Hi Svalbard Team! I am happily following along with Missy’s excellent journal and it seems that you are all doing great work! Keep it up – the world is enthralled!
I am interested in the drop in Kongress lake level Missy mentioned. What do you think has caused this? Could it be that the limestone bedrock below the lake has collapsed and allowed water to trickle through? Is Lake Linne lower too? Are the neighboring Russian settlement taking water from the lake? Keep us posted as your research develops.
I noticed from the first half of Missy’s introductions that REU student Emily is from U of Arizona. Well, I am of course interested in getting her to my classroom here in Prescott, AZ! She also could start an email correspondence with me and my students about her experiences in science – our school starts next week 8/4 and we would love to have a field connection right away. Fun! Also, Kristen’s work correlating weather data to ablation seems perfect for my students. Lets work on a link there, since I would love to receive data, graphs and hypothesis from her as well.
What news of the polar bear? I’ll be watching! -Maggie Kane