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December 2016 They let their imaginations run wild then met the POC crew! Our summer completion winners describe welcoming home the POC. 2, 5 Inside POC crew visit schools Over 300 children talk to expedition members about their adventures…. 4 Newsletter On Thursday 20 October, Northabout and her crew returned to Bristol from their perilous Arctic adventure to circumnavigate the North Pole in one season. The historic Polar Ocean Challenge (POC) was a success, but it brings home an important message - this journey was only possible because climate change is causing the northern ice cap to melt. Until recently there has been too much ice for a boat to get through in one summer. The Northeast and Northwest passages used to take 2-3 years each to complete but due to the recession of Arctic sea ice the number of ice-free months in the Passages have increased, opening them simultaneously and signalling the rapid progress of global warming. It took the POC just 4 months to complete the whole journey. The expedition was tough for all of the crew, but particularly for Benji Edwards, the youngest and only crew-member to complete all four legs of the expedition. Above: David Hempleman- Adams, Founder of Wicked Weather Watch. Continued on page 3 The Polar Ocean Challenge brings home message of climate change Issue 04: Inspiring the next generation
Transcript of WWW newsletter 04 FINAL 8.12.16 - Wicked Weather Watch€¦ · excerpts from Benji’s blog on the...
December2016
TheylettheirimaginationsrunwildthenmetthePOCcrew!
OursummercompletionwinnersdescribewelcominghomethePOC.
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InsidePOCcrewvisitschools
Over300childrentalktoexpeditionmembersabouttheiradventures….
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OnThursday20October,NorthaboutandhercrewreturnedtoBristolfromtheirperilousArcticadventuretocircumnavigatetheNorthPoleinoneseason.ThehistoricPolarOceanChallenge(POC)wasasuccess,butitbringshomeanimportantmessage-thisjourneywasonlypossiblebecauseclimatechangeiscausingthenorthernicecaptomelt.Untilrecentlytherehasbeentoomuchiceforaboattogetthroughinonesummer.TheNortheastandNorthwestpassagesusedtotake2-3yearseachtocompletebutduetotherecessionofArcticseaicethenumberofice-freemonthsinthePassageshaveincreased,openingthemsimultaneouslyandsignallingtherapidprogressofglobalwarming.IttookthePOCjust4monthstocompletethewholejourney.Theexpeditionwastoughforallofthecrew,butparticularlyforBenjiEdwards,theyoungestandonlycrew-membertocompleteallfourlegsoftheexpedition.
Above:DavidHempleman-Adams,FounderofWickedWeatherWatch.
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ThePolarOceanChallengebringshomemessageofclimatechange
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ChildrenfromRiverMeadpresentedtheirPOC
acrosticpoemtoDavid.
Possibleonlythroughclimatechange
October2016,whenitallbegan
Let’sraiseawarenessofGlobalWeatherChange
Atonly14yearsofage,Benachievesadream
Recordings,observations,scientificdatacollected
Outstandingviewsoficesohigh
CircumnavigatingtheNorthPolelikeneverbefore
Everybodydoyourbit,flicktheswitch
Allhandstothedeck!
Northaboutboat,thevesselmakingitallhappen
Challengingthinkingabouthowwetreatourplanet
Haveyouthoughtaboutthefutureofourworld?
Animal’shabitatschangingtoofasttoadapt
Lossoflifeisbecominginevitable
Lookaroundyouseethedamagedone
Everyoneunitetoslow,still,stopthefastchange
Nothingstoppedthemfromachievingtheirgoalsasone
Giveitallyoucan,gottokeepgoing–fightagainstclimatechange
Everybodynowneedstodotheirbittoslowclimatechangetogether!
AbigwelcomeforDavidatTheMead
On23rdNovemberDavidHempleman-Adamsvisited240childrenfrom5Wiltshireschools;TheMead,TheGrove,Holt,CastleMeadandRiverMead.
ThroughlinkingwithWWW,theschoolsavidlyfollowedthePolarOceanChallenge,learningaboutclimatechangewith2schoolslinkinguplivetoNorthaboutduringthevoyage.
Ontheday,Davidarrivedtobigcheersandtoldthechildrenaboutthechallenge,theroute,lifeonboardandwhyitwasanimportantvoyage–bittersweetthattheyachievedarecordbutnotgoodfortheworldastheysawfirsthandtheextentoficemeltingandtheimpactofclimatechangeontheArctic.
ChildrenfromeachschoolpresentedamazingworktoDavidthroughpoetry,slideshowsandevenacomputergamewherehehadtonavigatethroughtheice!Theirprojectsshowedtheenthusiasmtolearnaboutclimatechangeandtheexpedition.
ThechildrenalsohadtheopportunitytoaskBen,WWWYouthAmbassador,aboutwhatitwaslikebeingtheyoungestmemberofthePOCcrewatjust14,aswellashavinggreatfunpiecingtogetheragiantpuzzleoftheArcticandtestingtheirknowledgethroughapolarbearquizattheWWWstallandseeingeachothersworkthroughthe‘marketplace’.
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WhenBenjisteppedontodrylandweallgotasenseofwhatamomentousachievementthiswasforaboyofjust14yearsold.AsWWWYouthAmbassador,BenjiwillbetalkingtoyoungpeoplearoundthecountryabouthisincredibleexperienceandtheimpactofclimatechangeonlifeintheArctic.Butfornow,heishappytoreturntostudyingforhisGCSE’s!YoucanreadexcerptsfromBenji’sblogontheWWWwebsite.AmongstthosegreetingtheArcticadventurershomewereBristol’sDeputymayor,CouncillorEstellaTincknellandoursummercompetitionwinnersfromTheGroveSchoolinTrowbridge.ForDavidHempleman-Adams,renownedexplorerandWWWFounder,thisexpeditionwasaboutmuchmorethanbeingarecord-breaker.Havingwitnessed1/3oftheArcticicedisappearingoverthelast30years(thissummertheiceshranktoitssecondlowestlevelsincemonitoringbegan)Davidwantstodrawattentiontotheimpact.Talkingofthetrip,Davidsaid:‘ThepossibilitytocircumnavigatetheArcticwasoneIwantedtotakedespitetherisksinordertofocustheworld’sattentionontheArctic.Whilstwearedelightedtohavesucceeded,itisextremelyworryingtoseethislackoficesostarkly.Itshowswe'vegotrealproblemswithclimatechange.’
Theydidit!Arecord-breaking18week
adventureatsea
13,500nauticalmiles
20crewmembers
ThefirstBritishyachttosailanticlockwisearoundthe
ArcticOceaninonesummerseason
‘PermanentirreversiblechangeintheseaicelandscapeoftheArcticseemsinevitable.Thelivesofpeoplelivinginthenormallyyear-roundiceboundcommunitieswillalterdrastically,aswillthehabitatsofwalruses,whales,seals,polarbearsandwholeecosystemsinthesea.Wecantrytomakesurethatthischangeishandledcarefully,sustainably,responsibly.’DavidlaunchedWWWtoraiseawarenessabouttheimpactclimatechangeishavingintheArctic.“Iwanttoinspireyoungpeopletogetinvolvedandbepartoftheconversation,tothinkabouthowwecanprotectthefutureoftheArcticbeforeitchangesbeyondrecognition,howweareaffectedhereintheUKandwhatsmallstepswecanalltaketohelpmitigatetheimpacteffectsofclimatechange.IhopethatschoolsacrosstheUKwillpartnerwithus.Weareallinthesameboat”.
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WWWusesuniquefirst-hadinsightstocreatefresh,newmaterialsforteachersandchildrenalike.(Seepage6).FormoreinformationonthePOCandclimatechangevisit
wickedweatherwatch.org.ukorcontactusaboutwhatwecanofferyourschool.
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“Wecouldn’tbelieveitwhenwefoundoutthatwewerethecompetitionwinners.Wehadallbeensetthechallengeforhomeworkandwedecidedtoenterthecompetitionaswell.WehavebeenfollowingthePolarOceanChallengeatschoolaspartofourAdventuresandExplorerstopicsoitwasamazingtomeetthecrewinperson.WhenwewavedthembackintoBristol,Benletusgoontheboatandwegottoseewheretheysleptandmadetheirfood.Wealsopretendedtosteertheboat!Kindly,Bencutsometeddiesfromthefrontoftheboatandgaveusoneeach.Therestofourclasswereveryjealous!“
CaitlinandEthan
EthanandCaitlinaboardNorthabout
ReadEthanandCaitlin’scompetitionentriesonwickedweatherwatch.org.uk
EthanandCaitlinwith:DavidHempleman-Adams,themascotsfromNorthabout,andBenjiEdwards.
Overthesummer,WWWranacompetitionaskingchildrentotelluswheretheywouldexplore,whattheywouldtakeonanexpeditionandwhy.
Itwastoodifficultto
choosejustonewinnerandsotheprize-tomeetthecrewofthePOC–was
jointlyawardedtoCaitlinandEthan,bothfromtheGrovePrimarySchoolin
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BringingthePolarOceanChallengetolifeHazelRichardsonwasacrewmemberonthefirstlegofthePolarOceanChallenge,
sailingfromBristoltoVardoandcrossingovertheArcticCircle.ShevisitedStAndrew’sschoolinCongresburytotellstudentsallaboutheradventure.
Havingsailed1,900nauticalmilesfromBristoltoVardo,anislandsurroundedbytheBarentsSeaintheHighArcticandneartheRussianboarder,Ireturnedaricheradventurerwithuniqueexperiencesandaconcernforclimatechange.WhenaskedbyWickedWeatherWatchifIwouldhelptobringtolifethewondersofthePolarOceanchallengeIjumpedatthechancetoinspireyoungpeople.Morethan70childrenacrossyears1and2atStAndrewslistenedintentlyandIwashugelyimpressedwithquestionsrangingfrompolarbears,thereductioninseaice,sealifeandtheeffectsofclimatechangeonhabitats.TheylovedtryingontheArcticclothesandbootsandlearningabouttheequipmentusedtosavespace,weightandtime.Beforeleaving,Iremindedthemofpastexplorersandhowimportantitwasforthemtoworkasateamandsupporteachother.AsIwalkedthroughtheschoolcorridor,oneofthepupilsaskedmetorememberhisnameashewasplanningtobeanexplorerhimselfoneday.IsmiledknowingIhadinspiredthemalltolearnhowtheycanplaytheirpartandensureseaiceandpolarbearscontinuetosurvivetheharshworldofclimatechange.
CalmwatersnearVardoHazelaboardNorthabout
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WorkingwithschoolsInspiredbythevisitsofDavidandHazeltotalkinschools?Inneedofnewresourcesforlessons?ThenwhynotworkwithWickedWeatherWatch!KS2resourcesWWWhasdevelopedaschemeofworkthatmeetsKS2curriculumforGeography.The6lessonscanbetaughtoveratermorindividuallessonsusedasaone-off.Thethemeis“Let’sgoonanawesomeArcticAdventure”andtopicsincludecoldclimates,theArcticCircle,ImagesoftheArctic,afocusonGreenland,ArcticwildlifeandtheArcticinthefuture,withinsightsintoclimatechangewoventhroughout.AllresourceswillbeavailableinJanuary.ConnectingyoungpeoplegloballyWWWismakingconnectionswithschoolsintheArcticandhopetobeabletolinkthemtoschoolshereintheUK.Letusknowifyourschoolwouldbeinterested.FirsthandinsightsIfyouwouldlikeaspeakertotalktoyoungpeopleaboutthePolarOceanChallengeorclimatechangethencontactusonthedetailsbelow.
WWWYouthAmbassador,BenjiEdwards,featuresintheRoyalYachtingAssociationmagazineWinteredition:“Ontopoftheworld–theArcticAdventuresofoneremarkableyoungsailor”.TheGuardianonwhyweneedtobreakthesilenceonclimatechangeandtalkaboutit–toeveryone.Readanarticlethatyouwanttoshare?Emailusthelinkandwe’ll
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