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IASC Activity Report: Karthaus Summer-school on Ice Sheet...
IASC Activity Report: Karthaus Summer-school on Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System
The students had lectures in various topics within glaciology and some more inter-disciplinary. Topics included continuum mechanics, kinematics, ice rheology, sliding and hydraulics, numerical modelling, polar meteorology, ice-ocean interaction, ice cores, interaction of ice sheets with the solid earth, glacier fluctuations and climate change. -
Call for organisations to join the International Polar Ye...
Call for organisations to join the International Polar Year (IPY) 2032-33 Planning Group
The planning for the 5th International Polar Year in 2032-33 is currently underway. Planning discussions have been underway between 17 organisations since 2021 and an initial IPY concept note and planning timeline was published in October 2023. -
Reindeer Herding and Resilience Progress Report 2023 avai...
Reindeer Herding and Resilience Progress Report 2023 available
The Reindeer Herding and Resilience (RHR) project is a global initiative aimed at building a comprehensive knowledge base on the traditional practices of reindeer herders, focusing on land and pasture management. Progress report for 2023 available -
Olga Lauter – PhD defense about the urban Yup&rsquo...
Olga Lauter – PhD defense about the urban Yup’ik in Alaska
Olga Lauter, member of MIARC, will defend her PhD thesis entitled Renegotiation of Urban Yup’ik Traditions in Anchorage, Alaska this Friday, July 5, 2024, at 5pm CET. -
IASC Activity Report: ARTofMELT 1st Science Workshop
IASC Activity Report: ARTofMELT 1st Science Workshop
What is the meaning of “Arctic melt onset”? What is it, where, when and how does it occur? And do atmospheric rivers play a role for the timing of the melt? These were questions addressed at the 1st ARTofMELT Science Workshop 22-24 April, 2024. The workshop was held at Stockholm University as a lunch through lunch meeting starting on Monday 22nd[…] -
Join the Polar Early Career World Summit 2025 Planning Team
Join the Polar Early Career World Summit 2025 Planning Team
The Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) 2025 is collaboratively organized by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO), and the Early Career Ocean Professionals Programme (ECOP Programme). The PECWS 2025 Organizing Committee is seeking enthusiastic polar early career scientists to join the PECWS 2025 Planning Team to help plan and steer[…] -
Meeting of the international expert group of The Northern...
Meeting of the international expert group of The Northern Forum on regional IT agenda was held in Khanty-Mansiysk
On June 19 in Khanty-Mansiysk within the framework of the XV International IT-Forum with BRICS and SCO Participation, the first introductory meeting of the International Expert Group of The Northern Forum on regional IT agenda was held. The meeeting was attended by experts from 4 countries: Russia, China, India and Iceland. -
ASA-APECS Canada Mentor Award 2024
ASA-APECS Canada Mentor Award 2024
Do you know anyone who has made a meaningful impact on scientific research and community collaboration in the North? Do you feel like this person’s dedication should be recognized? -
APECS Cozy Coffee Hour
APECS Cozy Coffee Hour
The APECS Community Development, DEI, and Mental Health Project Groups are collaborating to host a virtual gathering on June 26th at 14:00 GMT. -
APECS Canada 2024 Arctic Science to Art contest now launc...
APECS Canada 2024 Arctic Science to Art contest now launched!
APECS Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Arctic Science to Art (AS2A) contest! Are you an early-career researcher, student or northern research assistant working in the Canadian Arctic? -
Call for Sessions for the ICARP IV Summit extended until ...
Call for Sessions for the ICARP IV Summit extended until 30 June 2024!
ASSW 2025 will include the summative event of the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) process, which is a multi-year effort that began in 2022 to engage the international community on critical topics and priorities for Arctic research in the next 10 years that cut across disciplines and knowledge systems, and that require new and innovative thinking and collaboration.[…] -
ICASS X Proceedings
ICASS X Proceedings
ICASS X Proceedings: "Arctic Generations: Looking back and Looking forward" from the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences, held June 15-20, 2021 in Arkhangelsk, Russia and Online has been published. Written by Andrey N. Petrov and Alexander N. Pelyasov. Read the ICASS X Proceedings here!
Shipping
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Arctic ice thinner near Canada; thicker elsewhere
Arctic ice thinner near Canada; thicker elsewhere
The Arctic sea ice cover in June 2024 retreated at a below average pace, leading to a larger total sea ice extent for the month than in recent years. Many areas of open water have developed along the Arctic Ocean coast. … Continue reading → -
An early Hudson Bay opening
An early Hudson Bay opening
The sea ice cover in May 2024 was marked by an unusually early opening of eastern Hudson Bay. Overall, the rate of decline in the Arctic was near average for the month. In the Antarctic, the seasonal increase in ice … Continue reading → -
Western Arctic leads the way on springtime decline
Western Arctic leads the way on springtime decline
April sea ice loss in the Arctic proceeded at a near-average rate overall, with the majority of ice losses in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. In the Antarctic, sea ice grew faster than average, roughly evenly around the … Continue reading → -
Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshine
Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshine
Following the 2024 maximum sea ice extent on March 14, Arctic ice extent has declined slowly such that 2024 March average is the fifteenth lowest in the passive microwave satellite record. The atmospheric circulation pattern for March 2024 featured a strong … Continue reading → -
Arctic sea ice reaches a below-average maximum
Arctic sea ice reaches a below-average maximum
Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 15.01 million square kilometers (5.80 million square miles) on March 14. The 2024 maximum is the fourteenth lowest in the 46-year satellite record. Overview of conditions On … Continue reading → -
Leaping toward spring
Leaping toward spring
During February, Arctic sea ice extent increased along the lower 10 percent interdecile value, with the average monthly extent tied for fifteenth lowest in the satellite record. Temperatures were above average over the central Arctic, but still well below freezing. Antarctic … Continue reading → -
Antarctic sea ice extent hits a third low in a row
Antarctic sea ice extent hits a third low in a row
On February 20, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent of 1.99 million square kilometers (768,000 square miles), tying for second lowest extent in the 1979 to 2024 satellite record. This is the third consecutive year that Antarctic sea … Continue reading → -
Nothing Swift about January’s Arctic sea ice
Nothing Swift about January’s Arctic sea ice
Arctic sea ice growth was slower than average through most of the month, but with extent slightly declining towards the end of the month. Antarctic sea ice extent returned to near-record daily lows after a brief excursion out of the … Continue reading → -
ARCTIC SHIPPING UPDATE: 37% INCREASE IN SHIPS IN THE ARCT...
ARCTIC SHIPPING UPDATE: 37% INCREASE IN SHIPS IN THE ARCTIC OVER 10 YEARS
Arctic shipping continues to increase, according to an update of PAME’s Arctic Shipping Status Report #1: The Increase in Arctic Shipping. The original report covered the period 2013-2019. The updated report adds data for 2020-2023. Increase in ships in the Arctic and distance sailed The number of unique ships entering the Arctic Polar Code area[1] from 2013 to 2023 increased by 37%, around[…] -
Fast December expansion
Fast December expansion
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A brief winter pause
A brief winter pause
While autumn sea ice growth is in full swing, brief pauses are not unusual. Starting November 22, the ice growth stalled almost completely for five days as a series of storms guided an atmospheric river into the Arctic, transporting warm, … Continue reading → -
Northernmost "Plastic in a Bottle" launched at ...
Northernmost "Plastic in a Bottle" launched at 84 degrees
Launched at 84 degrees north, the capsule will enable the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment to track how plastics travel in and out of Arctic watersELIZABETH MCLANAHAN, VICE CHAIR OF PAME AND DIRECTOR AT NOAA, AND OLE ARVE MISUND, DIRECTOR OF THE NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE (2017-2023) STAND WITH THE PLASTIC IN A BOTTLE CAPSULE ABOARD THE RV KRONPRINS HAAKON.©[…]
Climate Change
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Europe's road transport needs to shift gears towards...
Europe's road transport needs to shift gears towards sustainability
Growing transport volumes have been driving Europe’s road transport emissions up in the past two decades. A European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis, published today, shows how total greenhouse gas emissions from both passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles have increased in Europe, despite better engine efficiency and use of biofuels. -
The looming threat for Maine’s iconic potato industry
The looming threat for Maine’s iconic potato industry
By Lori Valigra (Bangor Daily News) and Caitlin Looby (Climate Central) with Jen Brady (Climate Central) contributing to data reporting Maire Lenihan coaxes organic Keuka Gold potatoes into a washing machine at Goranson Farm in Dresden on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN Maine farmer Ryan Guerrette irrigated his 1,200 acres of potatoes in Caribou more often in the past few years, when[…] -
Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic NJ sites floodin...
Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic NJ sites flooding as seas rise
By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central ) and Andrew S. Lewis and Michael Sol Warren (NJ Spotlight News), with television segment by Brenda Flanagan (NJ Spotlight News) Read the Climate Central report, Future Flood Risk: Historic Sites in NJ. The Garden State’s history is starting to wash away. New Jersey as it exists today was built up over hundreds of years from the arrival[…] -
Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers Des Moines family...
Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers Des Moines family’s home during blackouts
By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central) and Amber Alexander (NBC WHO 13 Des Moines) Kerri Johannsen was less than a week from giving birth to her second child when a derecho wielding winds up to 100 mph swept through Iowa. Johannsen’s power went out for four days. “It was hot,” she said. “We were just trying to manage.” The Des Moines[…] -
Storied Maine ski resort bets future on reining in high c...
Storied Maine ski resort bets future on reining in high costs of warmer winters
By Lori Valigra and Elizabeth Miller A skier jumps into the air in front of a large snow-making machine at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Modern advances in snow-making technology are helping Maine ski areas stay open despite the warming climate. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN BRIDGTON, Maine — Billy Dolliver’s blue eyes twinkled at the mountain[…] -
Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind b...
Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across Europe
Breaches of EU air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide across Europe were predominantly due to road traffic, while domestic heating lay behind the majority of exceedances for particulate matter, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment on air quality plans published today. -
Hardly any past Winter Olympic host cities will have the ...
Hardly any past Winter Olympic host cities will have the snow to host in 60 years
By Clarisa Diaz and Elizabeth Miller Rain, wet snow, and shallow snow are all expected to increase at former Olympic venues over the coming decades, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Waterloo. It projects that nearly all prior host cities for the Olympics will see weather conditions that make it difficult to hold outdoor winter sports competitions. The[…] -
Circular business models and smarter design can reduce en...
Circular business models and smarter design can reduce environment and climate impacts from textiles
Textile consumption in Europe has on average the fourth highest impacts on the environment and climate, following consumption of food, housing and mobility. Ahead of the expected European Union (EU) strategy for sustainable and circular textiles, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today two briefings that look at measures to reduce those impacts, including on resource use, greenhouse gas emissions[…] -
Europe's environmental taxes in decline, despite pot...
Europe's environmental taxes in decline, despite potentially crucial role
The European Green Deal acknowledges the crucial role of taxation in Europe’s sustainability transition. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, shows that revenues from environmental taxes can support transition investments but future revenue streams from these taxes will erode as European Union (EU) environmental and climate policy objectives are achieved. The relative share of environmental taxes to[…] -
Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes...
Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes in Europe reached around half a trillion euros over past 40 years
Extreme weather events like storms, heatwaves and flooding accounted for economic losses of around half a trillion euros over the past 40 years and led to between 85 000 and 145 000 human fatalities across Europe. Less than one-third of these losses were insured, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis of economic losses and fatalities from weather and[…] -
How green are European cities? Green space key to well-be...
How green are European cities? Green space key to well-being – but access varies
High-quality green and blue spaces in cities, like parks, allotments, riverbanks and coastlines, are crucial for health and well-being, in particular for the elderly, children and people on low incomes. However, a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, shows that access is not equal. -
Data may be Colorado’s best bet to mitigate increas...
Data may be Colorado’s best bet to mitigate increasing wildfire risk on the Front Range
By Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun and John Upton, Climate Central Grass fires have threatened the meadows and homes near Chatridge Court and U.S. 85 three times in five years, and firefighters work hard to keep flames from moving over the hill into thousands of homes in Highlands Ranch. These photos are from the 2016 Chatridge fire. (South Metro Fire[…]
Science
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will detect thousands of ...
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will detect thousands of elusive brown dwarfs, unlocking Milky Way mysteries
Too big to be planets but too small to be stars, distant brown dwarfs are a key ingredient for understanding the history of the Milky Way. These elusive objects have existed since the early universe and have remained relatively unchanged. Anticipated… -
Wildfire smoke is reaching almost all lakes in North America
Wildfire smoke is reaching almost all lakes in North America
Wildfire smoke, sometimes drifting across hundreds of miles, reached almost every lake in North America at least one day each year from 2019 to 2021, according to U.S. National Science Foundation- supported findings published in the journal Global… -
Seasonal shifts: Phenology events at the bottom of the world
Seasonal shifts: Phenology events at the bottom of the world
Climate change has affected more than the planet's temperature. As climate change has become more influential, seasonal event timing has fluctuated. Flower blooms are harder to predict, and animal migration schedules have shifted. These events, known… -
Woolly mammoth chromosomes reconstructed using fossilized...
Woolly mammoth chromosomes reconstructed using fossilized sample
An international team of scientists assembled the woolly mammoth's genetic code using fossilized chromosomes from a 52,000-year-old carcass discovered in Siberian permafrost. The mammoth became freeze-dried on death, preserving the 3D structure of… -
NSF announces groundbreaking Leadership-Class Computing F...
NSF announces groundbreaking Leadership-Class Computing Facility project
The U.S. National Science Foundation has begun construction on the Leadership-Class Computing Facility (LCCF), a cutting-edge facility led by the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) that will… -
NSF appoints Micah Cheatham as chief management officer
NSF appoints Micah Cheatham as chief management officer
Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Micah Cheatham as chief management officer (CMO). In this role, Cheatham will serve as principal advisor to the NSF director and deputy director on agency… -
Transformers: Cooler side of the grid
Transformers: Cooler side of the grid
In a significant step towards resilient, sustainable energy, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) are undertaking a groundbreaking initiative to enhance the performance and longevity of grid transformers, a critical component… -
Statement from NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on th...
Statement from NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on the U.S. Economic Development Administration's Regional Technology and Innovation Hub awardees
The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) on its announcement today of its Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs). In alignment with the 'CHIPS and Science Act of 2022,' NSF and… -
Physicists' laser experiment excites atom's nuc...
Physicists' laser experiment excites atom's nucleus, may enable new type of atomic clock
A team of researchers successfully raised the energy state of an atom's nucleus with a laser, which could lead to new precision measurement technology with orders of magnitude higher accuracy than today's best atomic clocks. The researchers embedded… -
A new film on baffling Baffin Bay
A new film on baffling Baffin Bay
A new NSF-supported documentary follows the Baffin Bay Deglacial Experiment team on its journey to investigate what happened to the Greenland Ice Sheet over 15,000 years ago Although scientists know that the Earth has seen major climate changes from… -
Deep-sea discovery opens up ocean of potential
Deep-sea discovery opens up ocean of potential
New research by U.S. National Science Foundation-funded scientists making use of NSF facilities has provided insight into how related ocean creatures have adapted to live in vastly different environments. The study may also provide new knowledge… -
NSF awards $35M for networks to transform research capaci...
NSF awards $35M for networks to transform research capacity and competitiveness
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $35 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) to boost research…
Politics & Society
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Nuclear-powered submarine steams north in surface position
Nuclear-powered submarine steams north in surface position
As reported by the Barents Observer on Sunday, the nuclear-powered submarine Tambov, the destroyer Admiral Levchenko and the landing vessel Ivan Green suddenly departed the Baltic Sea. On Monday, the Norwegian Armed Forces informs that the warships are in Skagerrak south of Norway. The Barents Observer has got new photos showing that the Tambov sails along on the surface. Normally,[…] -
What’s a Jack London Effect?
What’s a Jack London Effect?
The famous American writer was also interested in economic issues and the development of the North. Jack London proposed an idea that contradicted popular beliefs of the time. In many practical cases his hypothesis has come true. Сообщение What’s a Jack London Effect? появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
China Grows Experience in Constructing Icebreakers
China Grows Experience in Constructing Icebreakers
A new ship Ji Di was presented in Guangzhou on June 24th. It’s the fourth icebreaking vessel for China. First two ships were the ‘Snow Dragons’: Xue Long 1 bought from Ukraine in 1994 and Xue Long 2 constructed entirely in China in 2018. Сообщение China Grows Experience in Constructing Icebreakers появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
Oslo upholds payment to honorary consulate in a region wh...
Oslo upholds payment to honorary consulate in a region where not one single Norwegian is living
Norway has about 300 honorary consulates worldwide, but the one in Arkhangelsk is likely the only one serving a region with no Norwegians living. Nor are there any Norwegian business interests present. “The honorary consulate in Arkhangelsk carries out various tasks, including consular assistance to Norwegian citizens in the consulate’s district,” spokesperson Mathias Rongved with the Foreign Ministry in Oslo[…] -
A Model of a Propeller for Arctic Vessels has been Developed
A Model of a Propeller for Arctic Vessels has been Developed
The development will be in demand in the Arctic, where the blades wear out quickly in conditions of low temperatures and exposure to ice. Сообщение A Model of a Propeller for Arctic Vessels has been Developed появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
NOVATEK Without a Delivery
NOVATEK Without a Delivery
NOVATEK is left without Chinese modules for the liquefaction lines. Moreover, the company didn’t even receive those modules that were supposed to be delivered. Сообщение NOVATEK Without a Delivery появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
France is Heading For the High North
France is Heading For the High North
At the shipyard in Cherbourg, France, the shipbuilding company Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie is completing the construction of a unique hybrid of a small drifting research station and the oceanographic vessel Tara. This project was presented by the French Oceanic Foundation Tara in June 2022 in Paris. The vessel will be launched in September 2024. Сообщение France is Heading For[…] -
Northern Sustainable Development Forum - 2024
Northern Sustainable Development Forum - 2024
On July 11, a very constructive and productive meeting was held at the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Diulustan Borisov with the participation of all the main organizers, which was joined by the Andrey Melnichenko Charity Foundation. -
Northern Sustainable Development Forum - 2024
Northern Sustainable Development Forum - 2024
On July 11, a very constructive and productive meeting was held at the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Diulustan Borisov with the participation of all the main organizers, which was joined by the Andrey Melnichenko Charity Foundation. -
UEFA Women’s EURO 2025: Iceland and Denmark qualify...
UEFA Women’s EURO 2025: Iceland and Denmark qualify for football tournament
Scandinavian countries Iceland and Denmark have qualified for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 football tournament, set to take place in Switzerland. Iceland beat Germany with an incredible 3-0 win, ensuring a second-place qualifier in Group A4. Ingibjorg Sigurdardóttir scored the country’s first goal in the first half of the game, with Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir and Sveindis […] The post UEFA Women’s[…] -
In a surprise turn, Northern Fleet warships leave the Bal...
In a surprise turn, Northern Fleet warships leave the Baltic Sea before Navy Day
All three navy ships were announced to participate in Russia’s Main Navy Day Parade in St. Petersburg on July 28. The warships entered the Baltic Sea last week, then heading for the Finnish Bay. It is the Facebook group Under Broen (Under the Bridge) that posted photos one-by-one as the three warships sailed west through Danish waters between 6 am[…] -
Both Paris Agreement thresholds clearly crossed
Both Paris Agreement thresholds clearly crossed
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Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q2 2024 report
Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q2 2024 report
Boliden will announce its Interim Report for the second quarter 2024 on Friday July 19 at 07:45 (CEST). A press and analyst conference will be held… -
Report of payments to government agencies in 2023
Report of payments to government agencies in 2023
Boliden is today publishing its report of payments to government agencies in accordance with Swedish Law (2015:812) on the reporting of payments to… -
Confirmation of insurance claim for Rönnskär
Confirmation of insurance claim for Rönnskär
After the fire that destroyed Rönnskär's tank house in June 2023, Boliden has now received confirmation that the primary insurance company fully… -
Agreement reached to reopen Tara
Agreement reached to reopen Tara
An agreement has been reached between worker's unions and local management which enables the process of reopening the mine at Tara on a more… -
Boliden incorporates validated climate goals in sustainab...
Boliden incorporates validated climate goals in sustainability linked credit facilities agreement
Boliden, as one of the first mining and metals companies in the world, has incorporated and linked climate goals validated by Science Based Targets… -
Joint pre study on sustainable transition
Joint pre study on sustainable transition
Boliden, Nevel, Skellefteå Kraft and Sveaskog have signed a letter of intent on a feasibility study to establish a value chain for hydrogen and… -
Communiqué from Boliden's Annual General Meeting
Communiqué from Boliden's Annual General Meeting
Boliden's Annual General Meeting was held on April 23, 2024 live in Boliden and through postal voting. Board of Directors The Meeting… -
Boliden's Q1 2024: Key investment decisions in a cha...
Boliden's Q1 2024: Key investment decisions in a challenging quarter
"Despite more challenges than usual during the quarter, we have been able to maintain production well, especially in Business Area Mines. In addition… -
Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q1 2024 report
Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q1 2024 report
Boliden will announce its Interim Report for the first quarter 2024 on Tuesday 23 April at 07:45 (CEST). A press and analyst conference will be held… -
Total impact on Boliden from political strikes in Finland...
Total impact on Boliden from political strikes in Finland in the first quarter 2024
A number of trade unions in Finland have carried out political strikes during the quarter, which have affected Boliden's access to critical…