Listening for Nuclear Tests at the Top of the World

At Qaanaaq, in Greenland, there's IS18: an infrasound station that's quietly listening for nuclear tests — or any other large bang. Here's what, why, and a few words the man who, for years, has been quietly keeping it running. Pull down this description for more!

I'm here because of Chris Hadfield's Generator Arctic - go check out everyone else who was on the trip, and have a look at tickets for their show at Massey Hall, Toronto, on November 12th! http://generatorevent.com

Thanks to all the team at Quark Expeditions - http://www.quarkexpeditions.com - who made it possible for us to get there, and whose crew and staff on board were just amazing!

Thanks to Elmo Keep - http://elmokeep.com - who not only held the camera for this, but who tracked down Svend Erik and got him to drive out to the station! There's a whole behind-the-scenes detective story there. She's also writing a detailed profile of Svend-Erik: follow her on Twitter to see it when it's published!   / elmo_keep  

Also on the voyage:

Ben Brown produced daily vlogs on board:    / benbrown100  

Norm and Joey from Tested are putting together videos from inside the ship:    / testedcom  

TimToTheWild is putting together beautiful footage:    / timtothewild  

PLUS: These folks took incredible photos:
Vivienne Gucwa:   / travelinglens  
Paul Colangelo:   / paulcolangelo  
Simone Bramante:   / brahmino  

AND: writing an album on board, singer-songwriter Danny Michel:    / dannymichel  


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