Greenland coming to terms with tourism
August 24, 2022
With more of its territory and waters accessible because of climate change, Greenland must make some decisions soon on how to handle increased visits
With more of its territory and waters accessible because of climate change, Greenland must make some decisions soon on how to handle increased visits
An assessment of climate change since 2015 is interrupted because one effect of climate change has been to strand hungry bears in the study area.
Greenland is melting, and Danish scientists have just given a vivid preview and image for how much. They say that melting ice from Greenland is
As climate change threatens fragile environments, a tour operator teams up with Manitoba and a college to create a sustainable snow buggy.
Three months, two Poles, eleven countries and $65,000 worth of adventure.
Explore one of the world’s most prestine regions — the amazing Arctic! (sponsored content)
A remote island is getting a futuristic platform near where whales come to feed.
Concern about the growing number of tourists visting the Arctic on super size cruise ships
Cruise lines sell the chance to see Arctic wildlife and claim they can do so without causing harm. However, many Inuit and other indigenous people who have inhabited the Arctic for millennia are deeply worried. Tourists buy souvenirs and bring income but also a growing threat of sewage and heavy fuel oil pollution as well as the disturbance and destruction of wildlife, such as ships striking whales in narrow channels. Shrinking sea ice is allowing larger cruise ships to venture farther into…
With more of its territory and waters accessible because of climate change, Greenland must make some decisions soon on how to handle increased visits
An assessment of climate change since 2015 is interrupted because one effect of climate change has been to strand hungry bears in the study area.
Greenland is melting, and Danish scientists have just given a vivid preview and image for how much. They say that
As climate change threatens fragile environments, a tour operator teams up with Manitoba and a college to create a sustainable snow buggy.
Three months, two Poles, eleven countries and $65,000 worth of adventure.
Explore one of the world’s most prestine regions — the amazing Arctic! (sponsored content)
A remote island is getting a futuristic platform near where whales come to feed.
Concern about the growing number of tourists visting the Arctic on super size cruise ships
Cruise lines sell the chance to see Arctic wildlife and claim they can do so without causing harm. However, many Inuit and other indigenous people who have inhabited the Arctic for millennia are deeply worried. Tourists buy souvenirs and bring income but also a growing threat of sewage and heavy fuel oil pollution as well as the disturbance and destruction of wildlife, such as ships striking whales in narrow channels. Shrinking sea ice is allowing larger cruise ships to venture farther into…