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On the 11th of February the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications published a “Final report of the Joint Working Group Between Finland and Norway on the Arctic Railway” that studied the future progress and schedule of the Arctic railway project. The routing that was selected for further study was the Rovaniemi-Kirkenes route.
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The United Nations have proclaimed 11 February the International Day of Women and Girls in Science aiming to inspire and engage women and girls in science and STEM education. It is still the case, unfortunately, that women and girls are excluded from participating fully in science.
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Arice publishes its first newsletter
Among important things in the newsletter are that over 250 applications were submitted for the MOSAiC School, call for shiptime will open soon and a webinar on “Pre-cruise Preparation and Risk Reduction” is to be held on February 19. The full newsletter can be read here.
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Scientists and researchers have been forced to update and redefine the location of the magnetic North Pole because it has been moving quickly away from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia.
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Some 70 scientists reviewed 'exciting first results' at the second General Assembly and an early career event of the Applicate project on polar prediction at ECMWF from 28 January to 1 February 2019.
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The global average temperature for the first 10 months of 2018 was 0.98C above the levels between 1850-1900 according to five independently maintained global data sets.
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The 6th of February is the Saami National Day which is celebrated in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, the four countries where the indigenous Saami peoples live today.
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Dr Peter Bauer, Deputy Director of the Research Department of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in the UK, has been awarded the Helmholtz International Fellow Award 2018.
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The 21st Arctic Science Summit Week, established by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), is going to be held from 22 to 30 May 2019 in Arkhangelsk. The thematic focus of the summit in 2019 is "Climate Change and Development of the Arctic Population."
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A polar vortex is a large pocket of very cold air, typically the coldest air in the Northern Hemisphere, which sits over the polar region during the winter season.
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The APPLICATE General Assembly 2019 was held in Reading (UK) 28 - 30 January, hosted by ECMWF. Now Early Career Event will be held 31. January - 1. February.
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Permafrost is thawing all over the world, and it likely contains moregreenhouses gases than previously estimated. It also threatens to destabilize infrastructure — homes, buildings, roads, pipelines, and more — for the millions who live in the Arctic.