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The pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine have had a significant impact on international collaboration and field access. The pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine have had a significant impact on international collaboration and field access.
In tourist hotspots cruise ships must at times queue to disembark passengers and fragile ecosystems may be at risk from visitors. But who gets to decide on who can come?
Antarctica was once the temporary home of only the toughest explorers and dedicated scientists but tourism has steadily grown in recent decades. Some are concerned about the environmental impact.
The passengers have journeyed a long way to get here, including a likely tumultuous 36-hour trip through the 500-mile-wide Drake Passage, regarded as one of the world's roughest bodies of water. Some board Zodiac rafts for the short ride to shore, where, from a distance, they will observe and photograph nesting penguins. Others will set off in kayaks; if they're lucky, a curious fin whale or orca might pop up to check them out. Still others will snorkel, dive, snowshoe, or even take a submarine or helicopter ride. They will have the landing spot to themselves for a few hours, and thanks to a s...
Antarctica cruises are booming. But can the continent handle it? Elizabeth Heath © Michael S. Nolan/Lindblad Expeditions A minke whale emerges near Zodiac boats carrying Linblad Expeditions passengers in Paradise Bay, Antarctica. The passengers have journeyed a long way to get here, including a likely tumultuous 36-hour trip through the 500-mile-wide Drake Passage, regarded as one of the world’s roughest bodies of water. Some board Zodiac rafts for the short ride to shore, where, from a distance, they will observe and photograph nesting penguins. Others will set off in ...