turn, affect the rest of the world around it. Svalbard is one such place with many glaciers, in fact it is comprised of about two-thirds glacial landmass. With such a high amount of land covered by glaciers, and with the ever-increasing risk of global warming, how would Svalbard change with the combination of these and many other factors? Although the rest of the world is worried that with global rising, temperatures will continue to get hotter, Svalbard is likely to suffer exactly the opposite fate
The arctic fox or the Vulpes Lagopus is a very beautiful and majestic animal with many interesting features. This animal can survive extremely frigid arctic temperatures that can drop as low as -50°F. The arctic fox is a very resilient animal. It has furry soles, short ears, and a short muzzle, which are the essentials of what is needed for the animals to adapt to the chilly climate. These foxes usually live in burrows and in emergencies like snowstorms, strong winds or animal conflict, they may
I once played this game where you had to pick a card and it would have a category on it. You would read the word out loud then go around and have to say a type that matched the category and keep going around till someone can’t think of a type. Once the word was apple, it was the shortest round for once the types Gala, Red Delicious, McIntosh and Granny Smith were all named we couldn’t think of anymore! Which is a point Cary Fowler, an agriculture expert, makes. In a TED talk Fowler gave a speech
growth as a character, and Svalbard representing a major turning point in her life. While the locations within the novel represent different phases within Lyra’s life, the places used in The Golden Compass
Researchers at the Alfred- Wegener- Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany have recently published a peer-reviewed article about the effects of temperature and ocean acidification on the calcium content of young spider crab larvae, Hyas araneus. Kathleen Walther, Franz J. Sartoris, and Hans O. Pörtner decided to research these effects to determine if the continued temperature and acidification of the oceans will have a negative effect on the spider crabs development. Furthermore
In Philip Pullman's three book series, His Dark Materials, readers find themselves following a pair of children across a multiverse as they fight to do what they believe is right. By having his characters challenge those who are in power Pullman is is able to show readers how he believes we should live our lives. Throughout the trilogy there are a number of times in which one character questions the authority of a person who is in charge. By doing this Philip Pullman shows us how he believes we
She left by airplane with her own passport and a ticket she bought off of her parents credit card. While in Svalbard, Flora makes a large amount of friends in the four days time she was supposed to find Drake. Her friend, Agi, helped her with her struggles of memory and stayed by her side until she found Drake. Agi thought she was helping Flora when she called
he did end up finding Whale’s Bay, which started the coal mining industry. He was paid by the English Muscovy Company to find the Northwest passage, but wind and ice ended up making him turn around instead. Henry Hudson made it all the way to the Svalbard archipelago north of Norway before he was
The play, “Riley Valentine and the Occupation of Fort Svalbard”, by Julia- Rose Lewis is an exploration of the resilience of teenagers. The play is heavily symbolic and supports the dramatic meaning of the show. Throughout the Queensland Theatre Company’s interpretation of this play, the director, Travis Dowley, expresses forms of dramatic elements to articulate three types of manipulations. These manipulations include the manipulation of body and voice, space and the creation and manipulation of
The universe is a vast, mysterious place filled with an estimated one hundred billion galaxies, within each galaxy, there are one hundred billion stars, and an estimated 〖10〗^24 planets. The Milky Way galaxy contains eight planets, one of them is the complex Earth. Earth is a rich planet containing things such as icy mountain peaks, steep canyons, lava, and towering waterfalls. All these things are what make it possible for our planet to sustain all of its beautiful life from the numerous plant and
You are eleven years old, and to your knowledge, your parents died in a Zeppelin crash when you were very young, so you can't remember. You attend Jordan College, where you hear about something called "Dust". In your world, people have a pet that is the external expression of their soul. You're flabbergasted by Northern Lights, so you want to go up North to learn more about them. You receive a golden compass from the master of your school, and are told firmly to show it to no one. You find out that
As a student of Contemporary World Geography, the movie Frozen Planet: The Last Frontier is a must watch movie. The film is suitable for students of Contemporary World Geography because the BBC shows the Physical Geography of the Polar Regions and most importantly, it shows the Human Geography of the Arctic Region and Antarctica. As for me, the most important part of the film is about how people of the Arctic and Antarctica survive and adapt to the hostile and extreme weather conditions of the Arctic
Research Paper Rough Draft If you’ve ever been to a national park, you will probably remember the experience for the rest of your life. But what is it that makes you remember that experience? Is it the sights, or the landmarks, or the history behind the park? Well I believe that Glacier Bay national park in Alaska is the most beautiful because of all of these reasons. The sights are breath taking; the tidewater glaciers are spectacular; and the history behind the park is intriguing. The Grand Canyon
As depicted in The One Memory of Flora Banks, past events can greatly impact the remainder of your journey through life. Patients who suffer from Anterograde Amnesia lose the ability to create new memories as a result of a past incident. They are unable to recall recent events, while long-term memories from prior to the event are still there. Despite this terrible condition, patients must somehow find ways to cope or overcome their daily struggles or obstacles. In Emily Barr’s novel, Flora Banks
“Northern Lights deals with large themes; love, betrayal, religion and science” Discuss Northern Lights deals with the forces of love, betrayal, religion and science; all of these themes spur from one source, power. Each character in the novel experiences these topics, because each character is powerful. Northern Lights shows us that all individuals must either choose to use or be overcome these forces. Ever since the dawn of time, love has been a fundamental part of every human’s lives. Northern
Greenland. This is known as the Last Ice Area. This matter is mostly taking part in Canada, since; Canada holds more than half the world’s polar bear population. Other affected countries include the U.S. (Alaska), Greenland, Russia, and Norway (the Svalbard archipelago) .There are solutions to slow down global warming but unless we all act together, then there is no hope for the polar bear inhabitants of earth. CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM Polar bears are endangered animals as a result of the humans polluting
Norway lacks in agriculture it makes up for in manufacturing and industry. Norway’s main... ... middle of paper ... ... these islands and experience culture much different than any of the other 50,000 islands. One particular island is called Svalbard. Svalbard is the closest island to the Arctic Circle, so they have many glaciers and polar bears. There are actually more polar bears than people up there! There are also many mountains in the interior of Norway. These mountains are great places to go
State of Research on the "Snowball Earth Hypothesis" The "Snowball Earth Hypothesis" also known as the "Varangia glaciation" is a hypothesis presented in 2001 by Geologist Paul Hoffman. (Wikipedia, 2002) The hypothesis purposes that 540 million years ago during the Neoproterozic, a meter thick of ice covered the oceans and glaciers the continents for 100 million years. Albedo; when ice and snow reflect solar radiation into space, in absents of greenhouse gases, which don't exist within
The prominent theory is that dinosaurs died in a fiery death due to an asteroid crash on Earth, but is that really what caused their mass extinction? Every scientist has a theory, and with so many out there it was hard to just pick one, they all made sense. It is completely possible for a volcano to have killed the dinosaurs, or even an asteroid. Another popular theory was the ice age. These were all plausible reasons for the extinction of dinosaurs, and that’s when the combination theory was discovered
Alejandra Reyes Tyler D. Watson 10 March 2014 Climate Change: Polar Regions and Marine Mammals As a result of climate change, specifically rising temperatures, there have been increased changes in sea ice and sea level in the Polar Regions. The melting ice creates a positive feedback, more rapidly changing the environment for marine mammals such as pinnipeds and cetaceans. Negative health effects of changes in their environment depend on species sensitivity. Because the most obvious effects of climate