The overarching aims of this interdisciplinary workshop were to introduce results from High Latitude Dust (HLD) field measurements, processes leading to dust suspension, identification and mapping of HLD sources, long-range transport of HLD as well as of Saharan dust towards the Arctic, impacts of impurities on cryosphere, and the role of aerosols in high latitude environments.
UArctic Thematic Networks on High Latitude Dust (HLD) and NordSnowNet co-organized the 2nd Polar Winter School on snow measurements and Arctic air pollution in Hvanneyri, Iceland on March 2-8, 2025.
It is one of the first results of the collaboration between artist Dr. Emilia Telese and scientist Dr. Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserová, with Icelandic dust taking center stage. Dust Forest is a solo exhibition by artist Emilia Telese, featuring an immersive installation made with Icelandic dust and birch engravings that explores themes of belonging, transience, and the emotional resonance of soil through the fragile connection between glaciers, deserts, and forests.
