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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.
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The Organizing Committee of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 5th International Arctic Forum decided to relocate the Forum, which is to be held on 9–10 April 2019, from Arkhangelsk to the ExpoForum Exhibition and Convention Centre in St. Petersburg.
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Today an article on permafrost was published in the Nature Magazine. The article is on permafrost warming and describes the use of the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTNP) for which the staff of the Arctic Portal was technically responsible for creating and hosts.
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Side event organised by the EU Arctic Cluster at Arctic Frontiers