Svalbard

Posts from Thursday 9 August, 2007

Plankton and climate change

By Cape Farewell // Thursday 9 Aug // 13:08:57 // View

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Plankton are also important in the carbon cycles happening in the ocean and can be indicators of global warming. Find out more in footage filmed following the 2004 expedition. (Duration: 4:00 mins)

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Oceans and climate change

By Cape Farewell // Thursday 9 Aug // 13:00:57 // View

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Take a look at the oceans and currents around Svalbard, in footage filmed during the 2003 expedition. (Duration: 2:10 mins)

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Ny-alesund’s history of polar explorations

By Cape Farewell // Thursday 9 Aug // 12:53:06 // View

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Ny-Alesund has a rich history of polar explorations. Find out more in interviews and footage filmed during the 2003 expedition. (Duration: 1:20mins)

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Measuring the oceans

By Cape Farewell // Thursday 9 Aug // 12:48:02 // View

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Plankton hold crucial evidence about the impact of global warming and the arctic foodchain. Hear from the Cape Farewell scientists as they analyse samples of plankton, in footage filmed during the 2003 expedition. (Duration: 4:58mins)

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History of Longyearbyen

By Cape Farewell // Thursday 9 Aug // 12:42:33 // View

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Find out about the history of Longyearbyen, from it’s beginnings in 1906 up until today, in interviews and footage filmed during the 2003 expedition. (Duration: 3:50mins)

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Life in the Water

By Cape Farewell // Thursday 9 Aug // 12:38:05 // View

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The Cape Farewell crew explore life in the waters around Svalbard in footage filmed on the 2003 expedition. (Duration: 1:40mins)

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Hunting on Svalbard

By Cape Farewell // Thursday 9 Aug // 12:31:59 // View

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The human exploitation of Svalbard and the oceans around it began in the 17th century. Watch interviews and footage filmed on the 2003 expedition. (Duration: 1:30mins)

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Hornsund, Svalbard

By Cape Farewell // Thursday 9 Aug // 12:23:09 // View

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Background on the geography of Svalbard and it’s changing landscape, filmed during the 2003 voyage. (Duration: 4:30mins)

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