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16.04.2021
The "touristic" eruption in Geldingadalir Iceland continues. It has been categorized as a small event and not posing immediate danger to people or i... News
The "touristic" eruption in Geldingadalir Iceland continues. It has been categorized as a small event and not posing immediate danger to people or i... Iceland on "touristic" fi...
23.03.2021
The volcanic eruption that started Friday night in Geldingardalir (the valley of eunuch / castration) just west of Reykjavík towards Keflavík airpor... Latest News
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- Blackbirds "rained down" in Iceland! Blackbirds "rained down" in Iceland! Due to unseasonably strong warm winds many migratory birds got lost on their way from Western Europe to the British Isles or to southern Scandinavia and were in stead blown off their course by the strong and warm wind all the way up to Northeastern Iceland,[…]
- Volcanic eruption increasingly likely by Re... Volcanic eruption increasingly likely by Reykjavík! Satellite images from last night indicate strongly that magma is rising gradually to the surface and the pressure is increasing. Based on this information and the constant seismic activity an volcanic eruption is increasingly likely according to the Icelandic Met office spokesperson, Kristín Jónsdóttir. For the[…]
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Announcements
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- Online Event: Doing Business in the Arctic Online Event: Doing Business in the Arctic Iceland, Greenland, and North America – Investment and Trade Opportunities This conference will discuss Iceland's chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2019-2021, the Greenland and Iceland in the New Arctic Report published in January 2021 by the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, investment opportunities between and within Iceland[…]
- Event: Arctic Shipping Forum 2021 Event: Arctic Shipping Forum 2021 We're delighted to announce that the dates for Arctic Shipping Forum Europe are 26 - 27 October 2021. Europe's leading conference focusing on Arctic shipping operations, technology, and ship design for ice-going vessels will take place in Helsinki, Finland. We are currently in the process of[…]
- SEVENSEAS Media newsletter for April 2021 i... SEVENSEAS Media newsletter for April 2021 is out SEVENSEAS Media just released a newsletter for the month of April 2021 All the latest news from SEVENSEAS Media can be viewed on their website.
- Center for One Health Research April Newsle... Center for One Health Research April Newsletter 2021 The Center for One Health Research recently released their April 2021 newsletter. Highlights: Last One Health Seminar of the Semester 2021 Global Art and Music Contest! The April 2021 newsletter is available for online reading.
- CIOE-Intelligent Sensing Expo to promote in... CIOE-Intelligent Sensing Expo to promote industrial development With the development of a new generation of information technology industry, sensor technology and systems are becoming an important industry in the national economy. Statistics show that China's sensor market size reached 218.88 billion yuan in 2019, and the market size is expected to reach 295.18[…]
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- Webinar - Together towards a sustainable Ar... Webinar - Together towards a sustainable Arctic “Together towards a sustainable Arctic”: An Earth Day Dialogue with Iceland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and chair of the Arctic Council, H.E. Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson The future of the Arctic is critical not only for its four-million inhabitants and the unique ecosystems found in this northernmost[…]
- The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action... The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Awards are awarded to action-oriented scientific initiatives to improve and reverse the dramatic effects of climate change in a concrete way. Applicants are invited to propose solutions to improve and reverse the effects of climatic change in one or more of the following categories:[…]
- Canadian Studies Center Newsletter for Apri... Canadian Studies Center Newsletter for April 2021 The Canadian Studies Center is using this “virtual time” to build impact and community. In winter quarter viewers from around the world zoomed into Chief Tizya-Tramm’s discussion on the role of the Gwich’in people in international relations. Two courses – one in art and the other[…]
- Polar Institute Newsletter Quarter 1 Polar Institute Newsletter Quarter 1 Some highlights from the first quarter include: An international, virtual symposium with government, science and business leaders from Japan, China and South Korea, entitled “Asian Interests: The Path Forward in the New Arctic.” A public report will be issued in April 2021. Debut of the new opinion and[…]
Arctic Community
- Apply for a grant from the Adrian Dahood-Fritz Memorial Fund Apply for a grant from the Adrian Dahood-Fritz Memorial Fund We would like to announce the inaugural call for applications for grants from the Adrian Dahood-Fritz Memorial Fund.
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- Russian-Norwegian cooperation in aquaculture Russian-Norwegian cooperation in aquaculture The Norwegian-Russian Chamber of Commerce (NRCC) and the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry present to your attention a series of two online conferences on Russian-Norwegian cooperation in the field of aquaculture. The first conference in this series will take place on April 27, 2021 and will be dedicated to cooperation in the field of marine aquaculture. The second conference, scheduled for June 2021, will[…]
- Permafrost Carbon and CO2 Pathways Differ at Contrasting Coast... Permafrost Carbon and CO2 Pathways Differ at Contrasting Coastal Erosion Sites in the Canadian Arctic Paper led by George Tanski showing that carbon and CO2 pathways from coastal erosion in the Canadian Arctic differ a lot for different erosion types.
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