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Mosquitoes

By Exploratorium Crew · August 18, 2008 ·

ILULISSAT, GREENLAND-- (By Lisa Strong-Aufhauser) Mosquitoes are a fact of life in Greenland, so we quickly learned. I gave blood first in Kangerlussuaq. I made the mistake of wearing flip-flops... {Read More »}

On Speeding Glaciers and Huge Icebergs

By Mary Miller · August 12, 2008 ·

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KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- We caught up with glaciologist Mark Fahnestock on his way back home after a few weeks camping near the Jakobshavn Isbræ, the most productive and among the fastest-moving glaciers in the world... {Read More »}

Digging Soil Pits

By Amy Breen · August 8, 2008 ·

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TOOLIK FIELD STATION, ALASKA– The northern foothills of the Brooks Range, including Toolik Lake, received nearly 15 cm of rain over the past several months. In Fairbanks, the rivers are at levels not observed since 1967. The tundra is fully saturated... {Read More »}

Musk Oxen

By Amy Breen · August 6, 2008 ·

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TOOLIK FIELD STATION, ALASKA– Last week, we encountered a herd of musk oxen rambling on the tundra... {Read More »}

Looking for Ozone Destroyers

By Zoe Courville · August 5, 2008 ·

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SUMMIT CAMP, GREENLAND-- Drs. Jochen Stutz and Jennie Thomas from UCLA are up at Summit looking for halogens which could be contributing to the destruction of ozone, here at Summit and in other polar areas. The instrument they use for this is a large telescope... {Read More »}

Snow Oxidants

By Zoe Courville · July 29, 2008 ·

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SUMMIT CAMP, GREENLAND-- Dave Tanner from Georgia Tech works on a project measuring various chemical species in the snow and in the air at Summit. It is a long way from Georgia up at Summit, but luckily Dave enjoys his work... {Read More »}

Diamond Hunters Stole Our Helicopter!

By Billy D'Andrea · July 24, 2008 ·

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KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- A Canadian resource exploration company, Hudson Resources Inc., has been searching for diamonds in Greenland for years. Unfortunately, they found some not far from Kangerlussuaq. This is a big problem for scientists... {Read More »}

Limno Toolkit

By Billy D'Andrea · July 14, 2008 ·

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KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- Limnology is the study of freshwater systems, like lakes. Have a look at this video to to see us do modern limnological sampling, recover sediment samples from last season, and introduce you to some of our equipment... {Read More »}

Peregrine Falcons

By Billy D'Andrea · July 10, 2008 ·

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NEAR KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- My spirits were high hiking out from the back lakes, a solo half-day walk, when I happened upon a Peregrine Falcon scrape. In this video, meet these amazing birds of prey, once endangered due to the use of pesticides like DDT... {Read More »}

Getting to the Back Lakes: Crossing LimnaeaSo

By Billy D'Andrea · July 8, 2008 ·

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KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- For the first few days of field work, I was joined by collaborators N. John Anderson and Chris Barry from the UK. I took advantage of the extra muscle to get to some lakes I wouldn't have otherwise... {Read More »}

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