Arctic News and Analysis
[Photo via Wikimedia Commons] This week, Marc Lanteigne, Chief Editor of OtC, wrote a comment for the online journal The Diplomat about how the Arctic and Antarctic have been included in China's just-released Five-Year Plan (2021-5), which will be guiding the country's economy as it continues to expand. Beijing is seeking to continue to develop… Continue reading New Article: ‘The Polar Policies in China’s New Five-Year Plan’
The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, which last erupted in 2010 [Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) The Reykjavík Grapevine, a local media service in Iceland, published a short educational video about the pronunciation of a potential volcano, (Sundhnjúkagígaröð in Þráinsskjaldarhraun) which has been closely watched in recent days in the wake of numerous… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 1-7 March
[Photo by Myriams-Fotos via Pixabay] by Marc Lanteigne Last month, a record was set within the Northern Sea Route (NSR), in the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia, when the civilian icebreaking vessel Christophe de Margerie successfully completed its voyage from Jiangsu Province in China to the Siberian port city of Sabetta (Сабетта). The vessel, owned… Continue reading Feedback Loop: The Voyage of the Christophe de Margerie (and Its Aftermath)
[Photo by David Mark via Pixabay] by Mikkel Schøler, CEO of Sikki.gl Though zonally restricted, Greenland’s first decision to partially ban whaling is a sign times are changing. For some it signals the loss of Indigenous Inuit culture. For others it is a sign of new jobs and income on the way. In a landmark decision,… Continue reading Greenland: “Whales are for Tourists, Not for Food”
Steam erupts from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest Iceland [Photo by Falco via Pixabay] by Mingming Shi 1) Visit Greenland, a tourism website overseen by the Government of Greenland, produced a 40 minute-long autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) video. This video mainly features the sounds of touch and percussion, (with palms and fingers),… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 22-28 February
Over the Circle 