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Polaris

The core of the Polaris Project is a field course studying arctic system science at the Northeast Science Station in Cherskiy, Siberia (north of the Arctic Circle on the Kolyma River). It is one of the most remote and beautiful places on the planet. But it is also potentially one of the most important. As our planet's climate warms, carbon that has been frozen away in the permafrost is now being thawed and released into the rivers, lakes, and atmosphere. Siberia's "carbon bomb" can have far-reaching impacts on our entire planet and way of life.

I joined the 2009 summer Polaris expedition to document the students, the science, and the environment using still photographs and audio/video recordings.

Resources

In the news

  • KNPB TV Reno uses several of my Polaris Project photos in an online multimedia interview with Dr. Sudeep Chandra and Joanne Heslop.
  • My photos from the Polaris Project are featured in a multimedia slideshow on the New York Times Dot Earth blog .

Funding

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The Polaris Project is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Woods Hole Research Center, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.