In November the Norwegian-American Scientific IPY Traverse will begin. The traverse will study a largely unexplored region in the east Antarctic ice, and the region's influence on climate change. You can follow the traverse through our website.

In the framework of the international EU supported project “RECARO”, currently several scientists from different countries, conduct sea ice experiments under controlled conditions. The work takes place in a large-scale ice tank at the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) in Hamburg, Germany.

NPI's field station on Bouvetøya (Bouvet Island) - a small ice-covered, sub-Antarctic island - is no longer visible on satellite images. Most likely it has succumbed to the forces of nature.

The Norwegian documentary “On Thin Ice”, about climate change in the Arctic, was a success at the TV fair Mipcom in Cannes. The NRK film was shot in Kongsfjorden during field work, accompanying scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute.

RSS feed, news feed - terms floating around on the web - do you know what they mean? The Norwegian Polar Institute now subscribes to the RSS feed service from Meltwater News, gathering news about the Norwegian Polar Institute from media around the world.

The Norwegian Polar Institute has been an important participant in the activities of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, contributing both expert reviewers and inputs to the reports. Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC and Al Gore is an important recognition of the link between climate and peace. The chairman of the IPCC, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, was one of the main speakers at the Norwegian Polar Institute's climate conference during the World Environmental Day in Tromsø in June.

Melting of sea ice is a hot topic generating bold titles in media all around the world. The International Polar Year highlights Sea Ice as the topic for The International Polar Day on September 21st. The Norwegian Polar Institute contributes with several experts on sea ice and the research vessel Lance, currently on mission in the Fram Strait.

The World Environment Day 2007 was successfully held in Tromsø June 5th. Here is the link to the web-cast.

The celebration of World Environment Day in Tromsø has been a success, with many visitors from 35 nations.