There were two Live Events on December 4th connecting polar researchers to classes and individuals around the world... and also to Antarctica! EUROPE/ASIA EVENT ARCHIVE AMERICAS EVENT ARCHIVE Joining these events is simple: you just need a computer with internet, speakers, and a microphone [optional]; or a telephone. During...

Activities and experiments you can do in the classroom related to science above the polar regions Image: British Antarctic Survey Polar Atmosphere Activities: Weather Observation Activity: Observe the weather today, where you live, and record air temperature, rain, wind, visibility and cloudiness. - read more about ...

Please download a flyer below or read the Weather Observation Activity and the Above the Poles Summary online. Other classroom activities can be found by clicking on the link: Educational Activities English Flyers: ...

  Links and resources related to research Above the Polar Regions: Polar Atmosphere This excellent booklet about Polar Meteorology, produced by the World Meteorological Organization, WMO, gives a very throrough introduction not only into Polar Weather, but also the role of the polar regions in the global climate system. Weather Observing: UK Met office timeline and facts about weather balloons...

Profiles of people around the world involved in IPY research Above The Polar Regions. Several of these polar experts will be participating in the Above The Poles Live Events, so join in and ask them questions! Dr. Kenneth Jezek - Observing the Poles from Space Kenneth Jezek is a Professor at the Byrd Polar Research Center, School of Earth Sciences of The Ohio State University. He began doing Antarctic research in 1973 when h...

Above the Poles - Draft Summary Summary Polar weather, with extreme cold, fierce winds, and constant wintertime darkness, remains a deterrent and a threat to modern researchers. The polar regions provide crucial cooling processes for our global climate system, and polar weather in both hemispheres influences weather as far away as the tropics. The atmosphere over ice- and snow-covered surfaces has unique properties, and a remarkable sequence of reactions in the snow and ice influence the chemistry of polar air. Auroras in both hemispheres provide a glimpse of planetary-scale geomagnetic processes in the outer atmosphere. Arctic Weather and Climate Arctic weather can have dramatic impacts on northern hemisphere wea...

December 4th, 2008 marks the seventh quarterly International Polar Day, this time focusing on research Above The Polar Regions. This includes polar meteorology, atmospheric sciences, astronomy, and polar observations from space.

Where to begin? I am buzzing.. just buzzing. What a Day,- and half the world hasn't even woken up yet! Today is our sixth International Polar Day, and we are focusing on People in the Polar Regions. Plans for the day have been very experimental, very grassroots, much in line with IPY.. but with that comes that great big unknowingness.... will anyone join in? Will anyone turn up? Last night...

“Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers”: A major philatelic event for the closing of IPY in March 2009 Last Saturday September 20t 2008, at the “Austria Center Vienna”, a few steps from the UN Headquarter in Vienna, have been officially presented the major philatelic event concerning the “International Polar Year 2007-2009”. To pay tribute to all the efforts made during this fourth “International Polar Year” 2007-2009 and to deliver a strong message aimed at the whole world, the postal administrations of around 40 countries have decided to joint to produce a common stamp issue concerning the problem of the Global Warming and featuring the slogan “Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers”. Started ...

MEDIA ADVISORY People Media Advisory PDF (text below) photo: Amy Clapp September 22nd, 2008 On September 24th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its sixth ‘International Polar Day' focusing on People in Polar Regions, especially on community and cultural well-being, health issues, and the role of the Arctic in the global economy. This Polar Day occurs at the time when combined effects of modern climatic, environmental, economic, and social change challen...