Ash Routen

1 week ago | nature.com | Lauren O’Mahoney |Ash Routen |Abdullah Almaqhawi |Daniel Ayoubkhani |Amitava Banerjee |Melanie Calvert | +9 more

AbstractThe global evidence on the risk of symptoms of Long Covid in general populations infected with SARS-CoV-2 compared to uninfected comparator/control populations remains unknown. We conducted a systematic literature search using multiple electronic databases from January 1, 2022, to August 1, 2024. Included studies had ≥100 people with confirmed or self-reported COVID-19 at ≥28 days following infection onset, and an uninfected comparator/control group.

1 week ago | explorersweb.com | Ash Routen

Last week, expeditions finished in northern Quebec and the Northwest Territories. The remaining action focuses on Ellesmere Island, the Northwest Passage and Greenland. Ellesmere IslandAfter a long weather delay, a charter plane dropped off Borge Ousland and Vincent Colliard at Ward Hunt Island on April 27. After a couple of days of skiing through rough sea ice along Ellesmere’s north coast, the experienced pair reached Cape Columbia (83˚07′).

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ash Routen

Last week, expeditions finished in northern Quebec and the Northwest Territories. The remaining action focuses on Ellesmere Island, the Northwest Passage and Greenland. Ellesmere IslandAfter a long weather delay, a charter plane dropped off Borge Ousland and Vincent Colliard at Ward Hunt Island on April 27. After a couple of days of skiing through rough sea ice along Ellesmere's north coast, the experienced pair reached Cape Columbia (83˚07').

1 week ago | explorersweb.com | Ash Routen

This weekend, Canadian adventurer Frank Wolf and teammate David Berrisford will start a 900km sea kayak journey in the waters between Alaska and British Columbia. Starting and ending at Prince Rupert, B.C., the duo will paddle around Prince of Wales Island, off the Alaskan Panhandle. It is the fourth-largest island in the United States. “I’m not too sure what we’ll find up there – it’s a new zone to us,” said Wolf, who has made many human-powered journeys around North America.

2 weeks ago | explorersweb.com | Ash Routen

A polar bear that attacked a skier in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island last week has been identified as a young female with a broken jaw, an Inuit source told ExplorersWeb. The incident has generated significant discussion online, with some criticizing the decision to kill the animal. The bear’s injury would have severely impaired its ability to hunt, likely contributing to unusually aggressive behavior.