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Konrad Steffan, Director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies (CIRES) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, underlines why it is important to monitor the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans and describes how feedbacks accelerate warming in the Arctic. He also emphasizes the importance of scientists to communicate their findings to policymakers.

Jean-Claude Gascard is an Emeritus Research Director at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris. He was the coordinator of the DAMOCLES project under FP6 and is now coordinator of its follow-up project, ACCESS under FP7. Prof. Gascard gives an overview of the ACCESS project in this interview.

Watch the video of the Polar Quest project, an educational project of the International Polar Foundation.It was conceived as a contest, through which the teacher of the winning class could go to the Princess Elisabeth research station in Antarctica, to learn about the work of scientists and share the knowledge and the experiences with his students.

PEA sits in an area full of opportunities to learn more about plate tectonics, the Earth's core and the region's fascinating geological history. Join Denis Lombardi as he explains...

In order to have communications between the station and teams in the field using VHF radio, repeaters and antennae have to be installed at critical locations (route to coast, route to plateau, airstrip). This video illustrates the installation of such an antenna on the Romnoes Nunatak, on the way from the station to the coast.

In this short video, Alain Hubert explains the difficulties faced by the team during the unloading of the Mary Arctica in Crown Bay. 240 Tons of equipment were unloaded in just under 24 hours. This was made possible thanks to the professionalism of the Mary Arctica's crew and captain.

Helicopters at Princess Elisabeth: a first! After the unloading, rotors are mounted and engines are checked before the first take off. One of the pilots is also explaining the conditions the machines have to face in Antarctica: ice, snow, humidity and stark contrast between relatively warm conditions when the sun is shining and very cold ones at night or when the weather is not that good.

See what it's like to be in Antarctica with winds blowing at around 100 km/h! While winds in summer are mild compared to winter ones, there have been many summer storms since the beginning of the 2011-2012 season. We're all hoping the weather will improve before we have to unload the Mary Arctica.