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Climate Change Discussions, September 8-13, 2019 (Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau, Alaska USA). Climate scientist
Dr. KATHARINE HAYHOE
will be in the following Alaska cities to discuss
CLIMATE CHANGE.
Dr. KATHARINE HAYHOE
is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on developing and applying high-resolution climate projections to understand what climate change means for people and the natural environment.
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 Fossil Fuel Emissions Impact Arctic Snow Chemistry, Scientists Find. Perennial sea ice is rapidly melting in the Arctic, clearing the way for new shipping routes and fossil fuel extraction. This increased activity could have unexpected impacts on the natural chemistry of the polar region, according to researchers. A team of scientists from Penn State, the University of Michigan, Purdue University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks found nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant produced by the extraction and burning of fossil fuel, led to higher levels of atmospheric chlorine at a remote site in Alaska located near the northern-most city in North America and a major oil field.
Phys.org
Adviser Who applauded Rise in CO2 to Leave Administration. A chief critic of climate science in the White House is leaving the administration after failing to convince the president to review mainstream research on global warming. William Happer will leave his post as a senior director on the National Security Council on Friday... Happer, who is not formally trained in climate science but is an accomplished physicist at Princeton University, was one of the strongest voices against climate science within the administration. He is perhaps the only scientist to brief Trump on climate change research.
E&E News
 New Federal Arctic Policy Includes Focus on Health Environment, Infrastructure. The federal government has released its long-awaited policy on developing the Canadian Arctic. The lengthy document, released by the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, proposes eight priorities, with health, infrastructure and economic development at the top. The policy is a departure from the tone of the previous Conservative government under Stephen Harper, which emphasized security concerns and threats to Canada's Arctic sovereignty.
CBC News
Trans-Arctic Expedition's Final Stage Kicks Off From Murmansk. The Trans Arctic 2019 expedition's fourth and final voyage from Murmansk to Vladivostok on board the Professor Multanovsky research vessel begins on Wednesday, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute said. "Onboard the vessel there are scientists of different specialties - from oceanologists to hydrobiologists. They will explore the Russian Arctic seas - from the Barents Sea to the Sea of Okhotsk," the institute stated. "It is the fourth stage of the Trans Arctic 2019 expedition, which is to revive the research traditions of marine, air expeditions and of the North Pole drifting stations in the high-latitude Arctic."
TASS
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Future Events
Bridging Science, Art, and Community in the New Arctic, Sept. 23-25, 2019, (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia USA).
The University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville, VA, is hosting a conference and workshop entitled "Bridging Science, Art, and Community in the New Arctic" from Sept. 23-25, 2019, sponsored by the National Science Foundation Navigating the New Arctic program, with additional support from UVA's Institute for Humanities and Global Cultures, and Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation. The UVA Environmental Resilience Institute's Arctic CoLab is organizing the event, with assistance from the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS).
EU Arctic Forum, October 3-4, 2019 (
Umeå, Sweden).
The European Commission, the European External Action Service, and the Government of Sweden will jointly organize a high-level EU Arctic Forum
.
The EU Arctic Forum will bring together key Arctic players and stakeholders to assess recent developments in the region and to discuss the new challenges ahead.
The EU Arctic Forum will include several keynote addresses and two high-level panel sessions on the morning of 3 October. Foreign ministers from EU member states as well as the Arctic Council will be invited to participate.
ADAC Funded Solicitation Opportunity. Proposals due October 7, 2019.
The Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) announces a competitive search to address research challenges associated with multiple Arctic response capability gaps and shortfalls in science and technology discerned from a two-part workshop conducted via "
Stressing the System...managing a complex Arctic Crisis
"
Arctic-related Incidents of National Significance workshop, (Arctic-IoNS). These workshops were conducted at University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus, Nome Alaska on 18-19 April 2019 and at the University of Alaska Anchorage from 20-22 May 2019.
ADAC principally seeks proposals that can smoothly transition from research to solutions and needed capability for USCG and other DHS Arctic maritime operators.
ADAC anticipates approximately three to five projects in varying funding amounts may be awarded under this solicitation. In order to facilitate suitable alignment to the research questions and associated project length as described in this RFP, ADAC respectfully recommends proposals scoped between approximately $200,000 to $350,000 U.S. dollars.
Proposals
must be submitted in a single PDF
(electronic format) to ADAC at the following email address: rakee@alaska.edu; with courtesy email to:
jtroe2@alaska.edu and ematthews@alaska.edu
.
If application via electronic submission to email is not feasible, delivery via postal mail or commercial mail to:
Arctic Domain Awareness Center
University of Alaska Anchorage
BOC3 Suite 120
Anchorage, AK 99508
Deadline for receipt of the application (and validated by email response) is
112th Meeting of the US Arctic Research Commission. October 9, 2019 (Reykjavik, Iceland). Details to follow...
2019 Arctic Circle Assembly, October 10-13, 2019 (Reykjavík, Iceland). The annual Arctic Circle Assembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic, attended by more than 2000 participants from 60 countries. It is attended by heads of states and governments, ministers, members of parliaments, officials, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, indigenous representatives, environmentalists, students, activists and others from the growing international community of partners and participants interested in the future of the Arctic.
Large-scale Volcanism in the Arctic: The Role of the Mantle and Tectonics, October 13-18, 2019 (Selfoss, Iceland).
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Chapman Conference will focus on the diversity of Arctic magmatism and tectonics from the Paleozoic to present-day. The conveners are Owen Anfinson, Bernard Coakley, Carmen Gaina, and Grace Shephard. The program will focus on five themes including: Theme I: pre-breakup and rifting;Theme II: seafloor spreading;Theme III: mantle-derived heterogeneity (including plumes and large-igneous provinces);Theme IV: subduction related volcanism, and, Theme V: HALIP and environmental effects.
The website (link above) is open for abstract submission until June 19th and for meeting registration until September 9th. Funding is available for travel support, particularly for early career scientists. Travel support will be awarded on the basis of submitted abstracts and to promote diversity among attendees.
ASM2019 Annual Scientific Meeting, December 2-5, 2019 (Halifax, NS Canada). Canada's North is experiencing unprecedented change in its sea and terrestrial ice, permafrost and ecosystems under the triple pressures of climate change, industrialization and modernization. The impacts of these pressures can be seen on food and energy security, shipping, sovereignty, northern community health and well-being, and sustainable development and resource exploitation. All these issues have brought the North to the forefront of national and international agendas.
With a focus on networking events, this gathering of
leading Arctic researchers, graduate students, Northern community representatives, government and industry partners and stakeholders from all field
s will provide all with
valuable connections where innovative ideas and initiatives
can
develop
in
support of health
and sound
governance in the Arctic.
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