Arved Fuchs continues his "Ocean Change" expedition series

Climate - Arved Fuchs continues his "Ocean Change" expedition series

Polar explorer and author Arved Fuchs has set sail on the next stage of his "Ocean Change" expedition series. He and his crew left Kiel Harbor on Tuesday aboard the sailing ship "Dagmar Aaen." The goal of this year's leg is the Norwegian Sea and the Bear Island between North Cape and Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea. The expedition series is dear to the 71-year-old's heart, he said just before departure. "The changes in the oceans are no trivial matter. The oceans are getting warmer, the Greenland glaciers are melting, and they are also changing the chemistry of the sea through freshwater input."

The "Ocean Change" project, founded by Fuchs in 2015, deals with the changes in the oceans and their effects on the climate and coastal landscapes. Since 2021, there has been a connection to the Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, which receives data during the "Dagmar Aaen's" voyages from areas where no one is usually present. This cooperation can help science reach people, Fuchs said earlier. "We will only solve the climate crisis if we all take part."

Fuchs criticized the climate change issue, regardless of other crises. "We have been managing this problem for many years and have done nothing about it," he said. "Now we have everything, but we just don't have time anymore." He expressed concern during the European election that, in the order of importance for young people, the climate issue had dropped to fourth place instead of being at the top as it had been before.

Ocean Change

1. Arved Fuchs' current expedition, "Ocean Change", is aimed at the Norwegian Sea and the Bear Island, situated between North Cape and Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea.
2. The "Ocean Change" project, founded by Fuchs, focuses on the alterations in the oceans and their influence on the climate and coastal landscapes.
3. In 2021, the "Ocean Change" project established a partnership with the Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, receiving data during the "Dagmar Aaen's" voyages from uninhabited areas.
4. Fuchs emphasized that the climate crisis is crucial, stating, "We will only solve the climate crisis if we all take part."
5. Concerned about the declining importance of the climate issue among young voters, Fuchs expressed his worry during the European election, stating that it had fallen to fourth place instead of being at the top as it once was.

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