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No Arctic-science events are scheduled for today.
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 2020 Funding Call.The National Park Service Shared Beringian Heritage Program (SBHP) recognizes and celebrates the unique natural resources and cultural heritage shared by Russia and the United States in the region known as Beringia. From the Kolyma River in the west to Alaska's border with the Yukon in the east, this region includes the people, the land, and the water that connected the continents of North America and Asia during the Pleistocene ice ages. The area provides unparalleled opportunities to study both earth and human history.
Urals Scientists Design Uncrewed Vehicles to Deliver Fuel in Arctic.The Urals Federal University's specialists designed an uncrewed vehicle, which will deliver fuel, including gas, to electric energy sources in the Arctic, the University's Center on Cooperation with Industries' Deputy Director Alexander Cherepanov told TASS on Tuesday. "For local energy sources to be operational, regular deliveries of fuel, including gas are required," he commented. "Traditional pipelines are rather expensive, and in the Extreme North it may be impossible to lay a pipeline in certain areas."
TASS
 Lightning Struck Near the North Pole 48 Times. It's Not Normal.Lightning happens all the time, but certain parts of the world get far less of it than others, including near the North Pole. Lightning requires atmospheric instability, something that's set up when cold, parched air sits atop warmer, wetter air. At very high latitudes, that hotter, damper air tends not to show up. That's why it took scientists by surprise when dozens of lightning strikes were detected within 300 nautical miles of the North Pole this past weekend. In fact, it was so unusual that it was highlighted on Twitter by the National Weather Service's office in Fairbanks, Alaska. A bulletin of theirs said this was "one of the furthest north lightning strikes in Alaska forecaster memory.
National Geographic
Thaw Slump of High Arctic Permafrost Rises.Situated around 800 km from the North Pole, Eureka is one of the coldest inhabited places in the world. With a mean annual air temperature of -19.7° C and polar night lasting from mid-October until the end of February, this Arctic weather station on Ellesmere Island has just a handful of residents. Now research shows that climate change is biting even here. Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands are the two most northerly islands in the Canadian high Arctic.
Physics World
Environmentalists concerned over changes to Endangered Species Act.The Interior Department today announced it has finalized new rules for carrying out the Endangered Species Act. Secretary David Bernhardt describes the changes as improvements. Environmental groups say the new regulations weaken the Endangered Species Act.
Alaska Public Radio
Plastic Hitches a Ride on Rain, Snow, and Wind to Pollute the Whole Planet. You've probably already heard that microplastics have made their way into our soil, oceans, poop, and even beer. Now, scientists have found that these tiny bits of plastic can even infiltrate our air-which carries them off to invade even the wildest corners of the Earth. Researchers from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and EcoLab in France spent five months collecting plastic fibers in some of the highest reaches of the Pyranese mountain range, a string of peaks that separate France and Spain.
Popular Science
 Arctic Sea-Ice Loss Has 'Minimal Influence' on Severe Cold Winter Weather. The possible connection between Arctic sea-ice loss and extreme cold weather -- such as the deep freezes that can grip the USA in the winter months -- has long been studied by scientists. Observations show that when the regional sea-ice cover is reduced, swathes of Asia and North America often experience unusually cold and hazardous winter conditions. However, previous climate modeling studies have suggested that reduced sea ice cannot fully explain the cold winters.
Science Daily
[Canada] Federal Government Funds U of M Research Into Oil Spill Responses. Seven University of Manitoba research projects aimed at testing new technologies and techniques to improve our responses to oil spills have been funded by the federal government. Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, announced on Aug. 12 that the Government of Canada is investing $6,385,000 to support the trailblazing research. The funds will also support 12 scientific training positions at the University of Manitoba.
University of Manitoba
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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.
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