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A Warming Arctic: National Security Challenges and Opportunities, 12- 1 pm AKDT on August 5, 2020 (Virtual). Climate change is altering the physical landscape in the Arctic. The region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, much faster than many climate scientists predicted. A warmer Arctic may pose national security challenges, but it may also create opportunities for investment and development in Alaska. Please join Brigadier General Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret) for a discussion of the security challenges and opportunities posed by the warming Arctic. This event is hosted by the Institute of the North.
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Media
Brrrrr! Navy to Conduct Small-Boat Operations in the Arctic. The U.S. Navy surface fleet's reintroduction to far north operations will continue in the coming weeks as small-boat operations will be conducted in the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle.The guided-missile destroyer Thomas Hudner is heading up the Davis Strait west of Greenland for the multinational Operation Nanook exercise. Navy Times
First Alaska Cruise of 2020 Cut Short Due to Coronavirus Case on Board. The first Alaska cruise of 2020 set sail on Saturday - and is already on its way back to port due to a coronavirus case on board. The Wilderness Adventurer, operated by UnCruise Adventures, was also one of the first American cruise ships to resume sailing after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the industry in March. But what was supposed to be a seven-night voyage from Juneau through southeast Alaska was interrupted on Tuesday when a passenger who was showing no symptoms received a phone call with their test results, Seatrade Cruise News reported. The Washington Post
Admiral Cool to Notion of Separate Arctic Fleet. The commander of the U.S. 2nd Fleet, whose ships have operated four times in the Arctic since the fleet was re-established two years ago, says that, on initial examination, there is no need for a numbered fleet in the region, but an Arctic naval component command might be worth consideration. Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis was responding to a question about a July 17 article posted on Seapower's website concerning an idea proposed by an Arctic expert at the Naval War College. SEAPOWER Magazine
Allies Testing Naval Readiness in Canada's Arctic. Operation Nanook, the Canadian military's annual northern sovereignty exercise, is taking on a distinct NATO look this year with the participation of three other allies, one of which is not an Arctic nation. Five warships, a replenishment vessel and U.S. coast guard cutter are slated to take part in the three-week drill, which senior American and Canadian commanders said Monday was designed to test not only their ability to operate together in the harsh environment but also their "basic war-fighting" skills. CBC News
Arctic Fires Released More Carbon in Two Months Than Scandinavia Will All Year. Almost exactly a year ago, wen reported that June and July wildfires in the Arctic had released as much carbon as Belgium does in an entire year - an unprecedented summertime burn that would amplify the region's climate change-fueled fever. But everything, apparently, is worse in 2020, including the climate toll of this year's Arctic fires, which makes 2019 seem like a warm-up. Grist
Quebec Shipyard is Setting up an Arctic Icebreaking Research Center. Describing itself as Canada's polar partner, the Chantier Davie Shipyard in Quebec plans to announce the creation of a national center on Tuesday focusing on icebreaking in the country's Arctic. It is, according to a senior executive at the Levis, Que., company, more than just an engineering center and will encompass the climatic, economic and social factors that will drive the region for the next 30 years and beyond. CBC News
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Future Events
Building Arctic Empathy through Virtual Reality, 2 pm EDT August 12, 2020 (Virtual). Learn how virtual reality and immersive learning can build empathy, connection, & commitment to conservation in Arctic research. Research shows that immersive media drives empathy, creates connection, and motivates positive social behaviors like no other platform. Join Emmy and Webby award winning immersive technology pioneer Wesley Della Volla as he presents ways you can use shared, synchronized immersive reality to integrate live presentations with a tangible connection with Arctic science research, traditional knowledge, and Arctic landscapes and ecosystems using the devices you already have. Migration In Harmony is an international, cross-disciplinary network of Arctic migration researchers funded by NSF. Learn more and sign up at migrationharmony.org.
Arctic Circle Assembly, October 8-11, 2020 (Reykjavik, 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.
Arctic Science Summit Week, March 20-26, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal). The Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Local Organizing Committee will host the Arctic Science Summit Week 2021. The Conference is organized by FCT, Ciência Viva, AIR Center, the Portuguese Arctic Community and by IASC and partners. Framed by the overarching theme for the Science Conference "The Arctic: Regional Changes, Global Impacts," Lisbon invites International experts on the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples to discuss the "New Arctic" and also its impacts and interactions to and with the lower latitudes.
Save the Date: 2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses, May 3-6, 2021 (Hanko, Finland). Organizers announce, that due to the coronavirus outbreak, the 2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses has been postponed to 2021. This symposium will bring together molecular microbial ecologists specializing in different organism groups to share our latest results and discuss methodological problems, as well as future prospects in the field, including practical international collaborations. The environmental focus will be on cryospheric environments including sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, and permafrost, but excellent research in other polar environments is also invited. The methods to be discussed will focus on 'omics' techniques, ranging from single cells to metagenomes, but research using additional methods is encouraged as well.
3rd Arctic Science Ministerial, May 8-9, 2021 (Toyko, Japan). The Japanese and Icelandic organizers of this ministerial continue to plan for an in-person ministerial, in Tokyo, but have moved the dates from November 21-22, 2020 to May 8-9, 2021 because of Covid-19. Since the last Arctic Science Ministerial in 2018, changes in the Arctic ecosystem and the resulting impacts locally and globally have been severely felt. Considering the need for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and repair measures, the relevance of an international Arctic Science Ministerial has never been greater. It is necessary to strengthen scientific cooperation and collaboration among both Arctic and non-Arctic States in order to develop our understanding of the rapid changes impacting the Arctic. The First Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM1) was hosted by the United States in 2016, and two years later, the Second Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM2) was co-hosted by Germany, Finland, and the European Commission. ASM3 will be co-hosted by Iceland and Japan.
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