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Arctic Reading for the Quarantine:
Newly shared reports this week.
(The Polar Institute and the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative) Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean, 2020. The Polar Institute and the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative co-hosted a workshop in October 2019 with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government entitled, Policy and Action on Plastic in the Arctic Ocean. The event convened global thought leaders, diverse stakeholders, and subject matter experts to begin developing a framework for tackling Arctic marine plastic pollution as one of the focus areas for the Icelandic Chairmanship.
 (Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub) AAOKH Presentation at the Alaska Forum on the Environment, 2020. It was a pleasure and privilege to share observations and information about AAOKH. Taikuu and quyanaqpak!! Graduate student Roberta Glenn made the room stop with her Iñupiaq introduction and then told us about her upcoming coastal erosion monitoring research, Kotzebue Observer Bobby Schaeffer made clear the "unheard of" ice and ocean conditions in his region during 2019, UAF climatologist Rick Thoman gave us the broader context, and Elena Sparrow explained youth and education opportunities. Donna Hauser moderated and introduced AAOKH to the audience.
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 Arctic Ocean Will be Ice-Free in the Summer Before 2050 Even If Emission-Cutting Goals are Met, Study Reveals. The sea around the North Pole will be ice-free in the summer before 2050 - even if emission-cutting goals are met, a shocking study has revealed. Experts modelled the impact of various levels of carbon dioxide emissions on Arctic sea ice, finding that the targets of the Paris Climate agreement will not be enough. Sea ice in the Arctic normally grows and shrinks according to the seasons, but at present some ice - which is home to animals like polar bears - always remains.
Daily Mail
PhD Position Available: Physical Oceanography, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. UiT The Arctic University of Norway invites applications for a PhD position in physical oceanography. This full-time, four-year position will be located in Tromsø, Norway. Understanding methane bubble evolution and transport in the water column will help elucidating methane seepage influence on the benthic and pelagic environment and atmospheric climate gas composition. The successful candidate will estimate bubble size distributions from image analysis and acoustic measurements, and will incorporate an existing process-based model into a high-resolution 3-D model to understand the transport of dissolved and free methane.
UArctic
 Scientists Use Genetics to Study How the World's Three Narwhal Populations are Affected by Climate Shifts. If you want to learn about your ancestry, you can spit into a test-tube and retrieve your DNA results a month later online. Scientists seeking to learn about the genetics of the narwhal had to use more elaborate methods to gather DNA samples of the deep-diving whale that lives in the ice-cold waters of the Arctic.
The Narwhal
Geophysicist Remains Optimistic for Arctic Ozone Layer Despite Huge Hole. A University of Huddersfield scientist is scheduled to head back to the Arctic, where he is an experienced researcher of changes in its ice fields and their impact on climate change. But as he prepares to return to the region, Dr. Byongjun (Phil) Hwang has been absorbing news of a fresh development-a rare, unusually large hole in the ozone layer has been observed in the stratosphere above the North Pole.
Phys.org
Russian Geographical Society Expedition Evaluates Arctic Railway Feasibility. The participants in the second field season of the Russian Geographical Society expedition Transpolar Mainline installed geothermal monitoring posts in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area and the Krasnoyarsk Territory, which will help determine the feasibility of building the Korotchayevo-Igarka-Norilsk railway.
The Arctic
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Future Events
Ground Truth Briefing: Policy and Action on Plastic Pollution in the Arctic Ocean, April 23, 2020 (Teleconference). The Wilson Center's Polar Institute and the Harvard Kennedy School's Arctic Initiative recently released a report entitled "Policy and Action on Plastic Pollution in the Arctic Ocean." This report describes the nature of challenges posed by Arctic marine plastic pollution and provides targeted recommendations to policymakers and researchers; it is based on a workshop the two organizations co-hosted with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Ambassador David Balton, Brittany Janis, Halla Hrund Logadóttir, and Marisol Maddox will discuss the report, the challenges of Arctic marine plastic pollution, and recommendations to combat plastic pollution in the Arctic Ocean.
ICESAT-2 Cryospheric Science Hackweek, June 15-19, 2020 (Seattle, Washington USA). ICESat-2 Cryospheric Science Hackweek is a 5-day hackweek to be held at the University of Washington. Participants will learn about technologies used to access and process ICESat-2 data with a focus on the cryosphere. Mornings will consist of interactive lectures, and afternoon sessions will involve facilitated exploration of datasets and hands-on software development.
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.
3rd Arctic Science Ministerial, November 21-22, 2020 (Toyko, Japan). Since the last Arctic Science Ministerial in 2018, changes in the Arctic ecosystem and the resulting impacts locally and globally have been severely felt. While the reasons for these changes in climate largely stem from activities outside of the Arctic, the Arctic is warming at a rate of nearly double the global average. 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. The Third Arctic Science Ministerial will be co-hosted by Iceland and Japan.
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.
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