Lisa Ardoin
Nov 7
The Arctic Circle Trail: A journey through the wilderness of coastal Greenland
The plane finally lands on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. After months of preparation, my partner and I are ready to start the...
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@ Christian Rohleder
"375 versus 39, those are the number of days the RV Belgica and RV Polarstern respectively spent in the Bellingshausen Sea along Antarctica’s West coast. Whilst the RV Belgica expedition was the first one to ever reach this part of Antarctica, the RV Polarstern had the unique opportunity to survey previously uncharted areas due to this year’s sea ice minimum."
Belgium's polar pulse
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@ Louise Delhaye
"Have you ever dreamed of venturing into the unknown? Wandering through a world of endless ice and white snow as far as you can see? Dare to challenge the elements and be as close to the polar nature as possible?"
APECS Belgium
May 16
Constance Lefebvre
Mar 21
Ruben Van Daele
Oct 104 min read
The smallest players of the big climate change game: investigating life under Arctic’s thawing soil - chapter 3
My time in Ny-Ålesund is drawing to a close, and it’s hard to process how much these weeks have impacted me. Waking up each day to the...
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Ruben Van Daele
Oct 37 min read
The smallest players of the big climate change game: investigating life under Arctic’s thawing soil - chapter 2
For weeks, I’ve been collecting soil samples in the northernmost village on Earth. This might make you wonder: why study these soils and...
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Ruben Van Daele
Sep 263 min read
The smallest players of the big climate change game: investigating life under Arctic’s thawing soil - Chapter 1
For the past three weeks, Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard), the northernmost settlement in the world, has been my home and the heart of my PhD...
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Louise Delhaye
Mar 89 min read
Waste Site Story: A bittersweet success story on the waste of Brabant Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
Almost 40 years after the British Joint Services Expedition to Brabant Island, on the western Antarctic Peninsula, the remains of their...
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Constance Lefebvre
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Discover the brand new Arctic Permafrost Atlas!
How much do you know about permafrost? This is the name given to ground that stays frozen all year round. It occurs in polar or alpine...
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Lotte De Maeyer
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Nature's Hidden Wonders: Unveiling the Arctic-Alpine Plant Engineers
When we think of polar regions or high-altitude mountains, we often imagine vast stretches of ice, snow, and barren landscapes. However,...
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Xia Lin
May 22, 20235 min read
Our intense experience at the 2023 EGU General Assembly PARTI
Today we would like to introduce our APECS-Belgium members, who attended the 2023 European Geosciences Union (EGU) general assembly and...
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Lotte De Maeyer
May 4, 20232 min read
Meltdown Alert: Study Shows Ice Sheets Collapsing at Record Speeds of 600 Meters Per Day
In today’s blog post, you can read about a pressing topic related to climate change and sea level rise. Recently, the Guardian reported...
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Louise Delhaye
Apr 13, 20233 min read
A SCIENTIFIC PAPER MADE EASY: MONITORING TRACE METALS IN ANTARCTICA
The vivid red hull of the ship slowly makes its way through the sea ice. What is actually just a few scattered icebergs looks like an...
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Lotte De Maeyer
Mar 4, 20234 min read
Go Future! Film festival 2023
Today we want to draw your attention to the interesting film festival of Go Future! Have you heard about the Go Future initiative? Read...
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Elise Kazmierczak
Dec 29, 20223 min read
A scientific paper made easy : What will determine the future sea level contribution of Antarctica ?
With this blog post, we inaugurate a new section on our site: scientific papers made easy! Often complicated, specialized and full of...
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