Searching for navigable seas and better ice predictions
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16.06.25
Lake persisted where ice was expected in Arctic oasis
Researchers discovered that plants and algae survived in a small Arctic lake during the coldest period of the last ice age, when the area was assumed to be covered by ice.
03.06.25
Searching for navigable seas and better ice predictions
When Roald Amundsen planned his ship expedition to the North Pole, he saw no other option than sending his crew into the air to search for open leads. Though satellites make it easier to navigate through sea ice, researchers go down among the floes.
27.05.25
Meet our New Co-Leader of the Hazards Research Group
Together with research leader Stijn De Schepper, Mari Fjalstad Jensen will help lead the work to understand the causes and dynamics behind extreme ocean and weather events, as well as abrupt changes in the climate system.
