Arctic Day 7: Warm smiles at the Ice Base

This is a Blog item written on March 30, 2011 by Philippe Cousteau

It’s not your typical day at the office.

Flying 300 miles north of the second most northern outpost in the Canadian Arctic is not something that happens every day. But finally, it happened to us. After a week of waiting, the weather cleared long enough for us to get out of Resolute Bay.

To read the rest of Philippe’s blog, please visit http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/22/arctic.expedition/index.html

EarthEcho CEO Philippe Cousteau has arrived at the Catlin Arctic Ice Base. During his expedition, he will work with scientists from the Catlin Arctic Survey to determine the global effects of the melting ice in the Arctic.

To learn more about The Catlin Arctic Survey, please visit http://www.catlinarcticsurvey.com/

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