By Wygene Chong The Nobel Peace Prize for this year was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN for short). The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is responsible for the award, said: The organization is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of […]
14th December is an important date for many reasons. According to Wikipedia, Constantinople was struck by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in 557, while closer to home, the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909 (NSW) transferred the Australian Capital Territory from New South Wales to the Commonwealth. However, for polar observers, 14th December 1911 marks the […]
Mine damer og herrer, velkommen til Longyearbyen. The pilot’s voice crackles over the intercom as your morning flight from Oslo touches down at Svalbard Airport, 78 degrees north. You’re told that it’s a balmy 7 degrees outside, the average high for midsummer. Better put that goose-down jacket on. Stepping onto the tarmac is surreal, there […]
