Polar Observer

LIVRE "Escales au bout du monde" @taafproject par Stéphanie Légeron et Bruno Marie @sans_interdit - Vous ne l'avez pas encore ?! Procurez-vous vite l'ouvrage de référence sur les #TAAF seaview.photodeck.com/escales-le-liv… facebook.com/1303750470/pos…

Arctic foxes are slowly recovering in northern Europe – but inbreeding remains a threat. A new report shows that genetic diversity isn’t keeping pace with population growth. Conservationists now aim to improve gene flow between fragmented groups. polarjournal.net/protecting-arc…

Delighted to see this series of reflections on the Political Geographies of #Arctic mapping out today! Huge thanks to my co-editors Berit Kristoffersen and Phil Steinberg, and contributors for wonderful, thought-provoking pieces: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

POCAST Rediffusion de l'entretien avec la glaciologue Lydie Lescarmontier à l'occasion de la parution en 2021 de son livre "La Voix des Pôles" #Antarctique via @franceinter radiofrance.fr/franceinter/po…

🌊🐧 Proposed by NZ & the US, adopted by CCAMLR in 2016 & in force since Dec 2017, the Ross Sea Region MPA is the world’s largest MPA (~2M km²). It protects biodiversity, key predator-prey links, toothfish habitats & supports vital polar science. ❄️🔬 asoc.org/campaign/ross-…

Belugas, Polar Bears, and Vanishing Ice The Beluga Cam project tracks 57,000 whales migrating through Canada’s Hudson Bay. As Arctic sea ice melts, belugas and polar bears are losing critical habitat. Protecting them means protecting our planet. 🔗 news.mongabay.com/2025/07/saving…

Chinese Icebreaker ‘Xue Long 2’ Operating North of Alaska, Two More En Route to Arctic 👉2nd 🇨🇳 icebreaker, Jidi, set sail for the Arctic this weekend. 👉3rd, Tan Suo San Hao, also has Arctic permit. @gCaptain @johnkonrad @mercoglianos @BuchananLiz gcaptain.com/chinese-icebre…

#Arctic winters are undergoing rapid transformation, with Svalbard now experiencing midwinter thaw, rain, and vegetation growth—signaling a profound shift in the region’s climate and ecosystem stability. @QMUL @NatureComms doi.org/g9tsr9 phys.org/news/2025-07-a…

🇫🇷 Il Ministero delle Forze Armate francese ha pubblicato un documento programmatico: con una strategia graduale ma decisa, Parigi punta a rafforzare il proprio ruolo nel teatro #artico. Ma si dimentica dell’Italia. osservatorioartico.it/strategia-dife…

“Most people think climate change means that you won’t need heavy icebreakers,” said Robert Huebert, an Arctic security expert at the University of Calgary. “And the experience of the coast guard is: no, you need far more icebreakers.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

1/ How fast is the Arctic changing? ❄️ “The Arctic climate system, as a cold-pole of the Earth’s planetary heat engine, has undergone profound physical changes since the mid-1980s.”

New piece on Antarctic governance with colleagues Bruno Arpi and Tony Press internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutl…

L’organisme #ArcticNet, qui finance des chercheurs étudiant les effets du changement climatique dans l’#Arctique canadien, annonce un financement de 10,8 millions $ sur trois ans pour 25 projets de recherche. Un texte de @RadioCanadaInfo rcinet.ca/regard-sur-arc…

LIVRE Avec "Attraction Polaire", Pauline Marcel fait parler les manchots sur la vie en #Antarctique #TerreAdélie #TAAF ouest-france.fr/culture/livres…

Knowing how many endemic species a place has is important because it can help improve conservation efforts. @MonashUni theconversation.com/the-southern-h…

From military-style drills and medical prep to endless black nights and frozen noodle experiments—researchers found beauty, purpose, and a new sense of resilience at the end of the world. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

Antarctica is changing. Sea ice is shrinking, krill fishing rising, wildlife under stress. Science is clear—collective action must follow. Protecting Antarctica is our shared duty. reuters.com/sustainability…

A lucky group of Mawson expeditioners visited the Taylor Glacier emperor penguin colony for the annual population census.🧮 They downloaded images from automated cameras & photographed the colony to allow scientists to count individual birds.🐧 More 🔗antarctica.gov.au/news/2025/maws…

U.S. Coast Guard’s Newest Icebreaker ‘Storis’ Arrives in Seattle, Prepares for First Arctic Patrol 👉With Healy and Storis USCG will operate two icebreakers at the same time in Arctic for first time in decades. @johnkonrad @mercoglianos @BuchananLiz gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guar…

Le 10 juillet dernier, les douaniers du bureau de Fos Port-Saint-Louis, dans les Bouches-du-Rhône, ont fait mouche en contrôlant un conteneur maritime en provenance des #îlesKerguelen #TAAF : ils ont ainsi retrouvé à son bord des dents et des crânes d’espèces marines protégées.

Coopération franco-sud-africaine pour le patrouilleur polaire L'#Astrolabe defense.gouv.fr/marine/actuali…