Eyes On The Arctic : Need To Read Things

In this weekly post, I collect all the need-to-read arctic related things that I’ve found over the past several days, and put them here in a handy bundle of links for you to pick, click and read.

12526-snowflakeHeatwaves From The Arctic To Japan: A Sign Of Things To Come?

12526-snowflakePolar Bear Killed After Attack On Arctic Cruise Ship Guard

12526-snowflakeNaked Geology, Dazzling Light… My Journey Into The Arctic

12526-snowflakeHow Did the End of the World Become Old News?

12526-snowflakeInto The Arctic Exhibit

12526-snowflakeArctic People Were Spinning Yarn Before The Vikings Arrived

 

 

 

MostNorthern Shop Is Live!

I didn’t know a MostNorthern art and design shop would be happening until the day before yesterday. Once the idea sprouted, I couldn’t keep it contained, and, well, voila! HERE IT IS!

The premise of the shop is the same as it is here – to celebrate the north and raise awareness about climate change in the Arctic.

Below are a few of my designs on tote bags, because I love totes as much as life itself, plus, they’re one of the best answers to combating the environmental terrorist that is the plastic shopping bag.

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Eyes On The Arctic : Need To Read Things

In this weekly post, I collect all the need-to-read arctic related things that I’ve found over the past several days, and put them here in a handy bundle of links for you to pick, click and read.

12526-snowflakePolar Bears Appear Where They Never Were Before

12526-snowflakeThe Arctic Is On Fire, And You Can See It From Space

12526-snowflakeArctic Wild Goose Chase Threatens Chicks As Temperatures Rise

12526-snowflakeWe Can’t Hide From Global Warming’s Consequences

12526-snowflakeBetter Living Through Tide Pools

12526-snowflake‘City of icebergs:’ Study Says 100s Of Arctic Glaciers Shrinking, Disappearing

12526-snowflakeAn inside look at the AGO’s largest showcase of Inuit art

12526-snowflakeHeat wave scorches Sweden as wildfires rage in Arctic Circle

 

Your Daily 5 Nordic Facts : Denmark

  1. In Denmark, you can expect to be rained or snowed on every second day.
  2. Denmark has more than twice the amount of bicycles (4.2 million) than cars (1.8 million).
  3. Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II, but King Christian X insisted on riding through the streets of Copenhagen every day to inspire courage in his people, despite the danger of being caught in an occasional burst of gunfire.
  4. Nowhere in Denmark is more than 30 miles (50 km) from the sea
  5. Denmark physically borders only one other country, Germany.

 

Sources that helped me find this stuff: FactRepublic.comLandLopers.com, Quora

Your Daily 5 Nordic Facts : Finland

  1. For some bizarre reason, there isn’t a single payphone in Finland.
  2. Sauna is the most used Finnish word outside of the motherland.
  3. I thought it would be Sweden, but apparently Finland has world’s highest annual consumption of milk per capita – around 1 litre per person every day.
  4. The blue of the Finnish flag represents the water of the thousands of lakes in the country, whereas the white represents snow, of which Finland sees a shit ton of in winter.
  5. Despite being the eighth largest country Europe, it’s the most sparsely populated country in the European Union.

 

Sources that helped me find this stuff: FactRepublic.comLandLopers.com, Quora