Satellite operators are venturing into the Arctic to improve connectivity as the changing atmospheric and geopolitical climate drives demand for more bandwidth in one of Earth’s last remaining frontiers. Fledgling and established operators alike see a growing market for capacity in areas best served by satellites in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO).

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, England, has received funding of over half a million pounds to lead a major new study to investigate the impact of beavers as they spread northwards into the Arctic. The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) has been expanding its range in recent decades and this important research aims to understand the effects that beavers are having on the Arctic landscape, on other animals, and on local Indigenous communities.

Researchers hope to learn more about how climate change impacts the Canadian Arctic through the launch of a new program. Thirteen projects will use $18.2 million to explore how the phenomenon is causing environmental, social, economic, cultural, engineering and infrastructure challenges across Inuit Nunangat. 

In a new study, Ma et al. [2022] find that the Arctic Sea ice concentration is crucial for the prediction of strong and long-lasting Ural blocking formation. The authors adopt a conditional nonlinear optimal perturbation method to explore the influence of Arctic Sea ice on Ural blocking prediction. Numerical results show that sea ice concentration in the Greenland, Barents, and Okhotsk seas is crucial for 4-pentad prediction of these Ural blockings.

The Arctic Data Center, Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), and Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) are jointly conducting a survey of the Arctic research community. The survey will help us develop a better understanding of the networks, forums, tools, workshops, and courses that support Arctic research collaboration, as well as the management and use of Arctic data. Your feedback will help drive future courses, workshops, and other programming offered by the Arctic Data Center, IARPC, and ARCUS. The survey is open until June 15th. 

The 2022 edition of its International Online Conference is hosted by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS). The conference contains five sessions drawing on multiple disciplines from the social to the natural sciences: Voices from Alpine and Polar regions; Bridging knowledge from Polar ocean beneficiaries; Polar regions in motion; Methods and ethics in polar research; and Advances in cryospheric sciences.

This event is hosted by The Arctic Institute (TAI). This event will include topics on: cultural security, economic security, energy security, environmental security, food security, health security, military security, and political security.

The events during the week of August 1st, 2022, will include Enhancing Arctic Science and Engineering Workshop along with Regional Development Tours and forums on the Arctic science to plan for the next 25 years of Arctic research. Participants will include scientists and engineers, Indigenous leaders, Arctic community members, policymakers, government organizations and businesses to celebrate past research success, take stock of current challenges and opportunities and plan for the next generation of collaboration and knowledge co-production that will keep Utqiagvik and Indigenous knowledge at the forefront of Arctic science and contribute to a safe and sustainable future for

the Arctic.

The Forum is organized in cooperation with Naalakkersuisut - The Government of Greenland. The Focus of the 2022 Greenland Forum will be on climate and prosperity; and, geopolitics and progress.

The Arctic Circle Assembly is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others. It is nonprofit and nonpartisan.