Photo by Marco Nescher, 2018 Have you heard about Sortebrae-friendships? Can glaciers of cold and frozen matter create friendships? Just search on the Internet for “Sortebrae” and you will come across a few hits, mainly references to scientific papers on the ice dynamics of this large East Greenland outlet glacier at 69° northern…
Winter experience at the Faroe Islands’ cultural Torradagar event
Was macht einen Winter aus? Woran erkennt man, dass Winter ist? Kann man Winter riechen und schmecken? Bericht aus dem Winter im hohen Norden der Frozen Latitudes in “Land der Berge”.
A number of scientists who have actually been working with sea ice measurement had predicted some years ago that the retreat of Arctic summer sea ice would accelerate as it is part of a fundamental change. The same applies to the land ice masses like the Greenlandic ice sheet.
CONTACT ME I’m Christoph, as passionate outdoor enthusiast and photographer of Pure Landscapes, focusing on the Arctic and how it is impacted by global warming. Aside my main occupation in the IT industry I’m the Austrian Polar Research Institute Media Officer, publishing its faculties research results for the public audience and press media on the…
Since 30 years, I travel to the High Arctic. It would be an understatement if I’d say that this time has formed my life, mind and Soul. Here is, how it all started, and why I come back every time and share my experiences with the world. My wife Ursi and I, along with our friend Martin, once…