Monday, 26 August 2024

First excursion to the new station: Of lichens and sea ice

Eine Gruppe von Studierenden vor der Forschungsstation Sermilik an der Ostküste Grönlands, die die Flagge Grönlands halten. Sie stehen um einige kleine schwarze Gebäude herum, die Hütten ähneln. Im Hintergrund sieht man Meerwasser und Eisberge treiben. Der Himmel über ihnen reflektiert das Licht in einem hellen Blau. Im Hintergrund sind Berge zu sehen. ©Karl Steinegger

The participants of the excursion at the Sermilik research station. Photo: Steinegger.

In August, ten students traveled on the University of Graz's first excursion to its northernmost "classroom": the Sermilik Research Station in Greenland. They encountered sea ice, lichens and polar bears, as reported by ORF on Ö1 and science.orf.at.

Almost a year after the opening of the new building at the Sermilik research station, an excursion took place there for the first time. ORF reported on it on the radio and on the web.

https://science.orf.at/stories/3226336/

https://sound.orf.at/radio/oe1/beitrag/2887565

 

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