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Today's C
ongressional Action:
The House and Senate are not in session.
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Media
 Brave Owl Defends Its Nest From Hungry Wolves... and wins!
Think an owl would have a hard time fighting off a pack of hungry wolves?
Think again. As the BBC documentary "
Super Powered Owls
" shows, snowy owls use air superiority to throw their earth-bound foes off balance - and as a result, a pack of wolves out to snack on a nest of baby owls is in for a surprise.
Huffington Post
Warming in Arctic Affects Middle Latitudes-and Vice Versa.
When it comes to climate, what happens in the Arctic, scientists are fond of saying, doesn't stay in the Arctic. And it turns out that the reverse is also true: What happens in the middle latitudes can make for changes farther north. Alaska Dispatch News
 As Researchers Feared, Less Arctic Sea Ice Means Longer Swims for Polar Bears. Biologists have warned that disappearing summer and fall sea ice will force polar bears to swim greater distances -- and spend more energy doing so -- as they try to find enough food to survive.
Now they've gathered direct evidence that it's already happening.
Using satellite data sent from radio collars worn by 135 polar bears in the Beaufort Sea and Hudson Bay from 2007 to 2012 to track where and how often the bears made long-distance swims (defined by the researchers as more than 50 kilometers or about 31 miles), researchers found a correlation between low sea ice and long-distance swimming. Alaska Dispatch News
China Spurs Ships to Use Arctic Shipping Route: Report.
Shanghai: China is looking to exploit the Northwest Passage, the fabled shortcut from the Pacific to the Atlantic, state-run media said Wednesday, with the world's biggest trader in goods publishing a shipping guide to the route. The seaway north of Canada, which could offer a quicker journey from China to the US East Coast than via the Panama Canal or Cape Horn, was sought by European explorers for centuries, including by the doomed Franklin expedition of 1845. Gulf News
 Coast Guard Visits Nome, Prepares for Increase in Arctic Traffic.
The U.S. Coast Guard is gearing up for a busy summer in the Arctic.
In preparation for the flagship voyage of the Crystal Serenity, a thousand passenger cruise ship set to sail through the Northwest Passage this summer, the Coast Guard has been hosting search and rescue drills, tabletop exercises, and meeting with communities along Alaska's coast. A contingent of Coast Guard officials visited Nome Monday. Rear Admiral Dan Abel led yesterday's meeting at Old St. Joe's community hall. KTOO
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Legislative Action
No Arctic legislation was formally considered yesterday.
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Future Events
Alaska Rural Energy Conference, April 26-28, 2016 (Fairbanks, Alaska, USA). The Alaska Rural Energy Conference is a three day event offering a large variety of technical sessions covering new and ongoing energy projects in Alaska, as well as new technologies and needs for Alaska's remote communities. Building on the growing success, the Alaska Energy Authority and the Alaska Center for Energy and Power have joined forces again to organize and sponsor the 10th annual Alaska Rural Energy Conference.
Regional and Global Implications of Changing Permafrost, April 28, 2016 (Washington, DC USA).
There is growing realization of the strong interactions between degradation of near-surface permafrost on the dynamics of ecosystems, and that these interactions together influence local and global environmental, economic, and social systems. This presentation will discuss the use of synthesis science by both the SEARCH Permafrost Action Team and Permafrost Carbon Network to identify and understand the widespread implications of changing permafrost at both regional and local scales. This presentation is part of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States Arctic Research Seminar Series.
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.
Bridging the Future of Arctic Social Science Research, September 23-24, 2016 (Monticello, Rhode Island, 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.
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