Hello everyone, and welcome back to Bio On The Rocks! After writing about the tiny organisms living in, on, under, and next to sea ice last week, and with this covering a topic that fits perfectly with Bio On The Rocks, I thought it was time to talk a little about what BOTRi, as I …
Welcome back. Today, we will delve into a topic that couldn't be more fitting for Bio On The Rocks. Last week, I wrote a lot about the loss of sea ice and how humans can deal with the dangers that come with it. Today, I want to dive deeper into the science and bring you …
Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. This week, there were above-zero temperatures and rain in Longyearbyen. Here, in the Arctic, in January! However, these mild temperatures often don't last long. If sub-zero temperatures follow shortly thereafter, the melted water and rain freeze, creating thick layers of ice. The consequences of these "Rain on Snow …
While many of us associate the Arctic with the icy cold, the west coast of Svalbard hides a surprisingly "mild" climate. We owe this phenomenon to the unique ocean currents that bring warm water from the south. But the dynamics of this process and the interactions with the polar currents shape not only the climate …
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Welcome to Bio On The Rocks! As announced, I would like to write more about a few stations of the Safety Course. Today we're talking about the danger of avalanches. I already mentioned in my last blog post that avalanches are by far the type of accident that causes the most injuries and deaths in …
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