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COP24 is now in Katowice, Poland from 2-14 December 2018. COP24 is the informal name for the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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There is a new contribution to the Polar Prediction Matters dialogue platform hosted by the Helmholtz Association. In this new article, Tanja Joona who is senior researcher at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, provides a personal report on the everyday life in Finnish Lapland (see also here).
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Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is no sign of a reversal in this trend, which is driving long-term climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification and more extreme weather.
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This week, the Special Observing Period in the Antarctic starts. For three months, weather services and international scientists will increase the number of atmospheric and sea-ice observations from different Antarctic land stations, during terrestrial field expeditions and aboard research vessels in the Southern Ocean.
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Online now an EU Science Innovation booklet "Arctic Research Innovation - Understanding the changes, responding to the challenges" . An overview of ongoing EU- funded Arctic research and innovation.
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In the new contribution to Polar Prediction Matters, two forecasters from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) report on automated prediction products to help forecasting blizzards in the Canadian Arctic.
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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 Nordregio projects – Polar Peoples, which examines aspects of population change in the Arctic, and Nunataryuk, which studies the impact of permafrost thaw.
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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).
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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.
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On October 16 on their regular flyover of the ice sheet of Antarctica (Larsen C ice shelf), NASA spotted a naturally formed rectangular iceberg.
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The European Commission, Finland and Germany are co-hosting the 2nd Arctic science ministerial meeting now in Berlin, Germany.
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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).
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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.
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