In terms of today´s #EducationDay we do the unusual- it is not the ocean navigator´s team speaking but the 11th grade of the Hans – Brüggemann Schule in Bordesholm. During the first semester of their English class they dealt with the topic “Global challenges” and adressed different topics such as global warming, water shortage, fair-trade […]
+++ Für die deutsche Version bitte nach unten scrollen +++ On the RV Sonne, still in the southwest Pacific, times are changing. The storms that plagued us in the first week of January seem to have left the area for now. The sun is dominating the sky now. With less than a week on the […]
Die weltweite (Mikro-)Plastikverschmutzung ist ein immer präsenter werdendes Thema, was besondere Aufmerksamkeit und vor allem Lösungen erfordert. Wie bei den meisten Problemen, ist es auch hier sinnvoll das Problem an der Quelle anzugehen: Gibt es kein Makroplastik (=großes Plastik), kann es auch nicht in Mikroplastik (=kleinstes Plastik) zerfallen. Bilder von Plastik gefüllten Vögel-Mägen oder von […]
+++ Für die deutsche Version bitte nach unten scrollen +++ And there are always tracks, and always someone has been there before,and always someone has climbed higher than you ever could,much higher. Don’t be discouraged, climb, climb. But there is no summit.And there is no fresh snow. Kurt Tucholsky, 1931 As it happens, we are […]
+++ Für die deutsche Version bitte nach unten scrollen +++ Ever since we started sailing around the world, being at sea was considered a man’s job. According to the International Labour Organisation only 1-2% of seafarers are women today. So how did this come to be and where are we heading? Let’s dive into some […]
Es ist Mittwochnachmittag und vor dem Audimax der CAU sieht alles nach gewöhnlichem Universitätsalltag aus. Kaum öffne ich jedoch die Türen des großen Hörsaals, ändert sich der Eindruck und mir schlägt aufgeregtes Stimmengewirr entgegen. Ich suche mir einen Platz und warte gespannt darauf, dass Johanna Krüger, Mitarbeiterin der Kieler Forschungswerkstatt, die ersten Worte an die […]
+++ Für die deutsche Version bitte nach unten scrollen +++ As soon as we cheered upon 2019, the weather changed. Up until then, we had sunny days, gentle waves and warm, humid nights. But now we are in the middle of the cyclone season. Did you know that a cyclone, a hurricane and a typhoon […]
+++ Für die deutsche Version bitte nach unten scrollen +++ The holidays are always a difficult time to do your regular exercises. Especially on a research vessel, where everyone has different shifts, it can be quite hard to keep up with your regular workout schedule. Even though the shifts may be physically active and taking […]
+++ Für die deutsche Version bitte nach unten scrollen +++ The busy days of OBS deployment and recovery are long passed. We recovered the last station on the 21st of December and all the 48 stations are now standing happily on the deck in the back of the vessel, waiting for their next deployment. The […]
+++ Für die deutsche Version bitte nach unten scrollen +++ Let’s start with some good news: the lost luggage we were all so worried about arrived on time and so complete in terms of scientists and material we left the harbour of Suva in broad day light with lots of sunshine. There was no time […]