• Driven by climate change, this transformation will challenge livelihoods in the Arctic while at the same time creating new economic opportunities. (ucsb.edu)
  • The U.S. government will partner with Alaskan communities and the State of Alaska to build resilience to the impacts of climate change, while working to reduce emissions from the Arctic as part of broader global mitigation efforts, improve scientific understanding, and conserve Arctic ecosystems. (ucsb.edu)
  • Knowing how the structure and function of arctic terrestrial ecosystems are responding to recent and persistent climate change is paramount to understanding the future state of the Earth system and how humans will need to adapt. (usgs.gov)
  • Including academics and representatives of both Arctic and non- Arctic research Institutes, the congress will give a general overview of the most relevant issues related with the North- Pole region and derived from climate change. (iasc.info)
  • Health concerns of Arctic peoples include the remaining health disparities that exist between indigenous and nonindigenous segments of the population as well as the potential impact of a changing Arctic environment, characterized by rapid economic change and modernization, environmental pollution, alterations in the traditional subsistence food supply, and climate change ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The impacts of climate change are felt everywhere, from equatorial Singapore to Arctic Norway, but not to the same degree. (earthobservatory.sg)
  • Warming in the Arctic occurs nearly four times faster than the global mean, making the region a key spot to study climate change. (earthobservatory.sg)
  • I joined the Arctic Frontiers 2022 Pathways conference, explored scientific collaborations, and interacted with several leading scientists about my research and societal challenges due to climate change. (earthobservatory.sg)
  • The rapidly disappearing Arctic sea ice should be a wake-up call for [Cameron's] government to tackle climate change, not pave the way for a corporate carve up of the region's resources ", she said. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
  • This year was especially volatile for the Arctic, as climate change - sometimes literally - destabilizes the region, according to NOAA's 2022 Arctic Report Card , released Tuesday. (climatesignals.org)
  • In the vast, remoteness of the Arctic, few have the opportunity to gather data on the environmental conditions over time or decipher the long-term effects of climate change. (lu.se)
  • Significant, accelerated signs of climate change have been reported in the Arctic and Antarctic zones, which research shows impact global climate. (lu.se)
  • Therefore, this thesis aims to draw a conclusive picture of the surface energy exchange and land-atmosphere interactions of Arctic and subarctic regions under climate change. (lu.se)
  • Margareta Johansson, a researcher at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University, maps how Arctic land regions with permafrost* are affected by climate change now and in future climate scenarios. (lu.se)
  • The Arctic regions are especially sensitive to the air pollutants and greenhouse gases that are contributing to climate change. (lu.se)
  • The Nordic Network on Climate Related Displacement and Mobility brings together scholars, practitioners and stakeholders to contribute to policy and regulatory questions associated with climate change related displacement and other forms of mobility as it impacts this region. (lu.se)
  • Research into climate change and migration from a legal and policy perspective is in its fledgling stages in the Nordic region with only a few researchers focused specifically on the issue, and more working at its edges, but without a central hub to coordinate those efforts. (lu.se)
  • The consequence of this, however, that important questions remain for the Nordic region including how climate change might impact human mobility, and, relatedly, what legal and policy options might offer the most effective responses. (lu.se)
  • The impact of climate change in the Nordic region is both important and unique. (lu.se)
  • Climate change also disrupts fragile ecosystems in the Nordic Arctic Region, including the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. (lu.se)
  • The Arctic region, also called the "planet's refrigerator," continues to heat up, affecting local populations and ecosystems as well as weather patterns in the most populated parts of the Northern Hemisphere, according to a team of 69 international scientists. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The Arctic-home to more than four million people, extensive natural resources, and unique ecosystems-is undergoing a dramatic transformation. (ucsb.edu)
  • R eco − GPP), and terrestrial methane (CH 4 ) emissions for the Arctic-boreal zone using a satellite data-driven process-model for northern ecosystems (TCFM-Arctic), calibrated and evaluated using. (lu.se)
  • emissions for the Arctic-boreal zone using a satellite data-driven process-model for northern ecosystems (TCFM-Arctic), calibrated and evaluated using measurements from >60 tower eddy covariance (EC) sites. (lu.se)
  • Local variability in climate, surface structure, soil moisture and soil thermal regime are the main drivers of variation in the surface energy exchange and ecosystem productivity of Arctic and subarctic tundra ecosystems. (lu.se)
  • The results presented in this thesis suggest that in a future climate, accelerated permafrost thaw and increased interannual variability in snow cover may further modify the energy balance of Arctic and subarctic ecosystems, with profound impact on ecosystem adaptation capacities and the overall climate system. (lu.se)
  • Because Arctic ecosystems help to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, they currently have a positive effect on the earth's climate. (lu.se)
  • Arctic Wolf, an international leader in security operations, has been represented in South Africa since September 2022. (itweb.co.za)
  • The majority of the world's population does not live in the Arctic. (windows2universe.org)
  • Arthur Herman and Dr. Roslyn Layton of China Tech Threat will moderate panels consisting of the world's leading experts on China's march toward the Arctic. (hudson.org)
  • The United States Geological Survey tells us that the region has up to 30 percent of the world's undiscovered gas and 13percent of its oil. (senate.gov)
  • The Arctic Ocean is one of the world's five oceans. (worldatlas.com)
  • The Arctic contains an estimated 22% of the world's technically recoverable oil and natural gas reserves. (dhs.gov)
  • Yamal will also become a major hub for the Russian Northern Sea Route, which allows passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean via the shortest route along the Russian part of the Arctic Circle. (rt.com)
  • Located primarily above the Arctic Circle, the Arctic region is one of the best spots to view the northern lights and see abundant wildlife including huge herds of migrating caribou and flocks of migratory birds, wolves, musk ox, Arctic foxes, and even polar bears. (travelalaska.com)
  • For those that are interested in visiting the Arctic Circle but are limited on time, day trips are available from Fairbanks that give you just a taste of this beautiful, wild landscape. (travelalaska.com)
  • Private cabins in the pristine wilderness of Brooks Range above the Arctic Circle, family-operated. (travelalaska.com)
  • The largest differences between different times of day was observed in the northernmost measurement zone, in the Arctic Circle. (newswise.com)
  • North of the Arctic Circle (at 66.5 N latitude) you will find the Arctic Ocean surrounded by the continents of Europe, Asia, and North America. (windows2universe.org)
  • Tromsø is situated in the Arctic circle and generally gets sunlight 22-24 hours a day in summer. (earthobservatory.sg)
  • A hotel being planned for a 2021 opening in northern Norway is expected to be the first above the Arctic Circle to produce more energy than it uses. (ccr-mag.com)
  • The International Congress on Circumpolar Health is held every three years in one of the eight nations that ring the Arctic Circle. (cdc.gov)
  • The ICOS Pallas Sammaltunturi station is situated about 200 km north from the Arctic Circle in Lapland, where the sun does not set in summer nor rises above the horizon in winter. (lu.se)
  • Using a color-coded system of "red" to indicate consistent evidence of warming and "yellow" to show that warming impacts are occurring in many climate indicators and species, the Report Card is updated annually in October and tracks the Arctic atmosphere, sea ice, biology, ocean, land and changes in Greenland. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Space weather impacts Arctic regions through its effects on electricity networks, mining operations and shipping. (newswise.com)
  • This means that space weather forecasting will become more important, because space weather impacts on many different kinds of infrastructure and business activities in the Arctic region, including electricity networks, oil and gas pipes, mining operations, aviation and shipping. (newswise.com)
  • Despite the challenges to Arctic cooperation resulting from Russia's war in Ukraine, the United States will work to sustain institutions for Arctic cooperation, including the Arctic Council, and position these institutions to manage the impacts of increasing activity in the region. (ucsb.edu)
  • 1, 2023 New research by an international team of scientists explains what's behind a stalled trend in Arctic Ocean sea ice loss since 2007. (sciencedaily.com)
  • July 7, 2023 Scientists in Japan have used a global climate model to show that dust from land without snow cover in the Arctic is a major source of particles that form ice crystals in Arctic low-level clouds. (sciencedaily.com)
  • 5, 2023 A warmer Arctic has been linked to extreme winter weather in the midlatitude regions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The European Commission and the Council of Europe have defined the European Arctic biogeographical region for the purpose of reporting on conservation efforts and results. (wikipedia.org)
  • CAFF is the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council. (caff.is)
  • The conference in Moscow on "The Arctic: Region of Cooperation and Development" organized by the Russian International Affairs Council with IMEMO and CSIS as key partners had a nice venue in the Lotte Hotel and many important quests, including Deputy Foreign Minister Titov and Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Nazarkin (both in the picture). (prio.org)
  • The International Forum of Young Leaders of the Arctic Council Countries invites participation in their survey on threats to the Arctic region. (uarctic.org)
  • The International Forum of Young Leaders of the Arctic Council Countries "ICE: Inspiration. (uarctic.org)
  • Today the Arctic Council, the main regional forum of the eight Arctic states, transferred its Chairmanship from Russia to Norway. (rcinet.ca)
  • It urged the governments of the Arctic countries, the Arctic Council, UNEP and WHO to take further action on these issues in close collaboration with indigenous peoples. (who.int)
  • At the same time, the Nordic region has seen a 16% increase in population from 1990 to 2017, primarily from net migration (Nordic Council of Ministers 2018). (lu.se)
  • The Yamal region in the Russian Arctic expects $100 billion in investments in the next eight years, according to the regional governor. (rt.com)
  • The Barents Euro-Arctic Region was established in 1993 and involves cooperation at both state and regional level between Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. (fni.no)
  • We will also expand Arctic cooperation with other countries that uphold international law, rules, norms, and standards in the region. (ucsb.edu)
  • The strategy calls for increased cooperation with other Arctic nations but says cooperation with Russia is "virtually impossible" due to the war in Ukraine. (antiwar.com)
  • and a spirited history of cross-border cooperation on issues of concern to Arctic peoples. (cdc.gov)
  • Forty-four nations led expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic, resulting in greater understanding of the aurora, magnetism, and meteorology. (cdc.gov)
  • The Arctic is one of Alaska's most remote and diverse regions, filled with cultural opportunities, unique wildlife, and a landscape ranging from the Arctic coastline to broad stretches of tundra to the dramatic peaks of the Brooks Range . (travelalaska.com)
  • This environment is called Arctic tundra . (windows2universe.org)
  • There are only a few species of mammals that can survive the harsh conditions of the tundra including reindeer (caribou) and arctic foxes. (windows2universe.org)
  • Many insect and bird species live in the Arctic tundra during the summer months, but migrate south during winter. (windows2universe.org)
  • Just south of Arctic tundra areas, the climate is slightly less cold and trees grow in taiga forests. (windows2universe.org)
  • The Arctic tundra, vast plains filled with grasses, flowers, mosses and lichen, is located north of the taiga forests in Earth s north polar region. (windows2universe.org)
  • Traditional Inuit way of life was influenced by the harsh climate and stark landscapes of the Arctic tundra from beliefs inspired by stories of the aurora to practicalities like homes made of snow. (windows2universe.org)
  • The aims are achieved by combining in-situ field measurements of surface energy balance components, snow manipulation experiments, active layer monitoring, vegetation mapping, and chamber-based carbon dioxide flux measurements from Arctic and subarctic tundra biomes in Greenland, Svalbard and northern Sweden. (lu.se)
  • The station stands on an Arctic hill covered by Alpine tundra. (lu.se)
  • CCHRC brings world-class Arctic experts and the success of more than 35 collaborations across government, academia, and industry that span the circumpolar Arctic. (nrel.gov)
  • These enhanced capabilities will allow us to bring scalable, sustainable, and affordable energy solutions to communities in Alaska and the circumpolar region and across the United States. (nrel.gov)
  • CDC co-hosts 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, the largest international health meeting for Arctic health issues. (cdc.gov)
  • The region includes Iceland and parts of Norway and Russia, including Svalbard (Spitsbergen), Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya. (wikipedia.org)
  • The University of Nordland (Bodø, Norway) is organizing the conference "Barents Region and Beyond - Internationalizing Higher Education" June 2-3, 2015. (uarctic.org)
  • The Barents Sea is off the northern coasts of Russia and Norway and is relatively shallower than the other parts of the Arctic Ocean. (worldatlas.com)
  • Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway. (amap.no)
  • 10. The Executive Director of UNEP and the Director-General of WHO met (Arendal, Norway, 23 August 1999) leaders of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples' Organizations. (who.int)
  • The findings were released in the Arctic Report Card, a yearly assessment of Arctic conditions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Members of China's research team set up an ocean profiling float at a short-term data acquisition location near the icebreaker Xuelong, or 'Snow Dragon,' in the Arctic Ocean, on August 18, 2016. (hudson.org)
  • The number of people moving into the region intensified in 2015-2016 when the entire European region experienced a surge in people seeking international protection. (lu.se)
  • Alaska-based staff can strengthen relationships in the region, expand networks, and more quickly identify and respond to emerging research needs. (nrel.gov)
  • This study supports ongoing efforts to strengthen the interdisciplinarity of arctic system science and improve the coupling of large scale experimental manipulation with sustained time series observations by incorporating and integrating novel technologies, remote sensing and modeling. (usgs.gov)
  • In 2006, NOAA's Climate Program Office introduced the annual Arctic Report Card, which established a baseline of conditions at the beginning of the 21st century to monitor the quickly changing conditions in the Arctic. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Several cultures inhabit the lands that border the Arctic Ocean including various groups of Inuit people in coastal areas of northern North America, Greenland, and the Siberian region of Russia. (windows2universe.org)
  • There is debate as to whether the Greenland Sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean. (worldatlas.com)
  • Zoogeographic characterizations (e.g., arctic, arctic-boreal, boreal) from the earlier review are also included with a few additions following the same definitions. (caff.is)
  • Arctic-boreal landscapes are experiencing profound warming, along with changes in ecosystem moisture status and disturbance from fire. (lu.se)
  • This region is of global importance in terms of carbon feedbacks to climate, yet the sign (sink or source) and magnitude of the Arctic-boreal carbon budget within recent years remains highly uncertain. (lu.se)
  • We used TCFM-Arctic to obtain daily 1-km 2 flux estimates and annual carbon budgets for the pan-Arctic-boreal region. (lu.se)
  • flux estimates and annual carbon budgets for the pan-Arctic-boreal region. (lu.se)
  • This unique combination allows ICOS to observe, for example, how much carbon dioxide is taken up or released by the boreal forest and how greenhouse gases and air pollutants are acting over this boreal region. (lu.se)
  • So far, the average temperature in the Arctic has risen by over twice as much as in the rest of the world, and glaciers, permafrost and snow cover are changing. (lu.se)
  • The United States is an Arctic Nation, and the Coast Guard has been operating in the Arctic Ocean since Alaska was a territory to assist scientific exploration, chart the waters, provide humanitarian assistance to native tribes, conduct search and rescue, and law enforcement. (dhs.gov)
  • We visited the onboard facilities of the vessel, which helped me better understand how oceanographic field cruises operate in the polar region. (earthobservatory.sg)
  • They are also planning for a near wholesale replacement of their icebreaker fleet in order to better operate in the polar region. (senate.gov)
  • the Arctic is undergoing a system-wide response to an altered climatic state. (usgs.gov)
  • Despite darkness and cold, people live all year round in the Arctic, including local cultures such as Inuit and Sami. (lu.se)
  • The term "easy oil" is being slowly redefined as these technologies develop, and I have to predict that we will see a measured but certain expansion into Arctic lands and waters. (senate.gov)
  • It also accounts for increasing strategic competition in the Arctic, exacerbated by Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine and the People's Republic of China's increased efforts to garner influence in the region, and seeks to position the United States to both effectively compete and manage tensions. (ucsb.edu)
  • For residents of the Murmansk region, snow in May and even June is something they are used to. (rgo.ru)
  • Virtual museum of reindeer transport battalions of the Great Patriotic War will be created jointly by participants from the Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) and the Komi Republic. (northernforum.org)
  • According to the press service of the administration of the Murmansk region, the project to create a virtual museum of reindeer transport battalions became the winner of the All-Russian contest of youth projects of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs. (northernforum.org)
  • Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee, Arctic Ocean Diversity (ArcOD). (dal.ca)
  • Iceland and the Norwegian Sea defines the southern limits of the sea while the Arctic Ocean and the Fram Strait lie to the north. (worldatlas.com)
  • This strategy, an update of its 2013 predecessor, addresses the climate crisis with greater urgency and directs new investments in sustainable development to improve livelihoods for Arctic residents, while conserving the environment. (ucsb.edu)
  • Scientists recently claimed that the release of large amount of methane from the Arctic melting would be extremely expensive for the global economy. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
  • Another marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, the East Siberian Sea is one of the least studies water bodies in the area. (worldatlas.com)
  • The sea is located between the Arctic Cape and the Siberian coast to the north and south, respectively. (worldatlas.com)
  • On the sea ice polar bears look for their favorite food, seals, which live in the Arctic Ocean. (windows2universe.org)
  • We will deter threats to the U.S. homeland and our allies by enhancing the capabilities required to defend our interests in the Arctic, while coordinating shared approaches to security with allies and partners and mitigating risks of unintended escalation. (ucsb.edu)
  • The security section of the White House strategy says the US will "enhance and exercise both our military and civilian capabilities in the Arctic as required to deter threats and to anticipate, prevent, and respond to both natural and human-made incidents. (antiwar.com)
  • I am honored to have the opportunity to discuss the Coast Guard's Arctic operational presence, capabilities and emerging challenges in our role as the Nation's principal maritime safety, security, environmental protection and law enforcement entity. (dhs.gov)
  • We will also work with allies and partners to expand high-standard investment and sustainable development across the Arctic region. (ucsb.edu)
  • As part of the enhanced military presence, the strategy calls for more exercises with allies in the region to "deter aggression in the Arctic, especially from Russia. (antiwar.com)
  • Current government policies on oil and gas extraction in the Arctic are failing to protect the fragile region and take into account numerous safety fears, according to a group of MPs. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
  • The Arctic environment, with its high cost of energy in remote communities and challenging climates, provides a strategic platform for NREL's research into renewable power, sustainable transportation, energy efficiency, and energy systems integration. (nrel.gov)
  • The Arctic Wolf solution is a particularly compelling one right now, since customers are looking to move from point solutions to a platform-type environment, and many of them lack the security skills they need in-house to run full security operations environments. (itweb.co.za)
  • In almost every discipline represented, we show how the biocomplexity of the Arctic system has highlighted and challenged a paucity of integrated scientific knowledge, the lack of sustained observational and experimental time series, and the technical and logistic constraints of researching the Arctic environment. (usgs.gov)
  • These documents and actions stemming from them express EU's interests and priorities in the region which wins emerging interest among the global actors, in such areas as energy, transport, with serious consequences for the environment and the inhabitants. (europa.eu)
  • The exploration, the production, and certainly the construction necessary to develop Arctic resources is going to require all types of financing not just for the sheer scale and remoteness of the projects, but for the levels of technology needed to bring them online in a way that's safe for workers, safe for the environment, and as insulated from risk as possible. (senate.gov)
  • The massive hurricane-force storm last month once again reminded us that the Arctic remains a dangerous maritime environment where we must remain always ready to respond, regardless of the season. (dhs.gov)
  • The region has a wide variety of landscapes, and includes some of the last remaining large wilderness areas in Europe. (wikipedia.org)
  • further our understanding of the physical and social process in Polar Regions, examine their globally-connected role in the climate system and establish research infrastructure for the future, and serve to attract and develop a new generation of scientists and engineers with the versatility to tackle complex global issues" ( www.ipy.org ). (cdc.gov)
  • Another marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, the Wandel Sea, stretches from Greenland's northeast to Svalbard. (worldatlas.com)
  • The White House released a new Arctic strategy on Friday that calls to "enhance" the US military presence in the region to counter Russia and China. (antiwar.com)
  • As the Pentagon has shifted its focus toward so-called "great power competition" with Russia and China, the US military has identified the Arctic as a potential future battleground. (antiwar.com)
  • The US Army released a strategy document last year that said the Arctic has the "potential to become a contested space where United States' great power rivals, Russia and China, seek to use military and economic power to gain and maintain access to the region at the expense of US interests. (antiwar.com)
  • This 1st Spanish Symposium on the Arctic Region aims at creating an interdisciplinary space of discussion and debate among different Arctic scientists, policy makers and stakeholders. (iasc.info)
  • On 3 occasions over the past 125 years, scientists from around the world have worked together to organize scientific and exploration activities in polar regions ( www.ipy.org ). (cdc.gov)
  • The Arctic region provides opportunities for rugged backcountry expeditions, off-the-beaten track road trips on the Dalton Highway, and unique cultural experiences. (travelalaska.com)
  • Oehley adds: "We want to make sure we deliver a relevant channel model and ecosystem in this region. (itweb.co.za)
  • The surface energy balance determines the functioning of any ecosystem on the Earth but is still poorly understood in Arctic and subarctic biomes. (lu.se)
  • The European Commission adopted a Communication on 'The EU and the Arctic Region' in 2008 and has published a comprehensive review on the progress of the EU policy in the region lately. (europa.eu)
  • The committee's report makes it clear yet again that the government's Arctic policy is both reckless and internally inconsistent. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
  • This makes energy exploration among the most important and perhaps the most serious issues for Arctic policy moving forward. (senate.gov)
  • As a climate scientist, I have worked in equatorial, tropical, and temperature climate regions, but always wanted to visit and work in the polar region. (earthobservatory.sg)
  • In lake sediments from northwestern Spitsbergen a temperature drop of ~6°C is recorded between c. 7.8 and c. 7 ka [-0.8°C per century] , which has been connected to a stronger influence of Arctic Water and expanding sea ice (van der Bilt et al. (notrickszone.com)
  • The European Arctic Biogeographic Region is the biogeographic region of Europe around and in the Arctic Ocean. (wikipedia.org)
  • both are in the Arctic Ocean, in an area that is currently covered year-round with sea ice. (windows2universe.org)
  • Most of the ice in the Arctic Ocean is called sea ice . (windows2universe.org)
  • The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. (worldatlas.com)
  • Although the IHO recognizes it as an ocean, a section of the oceanographers labels it as the Arctic Sea. (worldatlas.com)
  • Large parts of the Arctic Ocean remain seasonally or permanently covered by ice. (worldatlas.com)
  • The Laptev Sea extends into the rest of the Arctic Ocean in the north. (worldatlas.com)
  • The Northwest Passage refers to the sea route that leads to the Pacific Ocean from the Arctic Ocean via the waterways of the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. (worldatlas.com)
  • This past summer marks the fourth year the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) HEALY and the Canadian icebreaker LOUIS S. ST. LAURENT worked together to collect seismic and bathymetric data in the Arctic Ocean. (dhs.gov)
  • The famed Dalton Highway, stretching 414 miles from north of Fairbanks through Coldfoot and on to Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse , travels through the heart of the Arctic region to the Arctic Coast . (travelalaska.com)
  • It was almost as though someone laid a bull's-eye around the whole north pole of Titan, and Cassini sees these regions of lakes just like those we see on Earth," said Larry Soderblom, Cassini interdisciplinary scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Ariz. "Titan has turned out to be like a musical crescendo -- each pass is more exciting than the last. (spacearchive.info)
  • In October, Cassini's radar will look even closer to the north pole, searching for more lakes and mapping more of the polar region covered by these features. (spacearchive.info)
  • The China Center will host a conference, entitled "The Dragon in the North: Assessing the Growing Chinese Threat to the Arctic Region," organized by Hudson Senior Fellow Dr. Arthur Herman. (hudson.org)
  • The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a network of universities, colleges, research institutes, and other organizations concerned with education and research in and about the North. (uarctic.org)
  • The Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database is maintained by the Joint Secretariat - Inuvialuit Renewable Resource Committees and the Arctic Institute of North America's Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS), and is funded by Shell Canada Limited and MGM Energy Corporation. (uarctic.org)
  • The military alliance's presence in the region could get a boost if Turkey signs off on Sweden and Finland's prospective membership, as both countries have territory in the Arctic. (antiwar.com)
  • Over seven years, she has simulated extra snowfall in test plots during fieldwork in sub-arctic Abisko in northern Sweden. (lu.se)
  • NREL's other efforts in the region include work on remote microgrid design and high-renewable contribution grids through the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium and Alaska Microgrid Program, as well as support of the Alaska Energy Authority, Solarize Alaska, and Launch Alaska's Energy-Water-Food-Transportation Innovation incubator. (nrel.gov)
  • The Alaska Board of Game will meet February 17-25 at Pike's Waterfront Lodge, 1850 Hoselton Drive, in Fairbanks to consider more than 100 proposals seeking changes primarily to hunting and trapping regulations for the Interior and Northeast Arctic areas. (alaska.gov)
  • The region's destabilized climate is also altering the timing and supply of available food for birds that are "nutritionally and economically essential" to the region, Gay Sheffield, a U. of Alaska-Fairbanks biologist and Report Card co-author, told the AP. (climatesignals.org)
  • Arctic Region of Alaska associated jewelry. (greatlandbracelets.com)
  • Normal weather conditions in Alaska and the Arctic would be considered heavy-weather conditions in most other maritime areas. (dhs.gov)
  • There is also evidence that the effect of higher air temperatures in the Arctic atmosphere in fall is contributing to changes in the atmospheric circulation in both the Arctic and northern mid-latitudes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A capacity-building contract to evaluate and enhance the atmospheric health and safety conditions in open pit mines, with special reference to air inversion in arctic or subarctic regions. (cdc.gov)
  • Hunter, with over 20 years' experience as a sales and strategic executive in the IT channel, is excited about the opportunity to grow Arctic Wolf's impact in South Africa. (itweb.co.za)
  • This not only has an impact on the Arctic ecology, but could also be crucial for the future climate. (lu.se)
  • said the Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region Dmitry Kobylkin on Wednesday, as quoted by the TASS news agency. (rt.com)
  • The 2007-2008 IPY also features human health as a research theme for the first time and thus presents an opportunity to do the following: 1) increase global awareness and visibility of health concerns of Arctic peoples, 2) foster human health research, 3) promote health protection strategies, and 4) ultimately improve the health and well being of Arctic peoples ( www.arctichealth.org/ahhi ). (cdc.gov)
  • Our visit to Kronpins Haakon, a research vessel designed specifically for gathering oceanographic data in the polar regions, was another highlight of the trip. (earthobservatory.sg)
  • The Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database now describes more than 10,000 publications and research projects about the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) in Canada's Northwest Territories and Yukon. (uarctic.org)
  • Helena Gonzales Lindberg, research administrator of the graduate school, had an article published in the Arctic Yearbook 2021. (lu.se)
  • When Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 on the Gydan Peninsula are fully operational, LNG production in the region will be 80 million tons per year, the governor said. (rt.com)
  • The Congress not only intends to be a forum for scientific discussion, but also a way to make known among students of the main challenges present in the Arctic. (iasc.info)
  • Further, energy flux partitioning at the heath was strongly determined by the reduction of soil moisture as snow is by far the main supplier of water in this region. (lu.se)
  • The economic significance of the Arctic region is increasing. (newswise.com)
  • Authorities in Finland's largest inland lake network believe that obtaining Geopark status, in recognition of the area's international geographical significance, would put the Saimaa region on the map as a significant natural must-see. (rcinet.ca)
  • to address the conservation of Arctic biodiversity, and to communicate its findings to the governments and residents of the Arctic, helping to promote practices which ensure the sustainability of the Arctic's living resources. (caff.is)
  • And visitor numbers to Saimaa are estimated to increase further in the near future if the region successfully is granted special recognition as a Geopark by the United Nations. (rcinet.ca)
  • Interest in the Arctic, by both the general public, the media and Arctic and non-Arctic nations, continues to grow. (senate.gov)
  • So non-Arctic nations are going to benefit in this way, but can also benefit through the funding element of these huge projects. (senate.gov)
  • All other Arctic nations and most other nations worldwide have acceded to the Law of the Sea Treaty. (dhs.gov)
  • Une recherche analytique a été menée en 2011 et 2012 sur des femmes enceintes et des nouveau-nés au niveau socioéconomique faible dans vingt villes proches des zones industrielles de Sindh, de Federal B et de Korangi à Karachi, où une pollution environnementale avait été anticipée. (who.int)
  • The Arctic is filled with a rich history and culture, from the gold rush days of yore to the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve , where the first humans passed from Asia into the Americas over 10,000 years ago. (travelalaska.com)
  • 12. An international consultation on the health of indigenous peoples (Geneva, November 1999), which aimed at a balanced representation of indigenous peoples, governments and regions, sought to provide direction for preparation of WHO's plan of action to address the health needs of indigenous peoples. (who.int)