Temperature: 10 °F/ -12 °CWind: 9 MPH/ 15 KPHCloud Cover: Clear blue skiesSunrise: 2:46 a.m. Sunset: 12:08 a.m. The schools in Iglulik, Nunavut are full of life and energy. The walls are decorated with student artwork, bright posters, and historic photos from the community. Sprinkled throughout both schools are handmade signs welcoming the Global […]
Temperature: 7 °F/ -14 °C Wind: 8 MPH/ 13 KPH Cloud Cover: Cloudy all day clearing in the evening Sunrise: 2:54 a.m. Sunset: 11:59 p.m. Iglulik is located on a small island on the northeastern corner of Melville Peninsula, 50 miles north of Hall Beach and about 1,000 miles north, east and south if you […]
Temperature: 12 °F/ -11 °C Wind: 20 MPH/ 32 KPH Cloud Cover: High clouds, partly sunny Sunrise: 4:33 a.m. Sunset: 10:34 p.m. The Student’s at Quluaq School in Clyde River have something to say to the world: “We love our land!”. This was evident in the artwork made by 2nd and 4th grade students, who […]
Temperature: 10 °F / -12 °C Wind: 16 MPH / 26 KPHCloud Cover: Partly sunnySunrise: 4:39 a.m.Sunset: 10:28 p.m. The scene was bumpin’ at the community hall last night as the Clyde River Hip Hop Dancers brought down the house. The group of twenty or so, most between the ages of 6 and 20, spun, flipped, […]
Temperature: 10 °F/ -12 °CWind: 16 MPH/ 26 KPHCloud Cover: Low cloudsSunrise: 4:45 a.m.Sunset: 10:23 p.m. Rich in traditional culture, Clyde River was recently selected to host Nunavut’s Piqqusilirivvik cultural school, with satellite campuses located in Baker Lake and Iglulik. The selection is an honor for the community which was selected from a strong pool […]
Temperature: 14 °F/ -10 °CWind: 14 MPH/ 22 KPH Cloud Cover: Low clouds and blowing snow The weather stormed and blew outside, but inside Quluaq School we were warm and dry. Students in grades 3-12 gathered to hear stories and film from our expedition and learn more about global warming. While Elizabeth and I opened […]
Temperature: 5 °F/ -15 °C Wind: 50 MPH/ 80 KPH Cloud Cover: Low clouds with blowing snow Sunrise: 6:48 a.m. Sunset: 7:56 p.m. The gym at the Qikiqtarjuaq Hamlet Center was bustling with people when we arrived at 7 p.m. Little kids scuttled across the floor chasing one another around the room. Adults clustered in […]
Coordinates: 67.00.571 N, 64.39.964 WDistance Traveled: 13 mi/ 20.9 kmWind: 5 MPH / 8 KPHBarometric Pressure: 1048 hPaCloud Cover: Clear with a couple of lenticular clouds and alto cirrus clouds in late afternoonSunrise: 6:12 a.m.Sunset: 6:41 p.m. I was cutting ice chunks with an axe to weigh down the snow flaps on our tent […]
Coordinates: 66.08.795 N, 65.38.324 W Temperature: -20 °F/ -29 °C Wind: 5 MPH/ 8 KPH Cloud Cover: Clear skies becoming partly cloudy Sunrise: 5:50 a.m. Sunset: 5:14 p.m. Jessieloosie Eeshuglutak, an Inuit elder with a warm smile and sparkling eyes, invited Abby and me into a sod house by the ice-covered Pangnirtung shore. Lasaloosie built […]
Coordinates: 66.09 N, 65.35 W Distance Traveled: 0 mi/ 0 km Temperature: -25 °F/ -31 °C Wind: 5 mph/ 8 kph Cloud Cover: Clear skies Sunrise: 5:54 a.m. Sunset: 5:11 p.m. Oh, the feeling of cotton against my skin after days and days in polyester! We all shed our trail uniforms in favor of softer, […]