I need advice about the possibility living in Northern Alaska, Kotzebue/Nome/north of the 65th parallel. I have about a million logistical questions, a little disorganized, including questions about mental health problems, medications, getting specialist care. If you needed medical care on a regular basis several hundred miles away, how did you arrange that? Lots of other questions about living in the arctic! Help!
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posted by circle_b
on Jan 3, 2013 -
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From what I remember of the Inuit film
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner), the clothing, though heavy, seemed to fit very loosely. Although it seemed fine for the relatively mild weather of the film, I wondered if it would be effective enough when it was colder. How different was winter clothing during the era in the film? What are other practical details of staying warm outdoors for many hours in arctic or subarctic climates? Or did people just stay indoors?
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posted by Lirp
on Oct 14, 2011 -
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Looking for more arctic horror in the vein of The Thing (and the offshoot X-files episode Ice) and Mountains of Madness.
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posted by melissam
on Feb 16, 2011 -
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Nunavut, Nunavik and the NWT: What's it actually like living and working there as somebody from "the south"? For positions in various fields that require 10+ years of experience and educational qualifications, the salaries seem high, but I'm aware the cost of living is also high.
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posted by thewalrus
on Feb 15, 2011 -
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Why did Google Maps and the other popular online map tools pick the
Mercator projection? If one scrolls further north or south from the equator — up to northern Canada, or down to Chile, for example — is it prohibitive or nonsensical to calculate a new projection to be drawn based on the viewer's current latitude, a new "great circle" that more correctly shows the area one is looking at? Is this is a usage issue for people who live far from the equator, one which forces them to pick maps with other projections more frequently?
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Mar 1, 2010 -
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I'm heading up to the Yukon for three days this December, and I'm pretty excited. I'm interested in getting some nice Arctic winter photographs, especially of the aurora. Any tips for getting some good shots?
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posted by elisynn
on Nov 24, 2009 -
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I need recommendations for excellent science fiction books, movies, short stories (or anything, really) centered around life, scientific exploration, and/or research in the arctic, antarctica, or similar fictional extreme cold climates.
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posted by aebaxter
on Nov 15, 2005 -
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