Arctic News and Analysis
[Reykjavík 101 photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) An article in Norway Today gave an overview on the Scandinavian countries, namely Norway, Denmark and Sweden, featuring sections on local geography, history, economics and other social and cultural aspects of these Nordic states. 2) The Barents Observer reported on the arrival of the Arktika,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 5-11 October
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, humpback whales in Alaskan waters have enjoyed the vast spaces for themselves without cruise ships, as the Guardian reported. Usually, the tourism sector, including cruise ships, has contributed to the income of the region. However, as researchers explained, these human… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 28 September – 4 October
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) Marc Lanteigne, Chief Editor at OtC, authored an Interlude article for the blog which looked at the offbeat connections between the Arctic, including Russia's widening policies in the far northern region of this world, and the recent discovery in the skies of the planet Venus of a… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 21-27 September
Rósalind, the unofficial mascot of the University of Iceland, Reykjavík [Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi Where would the world be without cats? This year, under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, Icelanders are actually suffering from a cat shortage, in particular of young kittens [in Icelandic]. Cats are a common sight in Iceland, especially in the… Continue reading Interlude: The Kitten Shortage of Iceland
Venus dayside synthesized false color image by UVI (2018 Mar 18) No.1 [Photo: (C) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)] by Marc Lanteigne For years, the planet Venus was considered the ultimate cautionary tale about the dangers of the Earth’s global warming, given that the world’s cloud-shrouded atmosphere is composed almost entirely of carbon dioxide,… Continue reading Interlude: Venus Favours the Bold? Russia and the Second Planet
Over the Circle 