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Sebastian Opazo-Hoell

Psychologist | Skier | Climber | Environmentalist

Scientists Researching How Arctic Plant Was Brought Back To Life After 32,000 Years

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Sebastian Opazo | July 3, 2020
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Yoga Practice In Antarctica Improves Resilience and Relieves Stress

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A new study demonstrated that yoga practice on a daily basis while living in Antarctica improves resilience and stress-related markers. Scientists from the Defense Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS) conducted a study on winter expedition members of the Indian Scientific Antarctic Expedition in 2016 to find out the effect of yoga on stress-related markers. Antarctica is a worldwide […]

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Sebastian Opazo | July 3, 2020
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Mercury Pollution In The Deepest Part of The Ocean Worse Than Expected

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Sebastian Opazo | July 3, 2020
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The South Pole Warming Three Times Faster Than the Rest of the Planet

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For the last three decades the South Pole has been warming faster than the rest of the planet. A study published in the Journal Nature Climate by researchers in New Zealand, Britain and the United States analyzed 60 years of weather station data and used computer modeling to show what was causing accelerated warming. The South Pole has experienced a record-high statistically […]

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Sebastian Opazo | July 2, 2020
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Green Glow Spotted In The Atmosphere Of Mars

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Sebastian Opazo | June 26, 2020
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Eruption Of An Alaskan Volcano Linked To Extreme Cold In Ancient Rome

An eruption of Alaskan Volcano over 2,000 years ago is being linked to extremes cold in Ancient Rome. A new study from the Desert Research Institute demonstrated through the analysis of volcanic ash found in the Arctic ice cores that a period of extreme climate in the Mediterranean was provoked by the eruption of Alaska’s Okmok Volcano in 43BCE. Early […]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 26, 2020
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6 Things NOAA Forecasters Want Us To Know

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NOAA Forecasters want us to know 6 things about weather and climate to increase awareness of how it works and how to be prepared for it. But first of all, what is the difference between weather and climate? “Whereas weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in […]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 26, 2020
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Scientists Accurately Measure Northern Hemisphere Snow Mass From Space

Researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute and Environment and Climate Change Canada have developed a method to more accurately measure snow mass by reducing the error margins of various observations through determined data from satellite observations, measurements made from the ground, and computer modeling.  Warming surface temperatures have driven a substantial reduction in the extent and duration of the Northern […]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 25, 2020
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The Danger of Cigarette Butts to the Ocean Ecosystem

The ocean’s ecosystem is being harmed by one of the most frequent plastic forms of litter around the marine coast: cigarette butts. Billions of cigarette filters, also known as “butts or ends,” are everywhere, many of them around street curbs where they flow through the storm drain and finally end in the ocean. A recurrent spot where you can find […]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 22, 2020
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Salt Lake City, UT Snowboard Community Gathers in Solidarity

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Sebastian Opazo | June 19, 2020
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: El Colorado, Farellones, Chile

Andes Mountain, El Colorado, Farellones, Chile

In the corner of the world, there is a country that was born from the wide Pacific Ocean, it walks through desert and forests and finally rises on the high peaks of the Andes mountains. Chile is a long ski of 2,672-miles (4,300km) located in the South East of South America and it’s considered one the best places to do […]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 19, 2020
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From The Wide Space To The Deep Ocean

Kathryin Sullivan pre bording the Limiting Factor

Kathryn D. Sullivan at 68 years old has become the first person to walk through space and also reach the bottom of the ocean, with her arrival at Challenger Deep last week. More than 500 people have visited space, 65 of them women, and 8 people have reached Challenger Deep, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific […]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 18, 2020
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