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Today, no Arctic-science events are schedule.
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 Arctic Heat Records and Cold Spells- Sweden's Summer of Extremes. Unlike several other European countries, Sweden did not set a new national heat record in July. But in the far north, close to the Finnish border, the village of Markusvinsa saw the mercury climb to a sizzling 34.8C - the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. It was unseasonably warm in several other towns in northern Sweden as well, with Haparanda recording its highest temperature since 1896 (33.6C). Kvikkjokk, Gunnarn and Storlien also reported temperatures above 30C - equalling or breaking records from over a century ago.
The Local Sweden
July Brings Heat to Nunavut's High Arctic. If you're heading to the High Arctic this week, maybe pack your shorts along with your parka. That's because the tip of Nunavut's Ellesmere Island has once again become the hot spot of the Canadian Arctic this week with temperatures in the high teens on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, July 30, the high of 18.3 C recorded at the Alert Canadian Forces Station beat the previous record high for that date in Alert, 17.5 C, set in 2016.
Nunatsiaq Online
Abrupt Arctic Climate Shifts Trigger Rapid Ecosystem Responses. As the High North swelters through a record-breaking summer, with temperatures in parts of Greenland spiking up to 22 degrees Celsius above normal this June, new research suggests that ecosystems in this most rapidly warming part of the world are far more sensitive to sudden climate shifts than expected. Two recent abrupt temperature hikes in West Greenland triggered precipitous ongoing changes, including increased ice sheet melt, intense dust storms, and earlier spring plant growth and lake thaw, according to a new study recently published in Environmental Research Letters.
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 NOAA Greenlights Alaska Whale Harassment. A Texas driller with patchy regulatory history will be permitted thousands of allowances for injury or harassment of humpback whales, harbor seals and other marine life as it explores for oil in Cook Inlet, Alaska. NOAA Fisheries published regulations today allowing for various unintentional impacts to marine mammals, from seals to the endangered beluga whale, resulting from the underwater sounds, blasts and pressure waves caused by seismic surveys and construction planned by Texas-based Hilcorp Alaska LLC over the next five years.
E&E News
Chilingarov: Russia is Falling a Bit Behind Europe in Arctic Research. Russia is falling a bit behind Europe in exploring the Arctic, said Russian Special Presidential Representatives for International Cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic Artur Chilingarov. "We are falling behind a bit. The MOSAiC project (an international multi-purpose floating observatory for research on the Arctic climate)... they will anchor their research icebreaker Polarstern to an ice floe this year," Chilingarov said Friday on the sidelines of a research conference on the North Pole 2020 drifting polar station.
The Arctic
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Future Events
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.
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.
IX International Forum "Arctic: Today and the Future," December 5-7, 2019 (St. Petersburg, Russia). Save the date for Arctic: Today and the Future. More information to follow.
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