  {"id":329773,"date":"2023-02-28T16:23:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/?p=329773"},"modified":"2025-04-02T12:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:27:01","slug":"my-secret-life-york-environmental-researcher-arctic-explorer-polar-plunge-enthusiast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2023\/02\/28\/my-secret-life-york-environmental-researcher-arctic-explorer-polar-plunge-enthusiast\/","title":{"rendered":"My Secret Life: York environmental researcher, arctic explorer, polar plunge enthusiast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#e31837\"><strong><em>By Joseph Burrell, communications officer, <\/em>YFile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For York Research Fellow and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/euc.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental &amp; Urban Change<\/a> Adjunct Professor <strong>Mark Terry<\/strong> \u2013 whether he's raising awareness about the health of far-flung ecosystems, or raising funds for environmentalist groups \u2013 there's no such thing as too cold.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With two near-zero degree dives on his record, and a third pencilled into his calendar, Terry doesn\u2019t see himself as a career cold-water swimmer \u2013 but considering that his first attempts took place in Antarctica and the Arctic Ocean, respectively, he has more expertise in that field than most.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Terry-Antarctica-Swim_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Terry swimming in Antarctica\" class=\"wp-image-329961\" width=\"343\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/02\/Mark-Terry-Antarctica-Swim_cropped.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/02\/Mark-Terry-Antarctica-Swim_cropped-350x400.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Terry during his swim in Antarctica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Indeed, his commitment to studying the world\u2019s most remote polar and oceanic biomes is rivalled only by his dedication to the University community. Terry's history with York spans many decades, beginning with his BA in English and media studies earned from Glendon Campus in 1980. With his career in writing, directing, acting and even stunt driving in films well under way, he eventually returned to York to receive his master\u2019s degree in 2015 and his PhD in 2019. For each, he wrote theses that considered documentary films as catalysts for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between those academic pursuits, Terry found his passion as an environmental documentarian. Never shying away from the hands-on approach, Terry underscored critical points in his films about the rapid warming of the polar ice caps, and the precarious existence of wildlife there, by jumping into the frigid depths himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first [time] was actually sub-zero temperatures in Antarctica for the film <em>The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning<\/em>. That polar plunge was used as a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RnqCVY3j_Qw\" target=\"_blank\">post-credit scene<\/a> \u2013 \u00adlong before Marvel started doing it, by the way \u2013 to illustrate how warm the water surrounding the world's coldest continent was becoming,\u201d Terry said. \u201cThe Arctic swim was for my most recent documentary, <em>The Changing Face of Iceland<\/em>.<strong> <\/strong>That polar plunge, and the film itself, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/events.yorku.ca\/events\/film-screening-and-qa-the-changing-face-of-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\">can be seen on campus<\/a> at the Nat Taylor Cinema on <strong>March 9 at 12:30 p.m.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for his preferred swimming spot, Terry would choose Antarctica over the Arctic because the latter requires jumping from a ship into deep, cold water \u2013 a dangerous feat even for experienced professionals. Antarctica, on the other hand, allows for easy wading across its icy shoals, plus \u201cthere's the added bonus of swimming with playful penguins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For his next bone-chilling stunt, Terry will join the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's (RCGS) <a href=\"https:\/\/rcgs.org\/polarplunge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polar Plunge fundraiser<\/a> for the \u201cCanadian Geographic Explore\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terry, an RGCS Fellow, takes his plunge from Sunnyside Beach on <strong>March 6<\/strong> <strong>at noon<\/strong>. Although the approaching end of winter means warming air temperatures, Terry explained that early March is when Lake Ontario\u2019s historical average water temperature is actually at its coldest. Even with his prior experience, he admitted that taking the plunge is \u201calways a little bit stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual event is sponsored by <em>Canadian Geographic Magazine<\/em> and features a cast of high-profile environmental researchers, reporters and politicians diving into icy waters across Canada to raise money for polar research and knowledge dissemination.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mark-Terry-Polar-Plunge-Facebook-2-1024x536.jpeg\" alt=\"Mark Terry's Royal Canadian Geographical Society Polar Plunge fundraiser banner, featuring slogan: BE BOLD. 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Others participating include: Catherine McKenna, former federal minister of the environment and climate change; Perry Bellegarde, former chief of the Assembly of First Nations; David McGuffin, CBC foreign correspondent; among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Catherine McKenna was [a federal minister,] we met with youth groups at COP24 to listen to their demands for policy participation and to showcase their films in my ongoing research project, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/topics\/education-youth\/resources\/youth\/youth-climate-report\" target=\"_blank\">Youth Climate Report<\/a> \u2013 now a digital database of more than 700 films on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),\u201d Terry said. \u201cShe was, and still is, a true environmental champion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of the continued success of the Youth Climate Report, in which Terry played a pivotal role, the United Nations recognized the \u201cGeo-Doc\u201d film format with a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Action Award in 2021. Around that time, York also formally acknowledged the importance of the SDGs by integrating them into its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/sustainability\/priorities\/york-university-academic-plan-2020-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University Academic Plan 2020 \u2013 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terry identified the enthusiasm for filmmaking and environmental research, fostered in him throughout his time at York, as the primary motivator driving his work with the RCGS College of Fellows. \u201cThere are many exceptional members of the College of Fellows,\" he said. \"I am proud to be among their ranks.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI've crossed the Northwest Passage with them and their work was presented in a film I made called <em>The Polar Explorer<\/em>. Its premiere at COP16 in Cancun led to a new resolution addressing rising sea levels,\u201d Terry added. \u201cIt's a mutually beneficial relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/interland3.donorperfect.net\/weblink\/weblink.aspx?name=E347378QE&amp;id=107\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to support Terry's plunge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you have a \u201csecret life\u201d or know someone else at York who does? Visit the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/mysecretlife\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Secret Life questionnaire<\/a>&nbsp;and tell us what makes you shine, or nominate someone you know at York.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether Adjunct Professor Mark Terry is raising awareness about the health of far-flung ecosystems, or raising funds for environmentalist groups, there's no such thing as too 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