News & Press Releases
25 April 2014
Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on March 21, after a brief surge in extent mid-month. Overall the 2014 Arctic maximum was the fifth lowest in the 1978 to 2014 record. Antarctic sea ice reached its annual minimum on February 23, and was the fourth highest Antarctic minimum in the satellite record. While this continues a strong pattern of greater-than-average sea ice extent in Antarctica for the past two years, Antarctic sea ice remains more variable year-to-year than the Arctic.
23 April 2014
The Russian Federation national nuclear corporation Rosatom has been very close to reaching the deal with United Shipbuilding Corporation on the construction of two powerful icebreakers.
17 April 2014
Canada's environment Minister and Chair of the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq says Canada is taking a "principled stand" against Russia by not attending an Arctic Council meeting in Moscow this week.
15 April 2014
The 2nd China – Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will take place in Akureyri. Northern Iceland 3rd – 5th June 2014.
14 April 2014
A new global research funding programme on transformation to sustainability is now available.
11 April 2014
The President of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has invited representatives from Indonesia to join the 2nd Arctic Circle conference which will take place later this year in Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland.
10 April 2014
Ministers of five Nordic nations gathered in Tromsø, northern Norway, to discuss the security situation in Europe in light of Ukrainian crisis.
9 April 2014
The 4th International Conference Mining Industry in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region: View to the Future will take place in Kirovsk Town, Murmansk Region, and Russia on the 20 – 21 of November, 2014.
8 April 2014
Today, 8th of April 2014 the Nordic Council Theme Sessions take place in Akureyri, Northern Iceland. Meetings are closed for public.
8 April 2014
PAGE21 young researchers have just started their spring/summer season of permafrost investigation in remote areas, located in the northern hemisphere. So far we have received interesting writings from Cherskii located in North – East Russia.
7 April 2014
The Arctic Portal together with AcademicEarth.org is happy to present the series of free on line educational materials.
4 April 2014
The Belmont Forum has released a call for proposals on Arctic Observing and Research for Sustainability as part of its 2014 International Opportunities Fund to encourage interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary science. The call seeks to bring together integrated teams of natural scientists, social scientists, and stakeholders to develop projects that utilize existing Arctic observing systems, datasets and models to evaluate key sustainability challenges and opportunities in the Arctic region.
3 April 2014
NordForsk issues the call for proposals for planning grants within the Arctic Research.
The programme Responsible Development of the Arctic: Opportunities and Challenges – Pathways to Action is established to create new knowledge on the possibilities and challenges that the Arctic Region is facing. The programme is a cross-disciplinary initiative.
2 April 2014
Taking into account requests from potential participants at Tradition for Tomorrow: Celebrating Nordic Folk Music & Dance and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, it has been decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission to April 20th 2014.
1 April 2014
Each year IASC reports on its activities and highlights international Arctic science initiatives in its Bulletin. The 2014 Bulletin is now available for download on the IASC website. A printed copy will be available on the ASSW 2014 in Helsinki, Finland.
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