Most recently, the transport company delivered equipment for the Mars Analog Mission AMADEE-24 to Armenia to simulate conditions expected on the Red Planet. Now, the Vorarlberg-based company is supporting the logistics for a Greenland expedition focused on climate change.
Two scientists, a doctor, and a photographer plan to traverse Greenland on foot to take crucial measurements of ice thickness. This unique and sustainable expedition is supported by the international logistics company Gebrüder Weiss, which is providing transportation and equipment. "As a leading logistics provider, we also consider it our responsibility to support selected research initiatives like the 'Greenland Project.' The expedition aims to provide insights into climate change that will help us make informed decisions for our future," says Wolfram Senger-Weiss, CEO of Gebrüder Weiss.
Specifically, the research team plans to traverse Greenland at approximately 70 degrees north latitude. This line connects Kangerlussuaq on the west coast with Isortoq on the east coast. Ice thickness measurements will be taken at regular intervals to obtain comparative data with previous measurements along this route. The project team intends to cover a total of 600 km on skis, each team member towing a sled.
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“It’s important to us that our research, which focuses primarily on climate and glacial melt, is as low-emission as possible. An expedition on foot into this fragile ecosystem allows for significantly more environmentally friendly measurements than by helicopter and more precise measurements than by satellite,” emphasizes Niklas Marc Heinecke, photographer and co-founder of the project. “With the support of Gebrüder Weiss, we can rely on dependable equipment in this inhospitable region.”
The results will then be examined in more detail at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia and shared with researchers from around the world. The expedition aims to gain valuable insights into the connections between temperature fluctuations in Greenland over the past decades and their further effects on the global climate.
Over the next few months, Gebrüder Weiss plans to regularly provide insights into the project on its social media channels, from impressive images from Greenland to exciting findings from the research report.
