Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. The 27th of February, International Polar Bear Day, provided the perfect occasion to dedicate a post to the "King of the Arctic". In my first blog post about the safety course, I mentioned that many had "warned" me about the polar bears. I was often asked, half-jokingly, "Did …
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“Keep a cool head”
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 …
“Did you hear that WHUMPF?”
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 …
“Safety First”
Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks! In my second blog post, I would like to tell you about my first week here in Longyearbyen and at UNIS, especially about the intensive experiences in the Safety Course. When you think of Svalbard, polar bears and the extreme cold automatically come to mind. These are also …