Hilde Fålun Strøm is from Svalbard, Norway and is an explorer, polar ambassador and citizen scientist with over 20 years experience working in the polar regions.[1][2] In 2017, with Sunniva Sorby, she started Hearts in the Ice, a platform for social engagement around citizen science and climate change.[3]
Polar experience edit
She has netted over 60k km (equal to one trip around the globe) on a snowmobile and has had more than 200 polar bear encounters[4]
Strøm co-founded Hearts in the Ice,[5] a social media project aimed at engagement on climate change and together with Canadian Sunniva Sorby. They are the first women to over-winter in Svalbard without men.[6][1] Focusing on the smallest possible carbon footprint while overwintering on Svalbard, Sorby and Strøm pioneer the use of an electric snowmobile, and keep packaging of supplies to a minimum. Their consecutive overwintering periods, running from August 2019 to September 2021, will be spent at 78°N in a 20 m2 cabin called Bamsebu and their experience broadcast via social media.[7][8][9]
Hilde and Sunniva remain in Bamsebu during the COVID-19 global pandemic.[10][11]
References edit
- ^ a b "About". Hearts in the Ice.
- ^ "Hilde Fålun Strøm" – via LinkedIn.
- ^ "The Arctic explorers locked down in a tiny hut in Norway's Svalbard archipelago". CBS58.
- ^ "Q&A with Hearts in the Ice Founders Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Falun Strom". Iridium Satellite Communications. January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Bamsebu Team".
- ^ "Adventure women: Polar Explorer Sunniva Sorby | Signature Luxury Travel". July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Home". Hearts In The Ice.
- ^ "Hearts in the Ice: Two women 'self-isolate' to teach about climate change". kare11.com.
- ^ "Hilde Fålun Strøm and Sunniva Sorby | Hearts in the Ice". Seat of your pants.
- ^ Hardingham-Gill, Tamara. "The Arctic explorers locked down in a tiny hut in Norway's Svalbard archipelago". CNN.
- ^ "CORONAVIRUS UPDATES FOR SVALBARD FOR MONDAY: 'Hearts In The Ice' take on the big city and summer, Svalbard Vet again offers 24/7 emergency help, Trollsteinen ski trip for youths | icepeople". icepeople.net.