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It's Been A Long Day Out In The Boats## We had a very productive and fun day on the fjord. After spending the day in a rocking boat, I feel like my bed is swaying! ##Bumper Boats## Jake C. from Los Coches Creek Middle School asks, "How many times did you hit icebergs while driving?" There is so

The Arctic Adventure has begun... Our day started last night, leaving state side and arriving early today in Iceland. We needed to transfer airports so we were treated to an hour bus ride through the lava fields which reminded me of the landscape in The Hobbit. After switching to a much smaller

We left Ilulissat to Kangerlussauq in a bank of fog but within minutes the landscape unfolded below us. My entire curriculum unfolded before my eyes! How I wish I could bring my students along with me; first hand experience is so powerful and motivating. As we left the coastline and the fog behind

Join Us! The Science Is Scintillating And The Sun Never Sets!## Hei hei! Please join us for a LIVE PolarConnect Event from the field!! Date: Sunday, 10 August 2014 Time: 10:00am AKDT [11:00am PDT, 12:00pm MDT, 1:00pm CDT, 2:00pm EDT] Participation is free and easy! I will have the whole REU team

I don't often read the fine print...but I will in the future! Let's go back two months, and give you a little perspective on why reading all directions and paper work is so very important. The last week in May is when I started the medical process which is mandatory for me to head to the

What's Your Geology IQ?## We were out in the boats today to test the instruments and collect data. The winds have not been in our favor. The wind is blowing toward the glacier which keeps all the bergs right next to the ice front. This makes it hard for us to get close to the glacier and difficult

Hello everyone, do you know what a storm surge is? They are a big concern in many coastal communities including Barrow. A storm surge is an abnormal rise in sea level, over and above the regular astronomical tide. Large waves form when you have high wind speed, long wind duration, and a large fetch

How Do You Keep A Polar Bear From Charging?## Insist that it pay cash! Ah ha ha ha ha, that's a good one. No, really, after yesterday's polar bear sighting I am writing a journal completely dedicated to polar bears. If you are interested in more information on polar bears, [Polar Bears

Hello everyone, For the past week we have gone to the Barrow Arctic Research Center (BARC) to work in the Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) archeology lab run by Dr. Anne Jensens (UIC Senior Scientist). We were each given samples (midden) from the Utqiagvik complex of mounds located in the city of

Hello everyone, First responders are a big part of any community and this is even more so for the North Slope Borough Fire Department (aka NSBFD). We got a behind the scenes tour of fire station #2 by Fire Chief Bill Tracey Sr. The NSBFD is a combined career and volunteer department. In addition to