News & Press Releases
1 December 2023
Icelandic, a language known for its inventive neologisms rooted in Norse history, faces a digital threat amid the dominance of English in the online world.
30 November 2023
As the UN climate change conference, COP28, commences today, November 30, and unfolds until December 12, it gains heightened significance against the backdrop of escalated global temperatures and the pervasive impact of extreme weather events worldwide.
28 November 2023
For many people, the endless expanses of the polar regions are faraway places they only know from documentaries. Environmental changes caused by climate change or direct human interventions are now transforming these unique landscapes and their ecosystems.
16 November 2023
Today, 16 November is the "day of the Icelandic tongue" (dagur íslenskrar tungu). It is a festival celebrated each year on this day in Iceland. This date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of the Icelandic poet Jónas Hallgrímsson.
14 November 2023
The Arctic is undergoing rapid transformations and facing significant socio-economic, political challenges, as well as challenges associated with the climate change.
10 November 2023
On 13-14 November 2023, the sixth edition of the Reykjavík Global Forum will be co-hosted with the Government of Iceland and the Parliament of Iceland in partnership with Women Political Leaders (WPL).
9 November 2023
Yesterday, in the heart of Paris, the One Planet – Polar Summit commenced under the leadership of French President Emmanuel Macron, marking a gathering of several hundred glaciologists, scientists, and global leaders.
8 November 2023
In October 2023, the world experienced an unprecedented heatwave, setting new records and sounding an alarm for our climate. The global average surface air temperature for the month reached 15.30°C, surpassing previous records by 0.85°C compared to the 1991-2020 October average and 0.40°C higher than the previous record set in 2019. This marks the warmest October ever recorded on a global scale.
8 November 2023
2023 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC, Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) will be held in San Francisco from 11-17 November. APEC is the leading forum in the Asia-Pacific to facilitate trade and investment, economic growth, and regional cooperation.
7 November 2023
The 8th China – Nordic Arctic Cooperation (CNARC) Symposium will be held from 3 to 6 December 2023 in Guangzhou China. Registration is still open!
7 November 2023
Professor emeritus at the University of California Santa Barbara, Oran Young, is the Mohn Prize laureate 2024 for his leading research and geopolitical work on the Arctic.
6 November 2023
On October 18, the Arctic Youth project team held an online international panel discussion ‘Polar Law – 2023’.
31 October 2023
On the 30th of October, the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland experienced an unusual surge of seismic activity. 1.300 earthquakes were recorded in the area. From midnight to 7 AM over 300 quakes, with the largest registering at a magnitude of 3.0 were recorded. This seismic activity originated approximately three kilometers north of Grindavík, in close proximity to the renowned Blue Lagoon.
30 October 2023
Tucked away in the vast expanses of the Russian North, Siberia, and the Far East lies a rich tapestry of cultures, languages, and traditions.
27 October 2023
In a quest to financially secure the sustainability of the ambitious undertaking of publishing the Arctic Yearbook key partners have agreed to establish Arctic Yearbook Foundation. The foundation is being registered according to Icelandic Act no. 119/2019 on not-for-profit organizations operating across borders.
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