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Billy Heaney

JUNE 18, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Arctic Sea Ice: The Shift From Observation to Intervention

A new project aimed at thickening Arctic sea ice may sound like science fiction, but the very fact that it is being tested at all tells us something important about the state of the Arctic today. (⏱️4-minute read)

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Michellemaria Pitzel Tracy Arm Fjord Pixabay

MAY 29, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Alaska’s Near-Record Mega Tsunami: Is Climate Change Becoming Geological

After a mountainside collapsed into Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord, the resulting mega tsunami became one of the tallest ever recorded. This ExplorEarth insight piece examines the hidden link between warming temperatures, glacier retreat, unstable mountains, and the future of climate risk in the Arctic. (3-minute read)

20251207 Antarctica Damoy Point Gentoo Penguins Kayfochtmann 2

MAY 27, 2026 • BY Danielle Fear

Introducing HX Expeditions: And an Antarctic season that redefines what it means to travel south

PROMOTED CONTENT: As a new ExplorEarth-approved partner, HX arrives with a record-breaking season and a model built on science, mindful travel, and deeper engagement (⏱️4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

West Africa Monrovia Craft Market Masks 354

APRIL 23, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

West Africa: Expedition cruising’s last unscripted coastline

This is expedition cruising at its most revealing: a coastline where access is everything, and narratives are still being written. (⏱️4-minute read)

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JUNE 16, 2026 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

From Access To Impact: The New Challenge Facing Expedition Travel

Metropolitan Touring's latest Sustainability Report suggests the industry's next chapter may be defined as much by conservation, science and community development as by the destinations themselves. (🕒 3-minute read)

Siversea Expeditions

MAY 26, 2026 • BY Danielle Fear

When Expedition Cruising Came to the Thames: Silver Wind and Tower Bridge

As Silver Wind sailed beneath Tower Bridge, expedition cruising briefly arrived in the centre of the capital (4-minute read)

APRIL 22, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Earth Day 2026: Why You Don’t Have to Leave Earth for a Life-affirming View of it

Opinion Piece: On Earth Day 2026, we look at how Antarctica mirrors the emotional impact of space for those who visit (⏱️3-minute read)

Michael S. Nolan, LEX

LEX Mexico Baja California Sur Cabo Pulmo National Park

APRIL 13, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Where Desert Meets Ocean: Baja California Is Probably the Best Expedition Cruise Destination You’ve Never Heard of

Baja California offers a rare convergence of accessibility and biodiversity, where desert landscapes collapse into two oceans and expedition ships move through one of the most densely alive marine systems on Earth (⏱️5-minute read)