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A&K announced that on next year's departure for the North Pole, it will charter the icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot to the northernmost point on Earth. ....
The polar vortex appears to be on the move. That s because stratospheric warming is occurring at high altitudes above the North Pole, resulting in a spike in temperatures. That, in turn, could result in bitter cold air pushing southward into the United States within a couple of weeks, though where exactly that Arctic air will swoop down - and for how long - remains uncertain. LIVE UPDATES: How the polar vortex works.(CNN) The polar vortex is simply a low pressure system that swirls cold air around the polar regions of the globe. But the system can sometimes move off the North Pole. ....
Dreamy, Over-the-Top Trips for 2021 AFAR 1/8/2021 Courtesy of Nihi Sumba Roaming horses are part of the landscape at Nihi Sumba in Indonesia.It’s time to dream big. Yes, I said it. That doesn’t mean get on a flight tomorrow, but it does mean hope is coming in the form of vaccines and better treatments, and we can let our imaginations run wild in 2021. (Maybe the second half of 2021? Let’s get through this long winter first.) These trips are big in every way; they’re luxurious but not with that stodgy white-linen tablecloth vibe; extravagant, in both access to experiences and distance flown from the United States; and yes, they’re expensive. Like, biggest purchase of the year expensive. They also support and sustain the local communities in a big way. ....