Article >>
In The News: Symptoms of global warming overrun Greenland (11.09.2008)
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday, November 9
"Beyond the howl of sled dogs echoing across this hilly coastal village is the thunderclap of ancient icebergs splitting apart, a deafening rumble you feel in your bones" Read the Article >>
In The News: In Mayor's Plan, the Plastic Bag Will Carry a Fee (11.06.2008)
From The New York Times, Thursday, November 6
"In its struggle to make New York more green, the Bloomberg administration has tried discouraging people
From using plastic bags. It has taken out ads beseeching residents to use cloth bags and set up recycling bins for plastic bags at supermarkets." Read the Article >>
In The News: Getting to grips with Greenland's ice loss (11.05.2008)
From ec.europa.eu, Wednesday, November 5
"Ice loss in Greenland is causing global sea levels to rise by half a millimetre a year, according to new research by Dutch and American scientists. While this doesn't sound like much, the researchers warn that the rate of ice loss appears to be increasing sharply, and in 2007 large amounts of ice were lost
From high altitudes (above 2 000 metres) for the first time." Read the Article >>
In The News: Warning as seabird breeding fails (10.30.2008)
From BBC News, Thursday, October 30
"The environmental group claims changes in food supply, which may be linked to climate change, could threaten the future of these species." Read the Article >>
In The News: An Army of Animal Oceanographers (10.29.2008)
From scienceline.org, Wednesday, October 29
"Several years ago, a colleague came into Dave Foley’s office at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Pacific Grove, Calif. and asked if there had been a storm at a spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean at a certain time a few days earlier. Foley raised his eyebrows a bit, but looked up the weather data and found that there had indeed been a storm." Read the Article >>
In The News: World is facing a natural resources crisis worse than financial crunch (10.29.2008)
The Guardian, Wednesday October 29
"The world is heading for an "ecological credit crunch" far worse than the current financial crisis because humans are over-using the natural resources of the planet, an international study warns today." Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic ice thickness 'plummets' (10.28.2008)
From BBC News, Tuesday, October 28
"The thickness of Arctic sea ice "plummeted" last winter, thinning by as much as 49 centimetres (1.6ft) in some regions, satellite data has revealed." Read the Article >>
In The News: Goodbye, sun. See you in February (10.27.2008)
From Sermitsiak, Monday, October 27
"Residents in Qaanaaq in far northern Greenland have said goodbye to the sun for yet another year. The next time it rises, the calendar will read 17 February." Read the Article >>
In The News: Polar bears dying out (10.24.2008)
From The Herald Sun, Friday, October 24
"POLAR bears are dying out in the remote Arctic region of Chukotka because of melting ice and increased killing by humans, an expert with the International Fund for Animal Welfare has warned." Read the Article >>
In The News: Polar bears skating on thin ice (10.23.2008)
From the Knoxville News Sentinel, Thursday, October 23
"In May, the polar bear was designated as threatened by the U.S. Department of the Interior. This decision to place it under the protection of the Endangered Species Act was both applauded and protested by many." Read the Article >>
In The News: CLIMATE CHANGE: Window of Opportunity Closing Rapidly (10.23.2008)
From GALDU, Thursday, October 23
"The global financial crisis has pushed climate change off the front pages despite new evidence that it is happening faster and with stronger impacts than previous projections, a new report warns." Read the Article >>
In The News: ARCTIC INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES: Time for Action (10.22.2008)
From GALDU, Wednesday, October 22
"Delegates representing the Arctic Council’s Permanent Participants are pushing for greater action on the part of Arctic Governments to implement policies and programs to ensure the future vitality of the Arctic’s indigenous languages."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Climate change accelerating far beyond the IPCC forecast, WWF says (10.20.2008)
From Telegraph.co.uk, Monday, October 20
"Climate change is happening much faster than the world's best scientists predicted and will wreak havoc unless action is taken on a global scale, a new report warns." Read the Article >>
In The News: A portrait of Greenland: Where the Ordinary & Amazing Intersect (10.19.2008)
From the Toledo Blade, Sunday, October 19
"Teens listen to Eminem. 'Tweens watch Hannah Montana." Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic air temperatures climb to record levels (10.16.2008)
From Reuters, Thursday, October 16
"Fall air temperatures have climbed to record levels in the Arctic due to major losses of sea ice as the region suffers more effects
From a warming trend dating back decades, a report released on Thursday showed." Read the Article >>
In The News: Alaska village faces eroded future (10.14.2008)
From BBC News, Tuesday, October 14
"It's a windy day, and cold even for him, the Yup'ik Eskimo tribal leader in the village of Newtok in the US state of Alaska." Read the Article >>
In The News: NASA study finds rising Arctic storm activity sways sea ice, climate (10.07.2008)
From The Hindu, Tuesday, October 7
"A new NASA study shows that the rising frequency and intensity of arctic storms over the last half century, attributed to progressively warmer waters, directly provoked acceleration of the rate of arctic sea ice drift, long considered by scientists as a bellwether of climate change." Read the Article >>
In The News: 90,000 yr old data suggests warming, CO2 and ocean currents are linked (10.05.2008)
From the Thaindian News, Sunday, October 5
"Scientists have presented new data
From their analysis of ice core samples and ocean deposits dating as far back as 90,000 years ago and have suggested that warming, carbon dioxide levels and ocean currents are tightly inter-related." Read the Article >>
In The News: Another stunning loss of Arctic ice: report (10.02.2008)
From Canada.com, Thursday, October 2
"For scientists, this year's ice season was like the NHL playoffs." Read the Article >>
In The News: Greenland accountable for rise in global sea level (10.01.2008)
From the Economic Times, Wednesday, October 1
"Based on a new method for creating an accurate picture of Greenland's shrinking ice cap, it is now estimated that the country is accountable for a half millimeter-rise in the global sea level per year." Read the Article >>
"Cool" animation shows arctic ice loss (09.26.2008)
From MarylandWeather.com, Friday, September 26
"The northern summer of 2007 saw more open water around the North Pole than ever before. The record loss of sea ice is a worry not just to polar bears and seals, but also to those concerned about global warming. The less ice, the less sunlight reflected back into space, and that means more solar energy absorbed by the Arctic Ocean. And that just reinforces the warming of the northern ocean, which has an impact globally - like switching off the planet's icebox." Read the Article >>
In The News: Greenhouse gas emissions shock scientists (09.26.2008)
From the Los Angeles Times, Friday, September 26
"The world pumped up emissions of the chief human-produced global warming gas last year, setting a course that could push beyond leading scientists' projected worst-case scenario, international researchers said Thursday." Read the Article >>
In The News: Greenland: roar of melting glacier sounds climate change alarm (09.25.2008)
From the Tehran Times, Thursday, September 25
"Flying low over the vast, white expanse of Greenland's Ilulissat glacier, one of the biggest and most active in the world, the effects of global warming in the Arctic are painfully visible as the ice melts at an alarming rate." Read the Article >>
In The News: Greenland's Inuits Blast EU Plans to Ban Seal Skin Products (09.24.2008)
From Deutsche Welle, Wednesday, September 24
"Greenland's indigeneous Inuits fear that the European Union's latest proposal to ban imports of seal skins could repeat one of the most crippling economic episodes in recent memory." Read the Article >>
In The News: Exclusive: The methane time bomb (09.23.2008)
From The Independent, Tuesday, September 23
"Arctic scientists discover new global warming threat as melting permafrost releases millions of tons of a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxide" Read the Article >>
In The News: Greenland: roar of melting glacier sounds climate change alarm (09.22.2008)
From the AFP, Monday, September 22
"Flying low over the vast, white expanse of Greenland's Ilulissat glacier, one of the biggest and most active in the world, the effects of global warming in the Arctic are painfully visible as the ice melts at an alarming rate." Read the Article >>
In The News: Can rubber ducks help track a melting glacier? (09.21.2008)
From Reuters, Sunday, September 21
"To help figure out what's happening inside the fastest moving Greenland glacier, a U.S. rocket scientist sent 90 rubber ducks into the ice, hoping someone finds them if they emerge in Baffin Bay." Read the Article >>
In The News: Change for the worse (09.21.2008)
From Cuban Daily News, Sunday, September 21
"Men have worked throughout history to change and improve, however, those transformations have caused problems in nature we are now paying for." Read the Article >>
In The News: Drastic Changes to Life on Earth Caused by Global Warming, Confirm NASA Scientists (09.19.2008)
From Natural News, Friday, September 19
"Global warming is already leading to widespread disruptions of the Earth's natural systems, according to a study published in the journal Nature and conducted by some of the climate scientists who were involved in the influential 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report." Read the Article >>
GoNorth! nominated for prestigious humanitarian award (09.17.2008)
A great big Polar Husky round of howls!
Recognized for applying technology to benefit humanity, GoNorth! is nominated as one of 25 innovators from around the world in the running to receive the "2008 Microsoft Education Award" at the 2008 Tech Awards Laureate in November.
In the News: 'Catastrophic' melt threat to polar life (09.17.2008)
From The New Zealand Herald Wednesday, September 17
"Data showing Arctic sea ice may reach its lowest level on record this summer underscores the need for governments to speed up talks on a new climate pact, says the Worldwide Fund for Nature." Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic sea ice melting slows down, for now (09.17.2008)
From The Telegraph.co.uk Wednesday, September 17
"Arctic sea ice has melted at a slower rate compared to last year, but scientists warn it still shows a downward trend towards ice-free Arctic summers." Read the Article >>
In The News: One island, one flag, three names (09.15.2008)
From SIKU News, Monday, September 15
Greenland should have one name, not three, says politician and MP Doris Jakobsen. If Greenlanders vote to accept a proposal to increase the Danish territory's autonomy, it should be accompanied by a name change, Jakobsen has suggested.
Read the Article >>
In The News: WWF: Melting Arctic adds urgency to climate deal (09.15.2008)
From the Associated Press, Monday, September 15
"Data showing Arctic sea ice may reach its lowest level on record this summer underscores the need for governments to speed up talks on a new climate pact, the Worldwide Fund for Nature said Monday." Read the Release >>
In The News: Vanishing ice proving deadly for walruses (09.12.2008)
From the WWF, Friday, September 12
"Following the recent reports of polar bears swimming for their lives off Alaska, clear evidence has emerged in far-eastern Russia of how vanishing ice in the Arctic is having a catastrophic effect on walruses." Read the Article >>
In The News: New laws needed in changing polar regions: experts (09.07.2008)
From the AFP, September 7
"Some 40 legal experts from around the world gathered in Iceland on Sunday for a three-day conference aimed at staking out a new legal framework for the fragile and changing polar regions." Read the Article >>
In the News: Major ice-shelf loss for Canada (09.03.2008)
From BBC News, Wednesday, September 3
"The floating tongues of ice attached to Ellesmere Island, which have lasted for thousands of years, have seen almost a quarter of their cover break away." Read the Article >>
In The News: The North Pole becomes an 'island' for the first time in history as ice melts (09.02.2008)
From the Mail Online, Tuesday, September 2
"The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history.
Startling satellite pictures taken three days ago show that melting ice has opened up the fabled North-West and North-East Passages - making it possible to sail around the Arctic ice cap." Read the Article >>
In The News: Carbon clues to when Greenland was a green land (08.29.2008)
From the AFP, Friday, August 29
"PARIS (AFP)" Climatologists poring over Greenland's ancient past say global cooling, unleashed by a fall in atmospheric greenhouse gases, caused the vast island to ice over around three million years ago." Read the Release >>
In The News: Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice Verges on New Record Low (08.28.2008)
From the Environment News Service, Thursday, August 28
"Evidence that Earth's climate continues to heat up comes this week in the form of satellite data that shows the extent of Arctic sea ice this year has shrunk below the 2005 minimum to stand as the second-smallest since observations from space began 30 years ago." Read the Article >>
GoNorth! at the 2008 Minnesota State Fair!
Go to the Minnesota State Fair and visit with Team GoNorth! Saturday, August 30th. Meet four-legged and two-legged team members alike and you could possibly win a prize... Learn More >>In The News: In Greenland, New Worrisome Cracks in Ice (08.25.2008)
From Sci-Tech Today, Monday, August 25
"The pictures speak for themselves," said Jason Box, a glacier expert at the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University who spotted the changes while studying new satellite images. "This crack is moving, and moving closer and closer to the front. It's just a matter of time till a much larger piece is going to break off.... It is imminent." Read the Article >>
In The News: Medical mystery at the top of the world (08.25.2008)
From The Boston Globe, Monday, August 25
"Avataq is a 74-year-old Inuit hunter who has lived all of his life closer to the North Pole than almost anyone else. He is from a small village in northwest Greenland called Morriusaq, which is home to the Polar Eskimos, the smallest tribe of Inuit people - with about 750 members - and the planet's northernmost permanent settlers." Read the Article >>
In The News: Global warming time bomb trapped in Arctic soil: study (08.24.2008)
From AFP, Sunday, August 24
"PARIS (AFP) ”Climate change could release unexpectedly huge stores of carbon dioxide from Arctic soils, which would in turn fuel a vicious circle of global warming, a new study warned Sunday." Read the Release >>
In The News: Polar bears found swimming miles from Alaskan coast (08.22.2008)
From the Environmental News Network, Friday, August 22
"An aerial survey by government scientists in Alaska's Chukchi Sea this week found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water - with one at least 60 miles from shore - raising concern among wildlife experts about their survival."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Greenland Ice Core Reveals History of Pollution in the Arctic (08.18.2008)
From the National Science Foundation, Monday, August 18
"New research, reported this week in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds that coal burning, primarily in North America and Europe, contaminated the Arctic and potentially affected human health and ecosystems in and around Earth's polar regions." Read the Press Release >>
In The News: U.S. ship heads for Arctic to define territory (08.13.2008)
From the Environmental News Network, Wednesday, August 13
"A U.S. Coast Guard cutter will embark on an Arctic voyage this week to determine the extent of the continental shelf north of Alaska and map the ocean floor, data that could be used for oil and natural gas exploration." Read the Article >>
In The News: 'Unprecedented' melt sinks hope for Arctic ice recovery (08.11.2008)
From the OttawaCitizen, Monday, August 11
"OTTAWA - The Arctic Ocean ice cover, which appeared earlier this summer to be headed for a moderate recovery after last year's record-setting retreat, has begun disintegrating so rapidly in recent weeks that experts now say the ice loss by mid-September could exceed even 2007's history-making meltdown." Read the Article >>
In The News: International Day of the World's Indigenous People: August 9th (08.09.2008)
From GALDU, Saturday, August 9
"This year's International Day of the World's Indigenous People, is the first to take place following the landmark adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly in September 2007." Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic Map Plots New 'Gold Rush' (08.06.2008)
From Science Daily, Wednesday, August 6
"Researchers at Durham University have drawn up the first ever 'Arctic Map' to show the disputed territories that states might lay claim to in the future." Read the Article >>
In The News: Thinning sea ice concerns scientists (08.06.2008)
From the Montreal Gazette, Wednesday, August 6
"The polar ice cap is not only losing vast swaths of surface area but is also experiencing a "drastic thinning" likely to reinforce its overall retreat, a new seven-year study of the Arctic's shrinking sea ice concludes." Read the Article >>
In The News: Inuit advocate against uranium mining in Greenland (07.30.2008)
From Sermitsiak, Wednesday, July 30
"The president of the International Circumpolar Council in Greenland believes mining companies should not be permitted to remove uranium from Greenland's underground, under any circumstances." Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic ice bigger than 2007, but thawing long-term (07.30.2008)
From Environmental News Network, Wednesday, July 30
"OSLO (Reuters) - Arctic sea ice is unlikely to shrink below a 2007 record low this year in a reprieve from the worst predictions of climate change even though new evidence confirms a long-term thaw is under way, experts said."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Huge chunk snaps off storied Arctic ice shelf (07.29.2008)
From the Globe and Mail, Tuesday, July 29
"A four-square-kilometre chunk has broken off Ward Hunt Ice Shelf - the largest remaining ice shelf in the Arctic - threatening the future of the giant frozen mass that northern explorers have used for years as the starting point for their treks." Read the Article >>
In The News: Elders, scientists talk climate change (07.28.2008)
From the Northern News Services Online, Monday, July 28
"IQALUIT - With the mercury pushing far past 20 C and into record-breaking territory, the Planning for Climate Change Symposium in Iqaluit took on added significance." Read the Article >>
In The News: Ice Free (07.27.2008)
From The New York Times Magazine, Sunday, July 27
"Greenland's ice sheet represents one of global warming's most disturbing threats. The vast expanses of glaciers - massed, on average, 1.6 miles deep - contain enough water to raise sea levels worldwide by 23 feet. Should they melt or otherwise slip into the ocean, they would flood coastal capitals, submerge tropical islands and generally redraw the world's atlases. The infusion of fresh water could slow or shut down the ocean's currents, plunging Europe into bitter winter."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Oil spills onto ice, climate among Arctic risks (07.25.2008)
From Reuters, Friday, July 25
"OSLO (Reuters) - Companies seeking oil in the Arctic will need better technology to clean up spills onto ice and could new face hazards such as rougher seas caused by climate change, experts said on Friday." Read the Article >>
Sami Camp at FinnFest in Duluth, MN July 23-27, 2008
Sami camp offers glimpse of authentic Finnish culture
From the Duluth News Tribune, Thursday, July 24
"A traditional Sami camp complete with reindeer has been erected outside of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center as part of FinnFest, offering a glimpse into what life is like for indigenous cultures living within the Arctic Circle."
Read the Article >>
In The News: At risk of extinction in Greenland (07.24.2008)
From SIKU News, Thursday, July 24
"The list of species at risk includes the spotted seal, belugas, the North Atlantic Right Whale and narwhals. Vulnerable species include the polar bear and various types of salmon." Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic holds up to 22 % of world's untapped energy reserves: U.S. study (07.23.2008)
From Canada.com, Wednesday, July 23
"OTTAWA - Nearly a quarter of the world's undiscovered petroleum resources lie in the Arctic, confirms a U.S. study that should only intensify pressure on countries such as Canada to stake their claims to the Far North." Read the Article >>
In The News: Nobel Prize Winning Climate and Conservation Scientists Call Visionary Plan to Protect Canadian Boreal Forests (07.21.2008)
From GALDU, Monday, July 21
"SEATTLE -- As news spreads of Ontario´s commitment to protect over 55 million acres of Canada´s Boreal Forest, an area the size of the United Kingdom, leading international scientists and conservationists are expressing their strong support for Premier Dalton McGuinty´s science-based leadership." Read the Article >>
In The News: Glacier provides history lesson (07.16.2008)
From the Anchorage Daily News, Wednesday, July 16
"For the first time in decades, federal officials allowed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this summer.
It wasn't for oil, though." Read the Article >>
In The News: Human Library goes global (07.16.2008)
From Norden, Wednesday, July 16
"People in 25 different countries have now availed themselves of the opportunity to confront their prejudices at the human library. The concept, which is supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Council of Europe, has won prizes in Australia and Austria." Read the Article >>
In The News: Professor Gadget (07.15.2008)
From the University of Minnesota Foundation, Tuesday, July 15
"At the U, the latest high-tech gizmos are more than 21st-century fads- they are pathways to new teaching and learning." Read the Article >>
In The News: New focus on Sami language (07.10.2008)
From Aftenposten.no, Thursday, July 10
"Norway's indigenous Sami people are about to be met a bit more often on their own terms. A new government mandate calls for public servants to learn at least a little of the Sami language." Read the Article >>
In The News: Walrus tracking shows travels (07.09.2008)
From SIKU News, Wednesday, July 9
"Some of the eight walrus tagged last summer in Greenland have gone to Baffin Island.
Satellite transmitters on eight walruses tagged in Greenland show each of the animals has gone off in different directions."
Read the Article >>
In The News: G8 aims to halve greenhouse gases (07.08.2008)
From BBC News, Tuesday, July 8
"World leaders say they will aim to set a global target of cutting carbon emissions by at least 50% by 2050 in an effort to tackle global warming." Read the Article >>
In The News: Ombudsman against ethnic discrimination knocks Sweden's treatment of Saami (07.07.2008)
From SIKU News, Monday, July 7
"Saami culture and traditions are often used by local and county councils in their marketing and for tourism purposes, at the same time as Saami rights are routinely disregarded, says the new report." Read the Article >>
In The News: CANADA: "We Are Sorry" (06.12.2008)
From GALDU, Thursday, June 12
"OTTAWA -- Canada's prime minister on Wednesday officially apologized to natives for more than a century of abuses at residential schools set up to assimilate indigenous peoples." Read the Article >>
In The News: Giant Study Pinpoints Changes From Climate Warming (05.16.2008)
From Planet Ark, May 16, 2008
"WASHINGTON - Human-generated climate change made flowers bloom sooner and autumn leaves fall later, turned some polar bears into cannibals and some birds into early breeders, a vast global study reported on Wednesday."
Read the Article >>
In The News: CLIMATE CHANGE: Polar Bears Put on Threatened Species List (05.15.2008)
From GALDU, May 15, 2008
"Polar bears were listed on Wednesday as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because their sea ice habitat is melting away" Read the Article >>
In The News: Fewer Caribou Born as Warming Causes Missed Meals (05.12.2008)
From National Geographic News, May 12, 2008
"Greenland's caribou work up quite a hunger during their long migrations. But global warming now has the animals arriving late for dinner - and paying a heavy price." Read the Article >>
In The News: Climate change plea from tribe of herders who face extinction
From The Independent, May 10, 2008
"Olav Mathias-Eira is a reindeer-herder. So was his father. And his father's father. He is a member of the Sami community, one of the largest indigenous groups remaining in Europe, and his family have been herding reindeer in the same stretch of the Norwegian Arctic since the 1400s." Read the Article >>
n The News: Arctic ice melt could see rise of "Grolar bear" (05.07.2008)
From The Times of India, May 7, 2008
"Scientists have suggested that due to the adverse effects of Arctic ice melting, the hybrid of a polar bear and grizzly bear - dubbed the 'grolar bear', might rise in numbers." Read the Article >>
In The News: Warming climate could bring many refugees to Finland (05.05.2008)
From the Helsingin Sanomat, May 5, 2008
"Climate change could bring an unprecedented number of so-called climate, or environment refugees to Finland in the future." Read the Article >>
In The News: Beavers Offer Solution to Climate Change (05.03.2008)
From NPR, May 3, 2008
"In the Southwest U.S., biologists are talking about returning beavers to rivers they once inhabited in order to fight droughts” which are expected to get worse as the globe warms. Beaver dams create great sponges that store lots of water."
Listen to the Story >>
In The News: An end to ethnic rights, say Democrats in Sweden (05.03.2008)
From SIKU News, May 3, 208
"And this means no special rights for Saami..." Read the Article >>
Team Update! (05.02.2008)
We are happy to report that Paul and the Polar Huskies are now back in the US after 2 long days of driving and flying. In The News: Mind your own business (05.02.2008)
From SIKU News, May 2, 2008
"Canada's national Inuit organization rebukes U.S. environmental groups for trying to influence the listing of polar bears in Canada as a species at risk." Read the Article >>
In The News: North Pole Could Melt This Year (05.01.2008)
From The Daily Green, May 1, 2008
2008 Arctic Forecast: Melty Read the Article >>
The Arctic Oil Rush (04.28.2008)
From Vanity Fair, May 2008
"There have been many expeditions to the North Pole, but it was Russia's, last summer, that touched off a furor over who owns the Arctic-and the oil that is becoming more and more accessible as the ice disappears. From the halls of Moscow's scientific institutes, where global warming is not part of the official story, to Siberia's permafrost tundra, where reindeer are dying and a powerful greenhouse gas is bubbling from the ooze, the author probes the secrets of Yakut shamans, woolly-mammoth skeletons, and a new Great Game: energy exploration." Read the Feature>>
In The News: Mind your own business (05.02.2008)
From SIKU News, May 2, 2008
"Canada's national Inuit organization rebukes U.S. environmental groups for trying to influence the listing of polar bears in Canada as a species at risk." Read the Article >>
In The News: North Pole Could Be Ice Free in 2008 (04.27.2008)
From ABC News, April 27, 2008
"You know when climate change is biting hard when instead of a vast expanse of snow the North Pole is a vast expanse of water. This year, for the first time, Arctic scientists are preparing for that possibility." Read the Article >>
In The News: The Arctic's most threatened marine mammals due to climate change (04.26.2008)
From Mongabay.com, April 26, 2008
"A recent study has measured the sensitivity to Arctic marine mammals to climate change. The study found that the three species most vulnerable to climate change are the hooded seal, the polar bear, and the narwhal: the common thread between these species being the loss of sea ice." Read the Article >>
In The News: UN: All Indigenous Languages Are Unique (04.26.2008)
From RCRIP, April 26, 2008
"NEW YORK -- All indigenous languages are unique and adapted to the local environment. This is what unites all Indigenous Peoples - our languages as a specialized part of our cultures and windows to our relationship with nature. Scientific assessments made regarding the future of indigenous and minority languages are not optimistic. Many languages will die in the near future." Read the Article >>
In The News: Arctic Indigenous Caucus: Nordic States Must Ratify the Saami Convention without further delay (04.25.2008)
From RCRIP, April 25, 2006
"NEW YORK -- The Nordic Saami Convention stands out as an example of good practice in empowering indigenous peoples to preserve and revitalize their languages. The Permanent Forum hence calls on the Nordic states to ratify the Saami Convention without further delay." Read the Article >>
In The News: KARE 11's 'Whats Cool In Our School' (04.24.2008)
LIVE from the expedition trail!
This morning Team GoNorth! called-in to the Sunrise Edition of the KARE 11 morning news to update Kim and Tim on the expedition!
Mille misspoke while talking to Tim and Kim. She said they have been running 2 teams of 7 and 8 dogs. But there are 16 Polar Huskies with them... She asked that we correct her. They have all 16 dogs there and have been running 7 and 9 or 8 and 8 depending on the terrain. Watch the segment >>
In The News: Sami Leader Utters Worries about Resource Exploitation on Indigenous Lands (04.23.2008)
From GALDU, April 23, 2008
"NEW YORK -- President of Sami Parliament of Norway Mr. Egil Olli uttered in a speech at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues worries about governments and industrial interests not recognising the Indigenous peoples' rights to take part in governing and benefit sharing from resource exploitation on their lands." Read the Speech >>
In The News: Summer sun lethal to sea ice, new research shows (04.22.2008)
From SIKU News, April 22, 2008
"Warmth from the sun will increasingly affect Arctic sea ice loss in the summer. As the ice shrinks, incoming sunshine triggers a spiraling effect: the newly exposed dark ocean waters, much darker than the ice, absorb the sun's radiation instead of reflecting it." Read the Article >>
Expert/Cool Scientist In The News: From Levy to the Nobel Prize (04.21.2008)
From the South Manchester Reporter, April 17, 2008
"A MODEST ecologist - who as a child never thought he'd ever meet a professor let alone become one - has received one of the highest accolades known to man." Read the Article >>
In The News: Everyone wants the Arctic (04.20.2008)
From SIKU News, April 20, 2008
"Ministers in Canada, Russia make nearly simultaneous pronouncements about their nations' claims to the polar continental shelf. Read the Article >>
In The News: Turtles to be climate change canaries (04.18.2008)
From Environmental News Network, April 18, 2008
"Just as canaries help miners monitor underground gases, marine turtles are emerging as excellent indicators of the effects of climate change." Read the Article >>
In The News: Earth is in peril (04.17.2008)
From The Powell River Peak, April 17, 2008
"People need to do everything they can to prevent global warming, says a professor trained by Al Gore." Read the Article >>
In The News: Sea level rise predictions go higher (04.16.2008)
From SIKU News, April 16, 2008
"Sea levels could rise nearly 2.5 metres this century in some parts of the world as glaciers and ice caps melt, a new model predicts." Read the Article >>
On the Radio: Life as a Sámi Reindeer Herder (04.14.2008)
From BBC Radio World Service
The Sámi are one of Europe's last indigenous peoples. Living in Norway, for thousands of years they have made a living in a harsh and extreme climate. Every year they take their herds of reindeer on an arduous migration from the winter feeding grounds to the island where they spend the summer. Listen to the segment and read the article >>
In The News: Ancient spruce stand thrives in Sweden (04.12.2008)
From SIKU News, April 12, 2008
"Researchers say a stand of spruce trees in Dalarna, Sweden dates back 8,000 years, making it one of the oldest in the world." Read the Article >>
Together! (04.11.2008)
The entire Team is together in Finland!Team Update (04.11.2008)
Aaron and Wendy have arrived in Karesuando, Sweden. Paul, Mille and the Polar Huskies are on their way to meet them.In The News: Global wind power capacity rises 27 percent in 2007 (04.10.2008)
From Reuters UK, April 10, 2008
"Global wind power capacity grew 27 percent last year in a market now worth some $36 billion, a U.S.-based research organization said on Thursday." Read the Article >>
Watch It!: Human Footprint on the National Geographic Channel (04.09.2008)
On Sunday, April 13th at 8:00 PM CST the National Geographic Channel will premiere "Human Footprint." Everything you eat. Everything you drink. Everything you use. Your entire life's consumption. In one place at one time. Learn More >>In The News: RIGHTS: Finland's Sami Fear Assimilation (04.08.2008)
From GALDU, April 8, 2008
"HELSINKI -- There are growing concerns among the Sami people in Finland that their traditional way of life as an indigenous people is under threat." Read the Article >>
In The News: World fossil fuel energy use growing: study (04.07.2008)
From The Financial Express, April 7, 2008
"Renewable energy is not replacing fossil fuels as quickly as scientists have been forecasting, leading to a serious underestimation of what still needs to be done to stabilise the world's climate, according to a new analysis."
Read the Article >>
The Team is in Norway! (04.06.2008)
Late on Saturday, April 5th Paul, Mille and the Polar Huskies entered Norway!In The News: Involve indigenous people in climate policy, says report (04.05.2008)
From SciDev.Net, April 4, 2008
"The ingenuity of indigenous peoples is too often overlooked by policymakers making decisions related to climate change - even though they are among the most vulnerable to its impacts, according to a new report." Read the Article >>
In The News: When Saami reindeer roamed on Baffin Island (04.04.2008)
From Nunatsiq News, April 4, 2008
"Karen Monika Paulsen, a Saami from Kautokeino, Norway, enjoys an 85-year-old bond with Baffin Island.
On Oct. 19, 1921, her great-grandfather, Juha¡n Nilsen Dure, her great-grandmother, Biret Anne, and her grandfather, Ole, then only six months old, arrived on south Baffin Island with 620 reindeer, part of ill-fated scheme by the Hudson Bay Co. to bring reindeer herding to the Eastern Arctic." Read the Article >>
In The News: Warmer climate threatens Saami and their reindeer (04.02.2008)
From SIKU News, April 2, 2008
"Global warming has opened up their lands to exploiting timber, oil, gas and metals." Read the Article >>
In The News: Earth Hour: Let there be dark (03.29.2008)
From TheStar.com, March 29, 2008
"Kill the lights. Save a planet. Tonight, enlightenment will come in a thousand points of darkness, with a simple gesture uniting the globe in a call for action on climate change" Read the Article >>
In The News: Traditions live on up north (03.28.2008)
From Aftenposten.no, March 28, 2008.
"Spring is busting out all over, and in the far north of Norway it's accompanied by a wave of confirmations and weddings celebrated in traditional Sami style." Read the Article >>
In The News: Melting May Lead To Expanded Oil Drilling (03.27.2008)
From Environmental News Network, March 27, 2008
"More than half of the Arctic Ocean was covered in year-round ice in the mid-1980s. Today, the ice cap is much smaller. Alarming evidence of this warming trend was released last week when..." Read the Article >>
In The News: Giant Antarctic ice shelf breaks into the sea (03.26.2008)
From guardian.co.uk, March 26, 2008
"A vast hunk of floating ice has broken away from the Antarctic peninsula, threatening the collapse of a much larger ice shelf behind it, in a development that has shocked climate scientists." Read the Article >>
In The News: Salt could shake up world energy supply (03.24.2008)
From The Daily Times, March 24, 2008
"Only up to powering light bulbs so far, 'salt power' is a tantalizing if distant prospect as high oil prices make alternative energy sources look more economical." Read the Article >>
In The News: Samis sour over time lost to Kiruna move (03.24.2008)
From The Local - Sweden's News in English, March 24, 2008
"Two Sami villages in northern Sweden have been denied compensation from the state-owned mining company LKAB for the time village representatives spent on planning for the relocation of Kiruna." Read the Article >>
The Team is in Finland! (03.18.2008)
While traveling across Sápmi, the Team crossed the border from Sweden to Finland. And then back to Sweden... and then Finland again.
Be sure to listen to Paul's Audio Update from 03.18.2008 titled "A Polar Husky First". Listen Now >>
In The News: Lapland: disputes over land and reindeer pit brother against brother (03.18.2008)
From Helsingin Sanomat International Edition March 18, 2008
"A car moves along a winding, slippery road in the direction of the Russian border. It is 42 kilometres since leaving Ivalo, when the ice of Lake Inari appears on the left. Snowmobile tracks lead to the ice, and reindeer have trudged along the edge of the forest." Read The Article >>
In The News: UN Report Reveals Glaciers Melting at Record Speed (03.17.2008)
From Spiegel Online International March 17, 2008
"A new United Nations study has found that glaciers across the globe are shrinking faster than ever before. The UN says the consequences could be grim for billions of people who depend on glacial melt and urges global leaders to act swiftly on climate change." Read the Article >>
In The News: Noisy debate erupts over stillness (03.13.2008)
A state plan to crack down on motorized forms of transport in the wilderness has sparked anger among the Sami population.
From Aftenposten.no March 13, 2008
"One Sami leader has gone so far as to call the proposal "completely stupid." Read the Article>>
In The News: K-12ers watch Arctic explorers 'GoNorth' (03.12.2008)
An online program allows students to learn by following current expeditions.
From the MNDaily March 12, 2008
"Students as young as 8 years old are experiencing the virtual realities of the Arctic.
"GoNorth," a scientific and cultural expedition that explores the climate, culture and people of the Arctic, was founded in part by Aaron Doering, a University professor in the College of Education and Human Development." Read the Article >>
In The News: Minorities 'hardest hit' by climate change (03.11.2008)
From The Telegraph Newspaper Online March 11, 2008
"Minority and indigenous groups are often the first to be affected by climate change and the last to receive any help, according to a new study. Environmental disasters across the world had shown that help and relief reaches them last...."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Warming climate may cause Arctic tundra to burn (03.05.2008)
From MSU News Service March 05, 2008
"Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world's arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought." Read the Article >>
News Release: From China to Chattanooga, students around the world collaborate in University of Minnesota's adventure learning series (03.03.2008)
Third year of circumpolar expedition promotes online learning with Polar Husky sled dogs
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 3/3/2008 ) -- The University of Minnesota, in collaboration with NOMADS Adventure & Education, announced on Monday the launch of the 2008 GoNorth! adventure learning expedition. The third in the five-year adventure learning series, this year's live program will take Team GoNorth! on a 1000-mile, 14-week scientific and cultural voyage traversing the Arctic's most developed region: Fennoscandia, the Arctic regions of Sweden, Norway, and Finland. The free K-12 education program began on Feb. 10, 2008. Read the News Release >>
In The News: KARE 11's 'Whats Cool In Our School' (02.28.2008)
LIVE from Sweden!
On Thursday, February 28th Team GoNorth! called-in to the Sunrise Edition of the KARE 11 morning news to update Kim and Tim on the expedition! Read the Story and Watch the segment! >>
Polar Bear Day (02.27.2008)
Wednesday, February 27th is International Polar Bear Day! Learn More>>The Team is in Sweden! (02.27.2008)
Paul, Mille and 16 excited Polar Huskies departed Chicago O'Hare International Airport for Sweden yesterday. We are excited and happy to report they are now in Sweden and heading North to Kiruna.
In The News: GoNorth! on KARE 11 (02.21.2008)
That's Right! This morning on the KARE 11 Sunrise Edition of the news, GoNorth! was the 'Whats COOL In Our School' topic of the day!Team Members, Polar Huskies and KARE 11's Kim Insley were at Eden Lake Elementary School. It was a HOWL of a good time!
Check out the video!
In The News: Reindeer herding under pressure in Norway (02.18.2008)
from BarentsObserver.com Cross-border news, February 18, 2008"New hydropower projects, windmill parks and the construction of new houses and cabin put increasing pressure on the reindeer herders in Norway. The industry might vanish by year 2050 should the developments continue, a representative of the reindeer herders says." Read the Article >>
LIVE! (02.11.2008)
Welcome to this years adventure learning expedition: GoNorth! Fennoscandia 2008In The News: Reindeer catastrophe overshadows Sami national day (02.05.2008)
from The Local - Sweden's News in English, February 05, 2008
"The Sami people of northern Sweden celebrate their national day on February 6th and Lappland is a hive of activity getting ready for the party of the year. Reindeer shoes are being made, handicrafts sculpted and party frocks designed and sewn up." Read the Article >>
Congratulations! (12.20.07)
Polar Huskies and the entire team congratulates our own Aaron Doering with the appointment as the Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology in the College of Education and Human Development at University of Minnesota. We are proud to be pulling for you!GoNorth! Workshop at TIES (12.08.07)
Sunday December 9th Aaron Doering, George Veletsianos and Teacher Explorer 2006 Mick Hamilton will be running the 3-hour workshop "Integrating Adventure Learning in Your Classroom" at the TIES conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit TIES site >>GoNorth! at the Science Museum of Minnesota (11.26.07)
Hosted by Metro ECSU Success Beyond the Classroom Expedition Leader Paul Pregont and Polar Husky Superstar Lipton will be presenting at the Science Museum of Minnesota for the Students Creativity Festival November 27th through 30th from 8:30 AM to 1:30.A Howl of Thank You (11.17.07)
Best Buy Childrens Foundation supports GoNorth! Fennoscandia 2008 to deliver free adventure learning to more than three million learners in K-12 classrooms across the 50 US states and worldwide on six continents. "This continuing partnership is what makes it all possible" says program director Mille Porsild, "we are very grateful and excited!"EXTRA EXTRA!! (11.09.07)
On the news stands November 10th, Mushing Magazine features the beautiful article "GoNorth! Chukotka 2007" by expedition leader Paul Pregont... Learn More >>GoNorth! at GeoFest (10.26.07)
Ready...Set...Go!! Join Aaron Doering on Saturday, October 27 at GeoFest Minnesota hosted by the the Minnesota Alliance for Geography Education and explore how to integrate GoNorth!... Learn more >>Adventure Learning in California at AECT (10.24.07)
October 24th and 25th Aaron Doering is bringing adventure learning to the 2007 Association for Education Communications and Technology Fall Convention: "Learning Within the Kaleidoscope: A Culture of Technology" in Anaheim, California... Learn more >>GoNorth! at Education Minnesota 2007 (10.16.07)
Come meet Team GoNorth! and the Polar Husky Superstars October 18th at 2007 Education Minnesota Professional Conference. Stop by the University of Minnesota booth (#449 - 453) to get a free GoNorth! 2008 Fennoscandia poster, Polar Husky trading cards and GoNorth! postcards for your classroom... Learn more>> Welcome Polar Husky Pup! (10.15.07)
Lightning has given birth to a strong male puppy fathered by retired but top-notch lead dog Aksel. Stay tuned for images and movies to come... WEBCAST on Adventure Learning hosted by the journal Innovate (09.19.07)
The online educational journal Innovate hosted a webcast with our own Dr. Aaron Doering on September 19 to discuss his article Adventure Learning: Situating Learning in an Authentic Context. Read the article >>
Thank you to all of you that joined the conversation adding valuable perspective and knowledge to the discussion. If you missed it, don't despair - it was archived... Watch it! >>
Adventure Learning in Greece (09.18.07)
George Veletsianos presents "Innovative Uses of Educational Media Around the World: The Case for Adventure Learning" at the International Convention for Educational Media 2007 in Cyprus. Read the program >>
Her name is Sunrise! (09.04.07)
This morning GoNorth! went back to the KARE11 studio to announce the name of the Polar Husky Puppy on the Sunrise Edition of the morning news.If you missed the live airing, you may Read about and Watch the segment at the KARE11 News website. Watch It >>
'KARE 11' Puppy name to be announced on the Morning News! (08.31.07)
On Tuesday, September 4th, GoNorth! Expedition Leader Paul Pregont and the 'KARE 11' Puppy will be on the KARE11 Morning News. As a follow-up to their July 26th appearance and the Name That Puppy Contest, Paul will announce little 'KARE 11's' name live on the air in honor of the first day of school!
If you are in the Minneapolis/St Paul Metro Area, be sure to tune-in to the Sunrise Edition between the hours of 6 - 7 AM. For those of you outside the viewing area, check back for details about the segment.
Innovate Journal of Online Education on Adventure Learning (08.01.07)
'Adventure Learning: Situating Learning in an Authentic Context' by our own Dr. Aaron Doering was published today in the August / September issue of the online journal "Innovative." Fully utilizing the interactive opportunities of online media the paper beautifully illustrates adventure learning in very exciting ways.
"...From the Arctic to Africa, Adventure Learning is changing how students learn and teachers teach in their classroom..."
GoNorth! at the Minnesota State Fair (07.31.07)
Go to the Minnesota State Fair and visit with Team GoNorth! August 25th and September 1st. Meet four-legged and two-legged team members alike, get your free poster, win a prize...at 10 and 11 AM on the stage by the University of Minnesota building.Learn more >>The Puppy Pen! (07.30.07)
Meet the eight new Polar Husky Superstars! Pictures and movies are being posted of the five female and three male puppies born June 26th. Go to the Puppy Pen >>Help Name the KARE11 Polar Husky Puppy! (07.26.07)
This morning, GoNorth! Team Members appeared on KARE11 Sunrise Edition. Joining the Team Members was Polar Husky Superstar: Beacon. Also enjoying her first public appearance was one of our eight newest kennel members: one of Xena & Peto's female puppies!
If you missed the live airing, you may Read about and Watch the segments at the KARE 11 News website. You can also help us name the little female puppy that Paul was holding! Watch It >>
GoNorth! to appear on KARE 11 Morning News, Sunrise Edition! (07.24.07)
On Thursday, July 26th GoNorth! Chukotka 2007 Team Members will be on KARE11 Morning News.
If you are in the Minneapolis/St Paul Metro Area, be sure to tune-in to the Sunrise Edition between the hours of 6 - 7 AM. For those of you outside the viewing area, check back for details about the segment.
Live Earth! Concerts! (07.05.07)
Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.
Join it LIVE on MSN or watch the television broadcast in your neighborhood of the world! Learn more>>
Polar Husky Puppies! (07.04.07)
Xena has given birth to eight mighty Polar Husky Puppies. Peto is the father to the five females and three males. Pictures and movies soon to come!
GoNorth! in the News in Australia! (06.23.07)
The Catholic Leader features Lourdes Hill College and the students award winning entries to the Collaboration Zones at PolarHusky.com
"WINTER began six months ago for students at Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne, who have been trekking through the Arctic region alongside a team of United States scientists. Well, not literally alongside, but this is what Year 9 and 10 information technology students feel like they have been doing." Read More >>
The Star Tribune : Enterprising youngsters aid arctic trek (06.19.07)
"We get a lot of calls and e-mails in this business. But we usually don't hear from fourth-graders.So I was surprised, and impressed, earlier this month when I picked up the phone and heard the voices of Alaysha Burgess, 10, and Krysia Brady, 10.The girls were students in John Clay's class at Eden Lake Elementary School, and they called about their fundraising efforts on behalf of the University of Minnesota's GoNorth!..." Read More >>Adventure Learning at University of Tennessee (06.06.07)
University of Tennessee hosted our own Dr. Aaron Doering on June 8. The presentation featured experiences from GoNorth! Chukotka 2007 and insights as to how the GoNorth! adventure learning curriculum is being integrated in classrooms around the world... Read More >>
New UNEP Report Shows Just How Hot It's Getting (06.05.07)
Tromso/Nairobi, 4 June 2007 - The futures of hundreds of millions of people across the world will be affected by declines in snow cover, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost and lake ice a new and unique report launched to mark World Environment Day (WED) says.
Impacts are likely to include significant changes in the availability of water supplies for drinking and agriculture... Read More >>
Polar Huskies are home! (05.23.07)
After a week in the dog truck driving through Alaska and Canada, the Polar Huskies have arrived back home at Expedition Basecamp! As teh gear is unloaded and prepared for storage, the Polar Huskies are enjoying some well-deserved rest and relaxation. Polar Huskies are on their way home! (05.16.07)
The Team is in Nome, Alaska! (05.11.07)
After a long day of packing, loading, border agents, flights, customs agents, unloading and unpacking... Aaron, Jeff, Mille, Paul and the Polar Huskies are all in Nome, Alaska.
The Team is in Provideniya (05.10.07)
After a great few days of travel and a wonderful stop in New Chaplino, the Team has arrived back where they started from in Provideniya. The mighty Polar Huskies have all been thanked and petted for a job well done.
Happy Birthday Artur! (05.07.07)
Tuesday, May 8th is the Birthday of our Chukchi Teammate, Artur.
We're going to celebrate for two days... Polar Husky Style. In Chukotka, Team GoNorth! is 19 hours ahead of Education Basecamp in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a result, we are celebrating Artur's Birthday for two days. On Monday, May 7th in Minnesota, it will be Tuesday, May 8th in Chukotka. On Tuesday, May 8th in Minnesota, it will be Wednesday, May 9th in Chukotka.
Have a Howlin' Good Birthday Artur!!
Team Travels to Yanrakynnot (05.05.07)
Today the GoNorth! Team members completed their travel to the community of Yanrakynnot. Conditions were absolutely incredible with the team traveling over 40 miles in one day!
In The News: Plight of the stinky whale (05.04.07)
from the Canberra Times, May 04, 2007
"AT LAST year's meeting of the International Whaling commission, a report by 200 leading marine biologists revealed flame retardants, livestock growth hormones, pesticides, herbicides, cleaning chemicals, discarded fishing nets and plastics were killing the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Survey Reveals Family Ties and Traditional Activities Keep Arctic Communities Vital (05.01.07)
from The National Science Foundation, March 21, 2007
"A newly released survey of indigenous Arctic people indicates that an overwhelming majority of the region's native people think traditional pursuits such as hunting, boat-building and manufacturing crafts are important to their identity. Unique because it measured quality of life and involved them in data gathering, the survey also says a substantial portion engages in traditional activities in addition to working in the cash economy."
Read the Press Release >>
Team Travels to Lorino (04.30.07)
This morning the Team departed from Laverentiya and traveled to Lorino. Traversing steep terrain, ice, and snow, the team arrived in Lorino this evening. Once again, the Polar Huskies showed tremendous spirit, athleticism and determination in what can only be described as Polar Husky Style.
Team Members Together in Laverentiya (04.28.07)
After three days of non-stop travel, Aaron and Jeff, along with their teammate Igor from Provideniya, arrived in Laverentiya today. Paul, Mille, Artur, and the Polar Huskies welcomed them with a Howl!
Aaron and Jeff depart for Chukotka (04.25.07)
Wednesday morning GoNorth! Team Members Aaron Doering and Jeff Sipper departed for Nome, Alaska. Weather permitting, they will fly across the Bering Strait on the 26th. During the short flight across the Bering Strait, they will cross the international date line and land two hours later on the 27th in Provideniya.
In The News: Russian oligarch plans sales of reindeer meat to Lapland (04.24.07)
from the Helsingin Sanomat International Edition - Business & Finance, April 24, 2007
"A group of around a dozen men emerge from the Lapin Liha meat processing plant in Rovaniemi, wearing coveralls and with heads covered with white disposable hats. In the middle of the group walks Roman Arkadievich Abramovich, Russian oil billionaire and one of the richest men in the world."
The GoNorth! Chukotka 2007 adventure learning expedition sets off for Laverentia! (04.22.07)
After an incredible week in Provideniya, Team GoNorth! departs for Laverentiya. The mighty Polar Huskies leading the way with excitement and determination!
In The News: Stirrings of grandeur in Russia's Arctic (04.22.07)
from the International Herald Tribune, April 22, 2007
"Chukotka is at the edge of the earth, one of Russia's most remote and impoverished regions, a frozen expanse bigger than Texas but with a population that could fit inside the Astrodome."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Russia targets hunting ban to save polar bear (04.22.07)
from the Scotsman.com, April 22, 2007
"ON THE frozen edge of the country's Arctic expanse, where a changing climate has brought polar bears into greater contact with people, Russia has embraced a counterintuitive method of trying to preserve the creatures: hunting them, legally."
Read the Article >>
In The News: Russia plans tunnel to link Siberia to Alaska (04.18.07)
from the International Herald Tribune, April 18, 2007
"MOSCOW: Russia introduced a plan Wednesday to build a tunnel between Siberia and Alaska under the Bering Strait, saying the $65 billion project could be used to export Russian oil, natural gas and electricity to the United States."
Read the Article >>
GoNorth! Lead Teachers to present at MnSTA Spring Conference (04.17.07)
GoNorth! Lead Teachers and Teacher Explorers to present at the MnSTA 2007 Spring Conference "Energy- Joule Love It!" at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, MN.
On Saturday April 21, Sheryl Cater, Mick Hamilton and Jeff Sipper will be presenting "Adventure Learning: Online Explorations of the Arctic" to Science Teachers from across the state of Minnesota. Learn More
Polar Huskies Arrive in Chukotka! (04.15.07)
We are very excited that Team GoNorth! is now in Chukotka. Months of hard work, countless hours of preparation, and sheer 'Polar-Husky Never Say Never' determination have finally paid off. In what can only be described as a team effort from across the US, Russia and the UK, we are finally on our way.
GoNorth! ANWR 2006 Wins PRSA Award (03.26.07)
"Driven to Discover" Cling (03.20.07)
The "Driven to Discover" campaign at the University of Minnesota is featuring adventure learning and GoNorth! with floor mat clings in Peik Hall on the Minneapolis Campus. The first cling posts the question submitted online at driventodiscover.com "What is Adventure Learning?" - and a larger cling 15 feet down the hall way answers the question! "We are very excited with this opportunity to promote the theory of adventure learning" says Dr. Aaron Doering who heads up GoNorth! at the University of Minnesota.
Curious for the answer? Go here and search for adventure learning >>
CBS Early Morning Features Adventure Learning (3.1.07)
A free adventure learning program aReaching millions of viewers adventure learning and the Polar Huskies were briefly featured in a segment about online learning and virtual field trips aired February on Early Morning CBS. Watch it! >>
