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Arctic Portal News Portlet

5 December 2016

Halldór Jóhannsson at Arctic Futures Symposium

The capital of the EU received a visit from a wide range of Arctic stakeholders last week during the 7th annual Arctic Futures Symposium, which was held on November 30th at the Diamant Conference Centre in Brussels, Belgium.

2 December 2016

Make America First Again

After billionaire tycoon Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States, experts and policy makers in the Arctic began speculating about the implications of his upcoming presidency for the Arctic, as Mr. Trump did not say very much about the Arctic during his campaign.

30 November 2016

sea ice animation

Using data gained from observations, NASA scientists have created a variety of animations and visualisations - including the first 3-D model of the Greenland Ice Sheet - to better illustrate the changes happening in the Arctic.

24 November 2016

oil vessel

The organizing committee of the 4th biennial 2017 Arctic Energy Summit welcomes abstracts for technical presentations, workshops, or moderated panel discussions.

21 November 2016

yamal conference

The registration for “Yamal Oil and Gas”, the only international conference dedicated to the booming Yamal oil and gas industry, is available now. The conference will take place in Salekhard in Russia from 7 to 9 of June, 2017.

17 November 2016

polish arctic station

An article published in the December 2016 edition of the Journal of Environmental Science and Studies focuses on the key role science diplomacy can play in a changing Arctic, in light of the current geopolitical situation.

16 November 2016

Supporting Arctic Science - A summary of the White House Arctic Ministerial Meeting

A document summarizing the first-ever Arctic Science Ministerial that was held in Washington, DC, at the White House on September 28, 2016, is now available at the Arctic Science Portal.

14 November 2016

eu applicate logo

An EU-financed project investigating ways to improve weather and climate prediction in the face of a rapidly changing Arctic officially started this month.

11 November 2016

Experimental Learning Excercise workshop

An experimental learning exercise, the Model Arctic Council 2017-2018, organized under the Finnish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council (2017-2019), will consist of one or two simulations, depending on the level of interest expressed among the member universities of the UArctic, according to UArctic web-site.

9 November 2016

Parliamentary Briefing: Arctic Shipping and the City of London

At the Parliamentary Briefing: Arctic Shipping and the City of London, on November 2nd, Representative of the International Union of Marine Insurance at the International Maritime Organisation Michael Kingston gave a speech on the finalisation of the Polar Code for Shipping, which comes into force in January 2017, and the role of the London Insurance Market in enhancing best Arctic shipping practice.

8 November 2016

Palva, sailing in the arctic

The history on marine transportaion "Arctic Cargo", written by engineer Christopher Wright offers an indispensable guide to the ships that have been used, how they have been employed, the cargoes they have carried, and the routes they have taken in Canada's North.

28 October 2016

Arctic Yearbook 2016 - The Arctic Council

The Arctic Yearbook, a 450-page volume designed and hosted by the Arctic Portal, has been launched on October 28.

25 October 2016

Fulbright

Fulbright Arctic Week began on Monday October 24th and will last until Friday October 28th.

Seventeen Fulbright Arctic Initiative researchers and their co-lead scholars are gathering in Washington, D.C. to participate in policy meetings and public engagement events, as well as a symposium at the end of the week.

20 October 2016

YOPP Polar Prediction Capabilities

The paper "Advancing polar prediction capabilities on daily to seasonal time scales” written by scientists from 16 countries and published in the September 2016 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is yet another step forward towards the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP).

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