Kathy Gorski's List: Polar odds and ends

The planes with skis and the unit that flies them: "The United States Air Force's 109th Airlift Wing (109 AW) is an Air Mobility Command (AMC) gained tactical airlift unit of the New York Air National Guard. The unit is located at Stratton ANGB/Schenectady County Airport, New York and operates both conventional C-130 Hercules aircraft and specially modified LC-130s used for Arctic and Antarctic transport and support missions."

Just for fun: Northernmost Tribute to Michael Jackson, Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska

The 'guests' appearances by the mosquitoes are a high point of this video! A fun way to introduce or talk about various aspects of life in the Arctic.

Indigenous observations of Arctic environment change.

an excellent read. Not an ebook, but you can read it online.

From Wisconsin Public Radio "The Best of Our Knowledge" - some books, some links, some music

"Not surprisingly, it's going to be a big year for those interested in the golden era of polar exploration. Captain Robert Falcon Scott finally reached the South Pole 100 years ago this week, on 17 January 1912. "

How can speakers of endangered languages protect their mother tongues from dying? And does modern technology help preserve disappearing speech?

Pan around the inside and outside of this historic site.