Blog Double Top 
 Team members will update this blog regularly with details about the preparation of the expedition. Beginning July 1 you will find a daily update (weather permitting) of our adventures, research, scientific studies sightings and reflections! This blog will be your link to the preparation, feel free to contribute to it!
Mis à jour : il y a 2 années 30 semaines
Ven, 10/08/2007 - 15:44
As we mentioned in our report and in previous blogs, it is the general consensus in the eastern part of Greenland that we surveyed that the yearly melting of floating ice is happening sooner (approx.
Jeu, 09/08/2007 - 15:38
Gorbachev is appearing in an ad campaign for the French luxury label Louis Vuitton. Berlin wall in the background...
Vuitton is making donations to Green Cross International, founded by Gorbachev (as
Mar, 07/08/2007 - 05:28
Ben, our pilot, mounts the powered paraglider in Bliss Bugt for the first time. Because it was shipped directly to Iceland, we did not have a chance to test it before our trip. We lost a day and a h
Ven, 03/08/2007 - 00:08
While in Greenland we did meet with participants in this Russian expedition:
It was announced today that the research vessel Akademik Fyodorov has reached the North Pole. Its mission is to send two m
Mer, 01/08/2007 - 21:34
Effective right now, you can follow the progress of the birds (long-tailed skuas and soon ivory gulls) that we did fit with radio transmitters while in Greenland. Just click on: Labbes . Lucy, our f
Mar, 31/07/2007 - 21:54
Here she is, as seen in Traill, a 15’ flight from Mestersvig in Easter Greenland.
Scientists are worried that global warming is responsible for advancing the onset of spring for several species in the
Lun, 30/07/2007 - 21:23
A magnificent book that you may want to consider purchasing. Mikhail Gorbachev, founder and chairman of Green Cross International wrote the foreword, Leonardo di Caprio the introduction. Green Cross
Dim, 29/07/2007 - 21:09
"Lucy", a long-tailed skua, is about to be released after having been fitted with a radio transmitter, near Mestersvig (northeast Greenland). Lucy is the first bird of the season that our expedition
Sam, 28/07/2007 - 16:17
While on the Henrik Krøyer Holme islands, we did see polar bears on 10 occasions, over a period of 5 days. We saw 4 on one single occasion. Two bears came VERY close (12 meters!) to our camp (curiou
Ven, 27/07/2007 - 15:55
On July 5, 2007 Ben (our pilot-guide extraordinaire) and I reached Kaffeklubben (Greenland), the northernmost documented island and land mass in the world. We landed with a powered paraglider -- a wo
Jeu, 26/07/2007 - 23:10
Interesting story in the New York Times July 22, 2007... The role of climate change in world conflicts, poverty... exactly the mission of Green Cross International, our partner in the Sagax REVO Gree
Mar, 24/07/2007 - 21:11
NATURALIST OBSERVATIONS
Here is a more detailed report on some of our work while in Greenland. Dr. Olivier Gilg, Dr. Adrian Aebischer and Brigitte Sabard and the rest of our group (including childre
Mar, 24/07/2007 - 15:37
Photo: Flaam and Ainhoa Hardy on a local “hunting” trip with Essa . Local hunters complain that the ice melts sooner and sooner every year, shortening their hunting season. It also creates risks: a
Mar, 24/07/2007 - 02:58
I am now back to New York - left Greenland on July 18th, via Constable Pynt, Akureyri and Reykjavik. The last scenes from gorgeous glaciers (receding or not, time will tell...), seen from the Twin Ot
Lun, 23/07/2007 - 20:24
The New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2006 is Carbon Neutral...
Lots of talk but is it the/a solution? Here it is from, Michael Sandel, Harvard's political philosopher:
“Carbon of
Dim, 15/07/2007 - 15:43
Here are interesting site you can visit to calculate your household's annual carbon footprint -- many other ideas too: www.carbonconcierge.com
For your flights, you can use (courtesy of KDS): the Car
Mer, 11/07/2007 - 20:53
Today we were preparing to spend the day working with the Ivory Gull colony, fitting radio transmitters and checking for ring marking from previous years that indicate provenance. The morning started
Mar, 10/07/2007 - 16:12
We finally left this after noon for HENRIK KROEYER HOLME islands where there are several known colonies of Ivory Gulls that we hope to ring and and tag with transmitters. During our flight we saw wal
Mar, 10/07/2007 - 15:44
As seen from he Twin Otter flying from Station Nord , walruses enjoy resting and hunting for food near the coast of Henrik Krøyer Holme island where we will be landing today...
Lun, 09/07/2007 - 22:48
We are still in transit at the NORTH STATION and are leaving tomorrow for the HENRIK KROYER HOLMES islands. We will be staying there for a short week to observe the different species of bears, whales
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