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Climate Change

by Dr. Jan Witting | Dec 15, 2016 | Essays-JanWitting

As the Great American IV speeds along the South Atlantic, the ocean will look much the same to Rich as it did during his race in 2008. But if you look closely, there have been some pretty big changes in our global ocean and in the climate of our planet. Let’s start...

Are more icebergs breaking off Antarctica due to a changing climate, or not? Perhaps there is another reason that the hazard has moved north?

by Dr. Jan Witting | Dec 14, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - DrJanWitting, Q&A-Expert-wk6

Hi Rich: First off, congratulations on your progress! It looks like you’re only some 170 nautical miles from the ice exclusion zone! The ice exclusion zone has grown from your last race, and the main reason is that the number of icebergs sailing around the Southern...

Several times I was in Corsica on a boat trip and I could see once a whale and once dolphins. You’ve been sailing for years – have you seen a decrease in marine fauna?

by Dr. Jan Witting | Dec 3, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - DrJanWitting, Q&A-Expert-wk5

Dear Axelle, The sighting of a whale or a dolphin is so special every time, and as a sailor I feel lucky whenever I see them! But it is really hard for me to say if I’m more or less lucky this year over the past. The thing is, all these big animals are really...