Arctic shrinkage is climate change in the Arctic, including warming temperatures, the melting of the Greenland ice sheet (resulting in more freshwater in the marine environment), and a loss of sea ice.Įcosystems at the North Pole Polar bears, Arctic foxes, and other terrestrial animals rarely migrate to the North Pole. Drifting stations have recorded the development of cyclones in the Arctic, as well Arctic shrinkage. The Lomonosov Ridge is an underwater mountain chain stretching across the North Pole, from the Siberian region of Russia all the way to Ellesmere Island, Canada. In 1948, for example, bathymetry studies revealed the massive Lomonosov Ridge. North Pole drifting stations are responsible for many discoveries about the ecosystem at the North Pole. They usually last two or three years before before the warmer climate of the Greenland Sea breaks up the ice floe.

As their name implies, drifting stations move with the drifting ice pack in the Arctic Ocean. Drifting stations monitor the ice pack, temperature, sea depth, currents, weather conditions, and marine biology of the North Pole. Russia sends out a drifting station almost every year, all named 'NP' (for North Pole). The most consistent research of the North Pole has come from manned drifting research stations. There isn’t land or a place for permanent facilities, making it difficult to set up equipment. Drifting Research Stations Since the North Pole sits on drifting ice, it's difficult and expensive for scientists and explorers to study. This means the region experiences up to 24 hours of sunlight in the summer and 24 hours of darkness in the winter. From the North Pole, the sun is always above the horizon in the summer and below the horizon in the winter. In fact, the North Pole experiences only one sunrise (at the March equinox) and one sunset (at the September equinox) every year. In the summer, the warmest time of year, the temperature is right at the freezing point: 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit.) Because the Earth rotates on a tilted axis as it revolves around the sun, sunlight is experienced in extremes at the poles. This is because sits at a lower elevation ( sea level) and is located in the middle of an ocean, which is warmer than the ice-covered continent of Antarctica. The North Pole is much warmer than the South Pole. Greenland, the world's largest island and an independent country within the Kingdom of Denmark, is also close to the pole. The Canadian territory of Nunavut lies closest to the North Pole. The depth of the ocean at the North Pole is more than 4,000 meters (13,123 feet). The ice is about 2-3 meters (6-10 feet) thick. The North Pole sits in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, on water that is almost always covered with ice. Polaris, the current North Star, sits almost motionless in the sky above the pole, making it an excellent fixed point to use in celestial navigation in the Northern Hemisphere. Its latitude is 90 degrees north, and all lines of longitude meet there (as well as at the South Pole, on the opposite end of the Earth). From the North Pole, all directions are south. It is the precise point of the intersection of the Earth's axis and the Earth's surface. It’s amazing how many people want to attack Santa.The North Pole is the northernmost point on Earth. Carcano, pump action shotgun (always loaded with incendiary rounds)Ībility Cards- Slow and Steady 3 Fool Me Once 3 Sharpshooter 3 Iron Lung 3 This is a great defensive/anti-griefer build if you’ve got good aim. Weapons-2x Navy Revolver with Pearl grips and rattlesnake inlay )to keep with the Snake Plissken theme-I know it’s nerdy lol). Warm weather version- All of the above but remove the coat and replace Holme gloves with Cavalry. Hair-Long Right Parted-Color 13 (with pomade) Facial Hair-The Box Hedge-Color 13 Eyewear-Redhart Eyepatch Coat-Washwood Fur Coat Vest-Churchwell Vest Shirt-Paddon Shirt Gloves-Holme Gloves Buckle-Coronation Buckle Gun belt-Embossed Gunslinger Offhand-Embossed Gunslinger Trinket-Witford Compass Pants-Cabrera pants (love the gold buttons) Boots-Milard Boots Spurs-Stegner Deluxe (gold)

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