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Conference on Water Innovations for Healthy Arctic Homes: September 18-21, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska.
This circumpolar conference will bring together engineers, health experts, researchers, community members,
policymakers, and innovators to discuss health benefits, challenges and innovations associated with making
running water and sewer in remote northern communities safe, affordable and sustainable. Information and an expression of interest in attending can be found here. (The full link is: http://wihah2016.com/)
Today's C
ongressional Action:
The House and Senate are expected to consider a number of non-Arctic legislative provisions.
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Media
Permafrost Thaw Dumps Climate-Warming Soil Into Arctic Ocean: Study.
Accelerating permafrost melt means more rich soil is flowing into the Arctic Ocean where its carbon - an element at the basis of most living organisms - will seep back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
That's according to a new study from the University of Alberta which uncovered a 39 per cent increase in dissolved soil flowing from the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean.
Nunatsiaq Online
 Nunavut Flunks National Health Outcomes Report Card.
Out of all Canadian provinces and territories, Nunavut suffers from the worst health care outcomes, the Conference Board of Canada said
in a report card released May 12.
"Canada has no choice but to adopt a model that focuses on sound primary care practices and population health approaches - particularly preventing and managing chronic diseases - and recognizes and rewards high-quality health care services," the Conference Board said.
Nunatsiaq Online
Undersea Waves May Melt Arctic Ice. The ocean's largest waves can stretch for a hundred miles. But it's the way they undulate below the surface that plays a key role in global ocean circulation. They've also gotten some researchers worried. In the Arctic Ocean, a storm could trigger these internal waves to travel downward and stir up a deep reservoir of warmer water, driving it upward where it could melt sea ice -- adding to a vicious cycle of melting that accelerates global warming.
Inside Science
 Development of Northern Sea Route to be Discussed at a Meeting of State Commission for Arctic Development in Arkhangelsk. At a meeting on May 24 in Arkhangelsk, the State Commission for Arctic Development headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin will discuss priority projects being implemented in Russia's Arctic zone and the development of the Northern Sea Route, the commission's press service reported. "A meeting to be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin will focus on priority projects being implemented in Russia's Arctic zone, including the Belkomur Railway project and the deep-water Arkhangelsk Seaport. The meeting will also be used for the coordinating executive bodies to clarify the location of straight baselines along the Russian Arctic coast and to continue developing the Northern Sea Route," the report says.
The Arctic
Much of the Arctic is Lower Than it Was Before. When botanist Janet Jorgenson first visited a patch of tundra east of Kaktovik in 1988, it was flat, dry and thick with 29 species of lichens and mosses. Now, Tapkaurak is wet, gullied and fragrant with sedges and grasses. And, like other parts of Alaska's North Slope, it is a few feet farther from the clouds. Tapkaurak is part of what might be an arctic-wide thawing, draining and settling of the landscape. More than a dozen scientists coauthored a paper on places undergoing similar changes all over the top of the world. They wrote about 11 sites in Alaska, Russia and Canada.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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Legislative Action
No Arctic legislation was formally considered yesterday.
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Future Events
ARCUS DC Arctic Research Seminar Series, May 19, 2016 (Washington, DC, USA). Mark Brzezinski, executive director of the Arctic Executive Steering Committee, will provide an update on the activities of the
U.S. Arctic Executive Steering Committee and the upcoming
White House Arctic Science Ministerial being planned for this fall. This event is part of the ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series which brings some of the leading Arctic researchers to Washington, D.C. to share in person and via webinar the latest findings and what they mean for decision-making. The seminars are open, and will be of interest to Federal agency officials, Congressional staff, NGOs, associations, researchers, and the public.
High North Dialogue 2016: The Blue Future of the Arctic, May 25-26, 2016.
HND is an annual conference hosted by the High North Center at Nord University, engaging a wide audience of researchers and future leaders of the region. It will address the necessary questions to effectively promote dialogue between interested stakeholders on how to sustainably develop the different realities of the many Arctics. PhD and Masters students can also participate in a week long credit awarding graduate course.
14th IATS Seminar, June 19-25, 2016 (Bergen, Norway).
The University of Bergen (UiB) is honored to host the 14th IATS Seminar in Bergen, Norway, from Sunday 19 to Saturday 25 June 2016 in co-operation with the Network for University Co-operation Tibet-Norway, an academic network with the universities of Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø as partners. The convenor is Professor Hanna Havnevik, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo, and Chair of the Network.
Arctic Ambitions V, June 23-24, 2016 (Anchorage, Alaska, USA). Arctic Ambitions V conference focuses on commercial opportunities in the Arctic, such as engineering, construction, architecture, natural resource development, environmental services, maritime shipping and logistics, and international trade. This event is sponsored by World Trade Center Alaska.
** New this week**
Conference on Water Innovations for Healthy Arctic Homes: September 18-21, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska. This circumpolar conference will bring together engineers, health experts, researchers, community members, policymakers, and innovators to discuss health benefits, challenges and innovations associated with making running water and sewer in remote northern communities safe, affordable and sustainable. Information and an expression of interest in attending can be found
here. (The full link is:
http://wihah2016.com/)
Bridging the Future of Arctic Social Science Research, September 23-24, 2016 (Monticello, Virginia, USA).
The event is sponsored by Arctic Horizons. The event will reassemble the members of the National Steering Committee and a small but diverse selection of representatives from the five regional workshops, to total about 15 people. The aim will be to identify and synthesize the core threads of the previous workshops and public contributions proffered between workshops. The target output for the workshop will be a final report draft and outline of steps leading to the final report release in June 2016. The Jefferson Institute will manage production of the publication.
Second International Conference on Natural Resources and Integrated Development of Coastal Areas in the Arctic Zone, September 27-29, 2016 (Arkhangelsk, Russia).
The Conference is organized by FASO of Russia, Russian Academy of Sciences, Government of Arkhangelsk region, Arkhangelsk Scientific Center and International Arctic Science Committee (IASC). Conference is aimed at elaboration of research-based practical measures and instruments for realization of human, natural and transport-logistical potential of the Arctic zone, including development of the Northern Sea Route and implementation of models of integrated coastal areas management. For additional information, please email.
Inuit traditions are a repository of Inuit culture and a primary expression of Inuit identity. The theme for the 2016 Inuit Studies Conference invites Elders, knowledge-bearers, researchers, artists, policy-makers, students and others to engage in conversations about the many ways in which traditions shape understanding, while registering social and cultural change. The institutional hosts of "Inuit Traditions," Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Nunatsiavut Government, invite you to contribute to an exchange of knowledge to be held in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, October 7-10, 2016. Presentations on all aspects of Inuit studies will be welcome.
Arctic Technology Conference, October 24-26, 2016 (St. John's, Canada). Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection. The Arctic Technology Conference (ATC) is built upon OTC's successful multidisciplinary approach, with 14 technical societies and organizations working together to deliver the world's most comprehensive Arctic event.
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