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Arctic Portal News Portlet

7 November 2018

Population Change in the Arctic Settlement in 2000 2017

Recently two very interesting articles on Permafrost were published in the Nordregio Magazine. The article "Cities on ice: Population change in the Arctic" summarises findings from two Nordregioprojects – Polar Peoples, which examines aspects of population change in the Arctic, and Nunataryuk, which studies the impact of permafrost thaw.

7 November 2018

Arctic Portal news

In October, the sea-ice extent in the Arctic was once again below the double standard deviation from the long-term average (see Figure 1).

6 November 2018

European Polar Board

In partnership with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the EPB organises a series of webinars that aim to connect polar research and policy. The webinars are aimed at polar researchers, policymakers and other professionals at all career stages.

30 October 2018

Joint Statement of Ministers

The Joint Statement of Ministers from the 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial is now available.

30 October 2018

Report of the 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial

The meeting was held 25-26 October in Berlin and the report is now available.

26 October 2018

Iceberg in the arctic naturally squared

On October 16 on their regular flyover of the ice sheet of Antarctica (Larsen C ice shelf), NASA spotted a naturally formed rectangular iceberg.

26 October 2018

Arctic Portal news

The European Commission, Finland and Germany are co-hosting the 2nd Arctic science ministerial meeting now in Berlin, Germany.

24 October 2018

Arctic Portal news

Live streaming from the side event Perceiving Arctic Change of 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial will begin today at 16:00 GMT (18:00 local time).

18 October 2018

Arctic Portal news

Arctic Yearbook special section will formally launch tomorrow, 19th October 2018 at the Arctic Circle conference. The special section is called "China & the Arctic" and it contains 8 articles on the rising power’s interests, involvement & influence in the region.

18 October 2018

Arctic Observatory - opening ceremony

The China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory (CIAO) was formally opened today, Thursday October 18, 2018, at Karholl in Northern Iceland.

10 October 2018

Arctic Portal news

SEDNA ("Safe maritime operations under extreme conditions: the Arctic case"), an EU Horizon 2020 research project that is developing an innovative and integrated risk-based approach to safe Arctic navigation, ship design and operation; https://sedna-project.eu.

9 October 2018

IPCC heat predictions

Special Climate Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC was approved by the IPCC on Saturday in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The report highlights a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5ºC compared to 2ºC, or more.

9 October 2018

Arctic Floating University

Arctic Floating University is an annual scientific and education marine expedition, which brings together young people and researchers in order to study the Arctic.

1 October 2018

Iceberg in Eyjafjörður

Currently a massive majestic iceberg is at the mouth of Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland. A sighting like this has not been seen in this area since around 1968.

13 September 2018

Xue Long 2

China's first domestically built icebreaker, the Xuelong 2, was launched from the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on Monday. The vessel is 122.5 meters long and 22.3 meters wide, with a displacement of 13,990 tons and a navigation capability of 20,000 nautical miles. Photo: VCG

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