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Arctic Science Summit Week, May 22-30, 2019 (Arkhangelsk, Russia).
The Arctic Science Summit Week 2019 will take place in Northern (Arctic) Federal University and Northern State Medical University, Russia, Arkhangelsk. Under the auspices of International Arctic Science Committee, participants from more than 23 countries and regions will be involved.
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 Bolton: Coast Guard to Help Reassert US Leadership in Arctic. U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton told 240 new Coast Guard Academy graduates Wednesday that they will help lead the way in "reasserting American leadership in the Arctic." "You will help the United States challenge growing Russian military influence in the Arctic, and push back against China's illegitimate claim to 'near-Arctic' status, as well as its use of debt diplomacy against Arctic nations," he said as he delivered the keynote speech at the 138th commencement of the academy in New London, Connecticut.
Navy Times
Widespread Permafrost Degradation Seen in High Arctic Terrain. Rapid changes in terrain are taking place in Canada's high Arctic polar deserts due to increases in summer air temperatures. A McGill-led study published recently in Environmental Research Letters presents close to 30 years of aerial surveys and extensive ground mapping of the Eureka Sound Lowlands area of Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands located at approximately 80 °N.
Phys.org
 [Russia] Big Decline in Arctic Population, But Military Towns Have an Upswing. The powerful Russian Arctic region once had a population of 1,2 million. Population peaked in 1989. Since then, it has been a long way down. By 1st January 2019, the regional population dropped below 750,000. According to the Russian statistical service Rosstat, there are now only 748 thousand people living in the Kola Peninsula.
The Barents Observer
Canadian Arctic Fungus Fossils Could be the Oldest on Earth. The tiny fossils were found in mudrock in the Canadian Arctic. The small organisms were discovered in shallow water shale, a kind of fine-grained sedimentary rock, in a region south of Victoria island on the edge of the Arctic Ocean. Tests on the shale revealed that it formed between 900 million and one billion years ago.
BBC News
Turtles Lives With Dinosaurs Above the Arctic Circle, Say Scientists. With partial shells, this intriguing new fossil find in modern-day Yakutia shows this northern polar region in Cretaceous times was not....cold. Or were these ancient turtles somehow adapted to the extreme cold and long winter darkness? The find by scientists from St Petersburg University is the most northerly discovery of non-sea turtles. The turtles date from about 130 million years ago.
Siberian Times
The Next Great Arctic Expedition Will Rely on Fancy Science Sleds Built in Boulder. In September, dozens of the world's top climate scientists will climb aboard the German icebreaker Polarstern, sail into the central Arctic and freeze their ship in the ice. They'll drift and gather data for a year. "This is a big investment," said Matt Shupe, co-coordinator for the MOSAiC expedition, or Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate. The entire effort will cost $150 million and rely on support from more than 600 scientists across 17 countries with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute playing a lead role. U.S. funding will come from sources like the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Colorado Public Radio
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Future Events
May 2018 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing, May 24, 2019 (Webinar).
This event is part of the OneNOAA Science Seminar Series.
The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for June and the summer season. Feel free to bring your lunch and join the gathering in person or online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.
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The US Navy's New Arctic Strategy: What it Means for America's Sea Services, May 29, 2019 (Newport, RI USA and via live stream). This event is part of the Lectures of Opportunity (LOOs) series. LOOs offer Naval War College (NWC) students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to learn more about national and international socio-political subjects that may be of relevance to the NWC community. At the request of Congress, the U.S. Navy released its updated Arctic strategy in April 2019. This "strategic outlook" describes the U.S. Navy's approach to securing U.S. national interests and promoting stability in the Arctic. Please join us for a panel discussion featuring faculty from the Naval War College's Arctic Studies Group on the updated strategy and what it means for America's Sea Services-the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Resilience in Rapidly Changing Arctic Systems, proposals close June 14, 2019. This joint Belmont Forum CRA calls for co-developed and co-implemented proposals from integrated teams of natural and social scientists, and stakeholders to address key areas of arctic resilience understanding and action. This collaboration of academic and non-academic knowledge systems constitutes a transdisciplinary approach that will advance not only understanding of the fundamentals of arctic resilience but also spur action, inform decision-making, and translate into solutions for resilience. The term "stakeholder" is used here in its broadest possible sense, allowing for co-development of projects with partners from, but not limited to, civil society, government, industry, NGOs, and Indigenous organizations.
Mark your calendars to attend IDA-8, which some have called one of the best Arctic gatherings around. Historically, this biennial symposium was co-hosted by U.S. National/Naval Ice Center (NIC) and the US Arctic Research Commission (USARC). In 2019, these partners will join forces with the Wilson Center's Polar Institute, and the Patuxent Defense Forum (run by the Patuxent Partnership), and St. Mary's College of Maryland as co-hosts. The now 2-day symposium will be held in the Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater, in Washington, DC. The event will focus on a broad cross-section of naval and maritime operations and issues in an ice-diminishing Arctic. The symposium brings together nationally and internationally recognized experts on Arctic governance, geopolitics, marine operations, infrastructure, science, and environmental observations, from the local, regional, and pan-Arctic scale. Information on prior symposia, including lists of speakers, video clips, and copies of presentations, is available here. Attendance is free, and registration is now open, here
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The event will be webcast live, and video recorded.
2019 Sea Ice Symposium, August 18-23, 2019 (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada). IGS co-hosts a sea ice symposium every 5 years. The Centre for Earth Observation Science (University of Manitoba) is excited to be hosting the first IGS event to be held in Canada. The symposium will include oral and poster sessions, and will provide a friendly and intellectually stimulating environment to facilitate face-to-face interactions and networking. Additional activities will include an opening reception, a banquet dinner and a mid-symposium afternoon excursion.
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
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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.
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