POLAR-PALOOZA Blog    

The Poles and You:

The Arctic in the far North, and Antarctica down South, may seem remote and distant from where most of us live. But they are a crucial part of the entire Earth system: changes in the Arctic and Antarctic impact weather and climate everywhere, and satellites show us the Poles are changing faster than anywhere else on the planet. Understanding the Poles helps us choose a sustainable future for our species and our civilization.

International Polar Year:

From March 2007 through March 2009, more than 50,000 researchers from 60 nations will set out via plane, ship, snowmobile and dog sled and use satellites high in space to explore the Poles. This is the 4th IPY, and the first of the Internet Age. This time, all of us get to accompany the researchers via podcasts and streaming video to the very ends of the Earth.

Several dozen of these Scientists and Alaskan Natives will be sharing their experiences on the ice through the Polar Palooza Blog, accompanied by images of sea, ice, land, animals and people. Additionally, we’ll be publishing a series of video and audio podcasts throughout IPY, with short video bulletins (”vlogs”) sent back where possible from the HDvCC taping trips.

Sponsors:

POLAR-PALOOZA is made possible by support from NSF, the National Science Foundation, and by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, and is an official IPY activity. POLAR-PALOOZA is produced by PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE, P2K, which is solely responsible for its content.