With a big pleasure, I am supporting Eric Larsen’s #IcePhoto Wednesday on Twitter. Today is Wednesday. So, here we go!
Today I am presenting images from Silvertip Expedition & Diving Management‘s 2011 March trips to Antarctica with Oceanwide Expeditions.
Hurray! We’ve got a video from Fairbanks, Alaska. It was created by Ronn Murray, a great photographer living in the US coldest state. By the way, he’s got breathtaking pictures of Aurora Borealis. Love following his photostream on Facebook and his website Ronn Murray Photography.
Ronn, thanks a lot for joining our movement Show Your Place! Well, currently we have videos from Yakutsk (Yakutia/Russia), Reykjavik (Iceland), Fairbanks and New York City (USA). Who’s next?
PS. Oh, there is a video from Finland, but its author need to upload it on YouTube. We’ll wait for it. We are not in a hurry 
Dislike citing newspapers, as I prefer the original content, but… What a nice story The Boston Globe wrote about the life in the extreme weather conditions. In the article “Cold pushes life to the extremes,” the author describes pretty good all sides of such living in the cold…
And, hey, my Siberian city of Yakutsk was mentioned in it. Take a look.
..For further perspective, consider the Siberian city of Yakutsk, where it averaged 40 below zero last week.
Inna Likhachyova, who works at Tour Service Centre in Yakutsk, 3,000 miles east of Moscow, tittered at the idea of 22 below.
“If you plan to come here, you will need a fur hat, fur boots, two pairs of pants,’’ she said. “It is not cold for us, but you might have a different idea of what cold is.’’…
The story contains the video as well. So it is really worth to read.
Jumping for joy on the Central Park mall. By Rob Littlefield.
St. Pat's in the snow. By Whitney Hoover.
Here are pictures of last night’s snowstorm in New York City. It seems snowy weather in NYC is not already abnormal. They are more like two brothers, who would love to stay far from each other, but together look great!
The New York Times is putting a Siberian snow connection to the test. On the opinion page it published the interview with Judah Cohen, the commercial climate analyst at Atmospheric and Environmental Research, who proved that the answer is yes.
Judah Cohen wrote an op-ed article for The Times charting a connection between global warming, snow in Siberia and outbreaks of cold weather in parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
“Cohen points to past successful predictions of winter temperatures in North America and Europe as evidence that autumn patterns of snow cover in Siberia have a lot of relevance to people thousands of miles away. He has a prediction for the remainder of this winter, offering a fresh test of his model,” writes Andrew C. Revkin, a NYT columnist.
The science foundation caption:
“Researchers have validated a new weather prediction model that uses autumn snowfall to predict winter cold in the United States and Europe. When snowfall is high in Siberia, the resultant cold air enhances atmospheric disturbances, which propagate into the upper level of the atmosphere, or stratosphere, warming the polar vortex. When the polar vortex warms, the jet stream is pushed south leading to colder winters across the eastern United states and Europe. Conversely, under these conditions the Arctic will have a warmer than average winter.”
Read the full story on the New York Times website and find answers to the following questions:
- What got you focused on this particular puzzle piece, Siberian snow, a decade or so ago?
- Some scientists and environmental campaigners have been asserting that it’s delayed freezing of sea ice that is the most important influence jogging winter Northern Hemisphere patterns. Given the complexities of NAM/NAO, ENSO, sea ice, and Siberian snow, is it possible to know which are chickens and which eggs – or irrelevant?
- How is the “character” of Northern Hemisphere winters likely to change with continued greenhouse gas accumulation?
P.S. Hey, how much snow do we have in the early winter this time in Siberia? A lot! Does it mean that… It seems that it does!
What a fantastic video Galya Morrell, the Uummannaq Music project co-founder, is sending from New York!
She says, “Major snowstorm in New York brought the city life to a halt on December 26th 2010.”
My God! Snow storms in New York! This is not New York! This is Siberia! Apparently, Siberia arrived to New York!
All these astonishments were loudly said in the Siberian city of Yakutsk. Yup, I am in Yakutsk! And I am terrified! What’s going on?! Is it global freezing? Climate change, definitely!
P.S. Galya, thanks a lot for your amazing video! The video was done yesterday, when Merry Christmas was already over.
What a great man, this Jimmy Carter! In 1980, he established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike.
Polar Airlines is rescuing the French Arctic explorer-balloonist Jean-Louis Etienne in Arctic Yakutia, Siberia, after his 5-days The North Pole crossing. April 11th, 2010. See more exclusive photos at http://eYakutia.com
In the last May, Cold United announced about 2010 Arctic Aviation Expert Conference that eventually took place on October 12-13 in Fairbanks, Alaska/USA. Arranged and hosted by the Institute of the North.
The 2010 Arctic Aviation Expert Conference in Fairbanks provided a valuable platform for experts and stakeholders from across the Arctic to come together and forge new relationships. The energy and enthusiasm throughout demonstrated the importance of increased communication and collaboration.
This time Arctic aviators paid much attention to climate changes. The word “change” was the most popular in discussions and presentations. Participants could hear often such phrases as adaptations to cold and changing climates, impacts of climate change, new products for aviation in a changing climate, changing Arctic, our changing home and so on.
They do not reveal any proposals about ways to stop global warming (i.e. climate changes) or calculate the effect of global warming. They just need to know how to operate in the current Arctic conditions, as they admit the Arctic warming on default.
Further, please, find the list of conference speakers, their reports and links for downloading all presentations in the PDF format.
Are you interested to know how climate changes affected the Arctic and what aviators should do?
Inuk star, Ole Jorgen Hammeken
Amazing! The 2010 Woodstock Film Festival didn’t even begin, but both INUK screenings have already been fully SOLD OUT at Woodstock!
Emily’s Blog calls “Inuk” the “hidden gem” of the fest. Besides, she highlighted a few things about the movie set in the hauntingly beautiful arctic ice of Greenland:
“Though none of the Inuit actors are professionals, they all give powerful performances. Part adventure, part coming-of-age drama, the film is the incredibly moving journey of a troubled teen coming into maturity as he voyages across the ice with a group of other Inuits, each facing their own demons.”
Synopsis
Mike Magidson’s feature narrative debut is a stunning coming of age adventure featuring dynamic performances by amateur Inuit actors akin to or surpassing any professional. “Inuk” is the story of a 16-year-old boy who is taken from his broken family life in the capital city of Greenland and placed in a home for troubled youth in the remote north of the country. What follows is a dramatic, arctic journey as Inuk and the other teens at the center are led on a cross-ice voyage where they will be forced to grow into adulthood and face their troubled pasts.Introducing Gaba Petersen in the breakthrough title role and Ole Jorgen Hammeken in a spellbinding turn as Ikuma, the quiet Inuit hunter who leads the excursion while confronting his own inner demons. Breathtaking cinematography highlights the immaculate winter landscapes of Greenland creating another character entirely from the snow and ice. “Inuk” is a powerfully moving piece, set amongst the dangerous world of the Arctic, that will remain frozen in your memory long after the final frame. (Michael Burke)
More Inuk news updates on the Le Voyage d’Inuk “On thin Ice” facebook page.
Trailer is available in the previous post Arctic Movie: “Inuk – On the Thin Ice”
It might sound insane, but I love the COLD… Cold weather. Cold climate. Gorgeous angel-like snow. Fragile mighty ice. Unique northern peoples with their traditional way of living… That’s why this blog still exists… and hope, it will have further development
Please, watch the above video slideshow presented by the Uummannaq Music project (the world’s northernmost moving music platform based at the Children’s Home in Uummannaq, Greenland, 590 kilometers north of the Artic Circle) and share Greenland kids’ JOY ABOUT COLD!
On my side, in the Siberian city of Yakutsk, it’s getting colder and colder. The previous night, on September 12, 2010, was already with -1C. In two days, we are promised to have -4C and even snow-n-rain by the end of the current week! Today I received a message from George Lessard, our Canadian friend, who informed about today’s first frost in Yellowknife!
So… it’s the right time to declare the start of the new Cold United season.
Plans? A lot!
We will follow major significant volunteer/non-governmental/ordinary people’s projects dedicated to cold regions like Polar Circle with Arctic, Siberia, Scandinavia, Greenland, Canada, Alaska… and, yeah, Antarctic. Like Uummannaq Music and other great ones listed on the Cold-Related Projects page.
We will try to keep sharing northern peoples’ experience of living in the cold condition. In my personal turn, I am eager to provide various information on how the life is going on in Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city and capital of the biggest Siberian/Russian region.
Stay tuned and feel free to let us know, what you would love to see on our blog. If you’ve got great cold-related initiatives or proposals, inform us via the Cold United contact form, our Facebook page or the Twitter account @ColdUnited.
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