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Today's C
ongressional Action:
The Senate is expected to consider S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act. The House is not in session.
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Media
 Ottawa Announces Money for Indigenous Mental Health, Suicide Prevention. The federal government announced money June 13 that is aimed at beefing up mental health supports in a number of Indigenous communities across the country, including in Nunavut. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $69 million to provide more resources to communities in Ontario, Manitoba and Nunavut to help them better cope with mental health needs and suicide crises.
Nunatsiaq Online
Video From a Polar Bear's Point of View. Scientists would love to know how polar bears spend their time and how much their behavior is changing as a warming planet results in less sea ice during the summer. But it's not so easy to do. In a few places, like Churchill, Manitoba, bears congregate on land during the summer. But many stay on the ice or find other places to venture onto solid ground.
New York Times
At Ground Zero of Warming, Greenland Seeks to Unlock Frozen Assets. On top of the world, by a fjord in western Greenland, a remote hydro power plant is buzzing with extra water from the melt of ancient glaciers. This island at ground zero of global warming is seeking to be one of the few places on Earth to benefit. Outside the Buksefjord plant, the biggest of five hydro-electricity stations built in Greenland since 1993 in a push to move away from imported oil, cod that usually only thrive further south can be seen swimming in the clear water.
Alaska Dispatch News
Arctic is Looking for 'Right People.' Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has backed the idea of establishing a body for comprehensive management of the Northern Sea Route. Yet, the functions of this body are not absolutely clear as there are dozens of proposals in this respect. Some believe there is no need to establish a new body. As of today, the Northern Sea Route Administration subordinate to the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency issues permissions for NSR navigation and certificates for ice pilotage, monitors hydrometeorological, ice and navigation situation, coordinates installation of navigational aids, selects regions to carry out hydrographic surveys, assists in organization of search and rescue operations. In general, the NSR Administration is in charge of technical issues related to safe navigation within the Northern Sea Route waters.
Port News
 Unmanned Drones Sail the Bering Sea. Researchers in the Bering Sea are using autonomous sailing vessels, powered by the sun and wind, to collect data on ocean conditions, fish and marine mammals in a rapidly changing, biologically rich area. At the end of May, two 6m (20ft)-tall orange autonomous sailing vessels, each with a vertical carbon-fiber wing, were set loose in the Bering Sea from a dock in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Each of the vehicles had been programmed with a single instruction: to sail hundreds of kilometers into the southeastern Bering Sea to a bright yellow, donut-shaped buoy named "Peggy."
News Deeply
Archaeologists Race to Save Ancient Arctic Sites from Rising Ocean. Arctic archaeologists are fighting to learn what they can from one of the most extensive ancient sites in the North before climate change eats away centuries of history. "It's really happening in a big way," said Max Friesen, a University of Toronto archaeologist who's heading this week to a remote island near the Northwest Territories and Yukon. "We have no idea what we're missing."
CTV News
 Zukunft: Arctic Coast Guard Forum Supports Positive Relationship With Russian Counterpart.
The United States Coast Guard and its Russian counterparts have maintained a productive, transparent dialogue regarding Arctic operations and concerns about growing human activity in the region, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said today.
The
Arctic Coast Guard Forum, established last fall
, brings together coast guard leadership from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and the United States to coordinate on operational issues related to increasing commercial shipping, cruise lines, scientific research, oil exploration, fishing and other human activity as the Arctic Circle waters open up.
USNI News
Arctic Coast Guard Agencies Establish Plan to Enhance Information Exchange. Leaders from all eight Arctic coast guard agencies have agreed to a multi-year plan to improve information exchange in the region, US Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said in a statement from the Arctic Coast Guard Forum on Monday. "The Arctic coast guards now have an established framework to exchange information and are finalizing a set of combined operating guidelines to enhance interoperability," Zukunft stated.
Tour Reveals Shared Arctic Challenges: US Ambassador.
With climate change on the agenda at the June 29 leaders' summit in Ottawa between Canada, the United States and Mexico, U.S. President Obama can now call on his ambassador to Canada for an up to date view of the Arctic's challenges. "When you sit down and think about life and the challenges and opportunities we all face in the Arctic, the challenges and opportunities are there in full bloom, but everything is extreme," said Heyman, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, one of 20 foreign diplomats who
recently spent nine days visiting 15 communities
from Labrador to Yukon.
Nunatsiaq Online
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Legislative Action
No Arctic legislation was formally considered yesterday.
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Future Events
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.
The Alfred Wegener Institute has teamed up with UP Transfer GmbH and the University of Potsdam to organize a great conference for
you, permafrost researchers. The conference aim
s at
covering all relevant aspects of permafrost research, engineering and outreach on a global and regional level.
**New this week**
Arctic 2020: Building a Sustained Observing System June 28, 2016 (Fairbanks, Alaska, USA and webinar).
With critical past, and potential future environmental changes affecting Alaska and the Arctic Region, the United States needs to rapidly expand long-term observing of the ice and marine environment across the greater Arctic Ocean Basin, as well as conditions across the state of Alaska. This will allow us to better monitor changes across the region, and support stakeholders with improving prediction capabilities for weather, marine ecosystems, sea-ice, and climate. This event is hosted by the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy.
Conference on Water Innovations for Healthy Arctic Homes: September 18-21, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska. This circumpolar conference will bring together engineers, health experts, researchers, community members, policymakers, and innovators to discuss health benefits, challenges and innovations associated with making running water and sewer in remote northern communities safe, affordable and sustainable. Information and an expression of interest in attending can be found
here. (The full link is:
http://wihah2016.com/)
13th International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments: September 19-22, 2016 (Tromso, Norway).
GIMS 13
promotes the study of natural gas and release systems on a global scale and
facilitates interdisciplinary and international cooperation. The conference
intends to bring together geologists, biologists, microbiologist, geophysicists, oceanographers, geochemists and scientists from modeling disciplines. The forum will provide a platform for current knowledge and future programs in gas inventories, fluxes and their role within the carbon cycle and biodiversity. Conference is organized by CAGE - Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate at UiT The
Arctic University of Norway. Abstract submission deadline is May 30th and registration deadline is June 20th. For more information:
http://gims13.uit.no
Bridging the Future of Arctic Social Science Research, September 23-24, 2016 (Monticello, Virginia, 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.
Arctic Ambitions V: International Business Conference & Trade Show, October 4-5, 2016 (Anchorage, Alaska, USA). This once-a-year event uniquely focuses on business and investment opportunities flowing from developments in the Arctic. With interest in commercial development in the Arctic growing rapidly, WTC Anchorage initiated the Arctic Ambitions conference five years ago to address issues such as innovation, investment, infrastructure development, transportation, natural resources, and trade. At the event, corporate executives and senior government officials from across the Arctic, and around the world, make presentations and participate in panel discussions. This year's conference also includes a Trade Show and B2B Matchmaking Session. For more information, please contact Greg Wolf (
[email protected]) or call
907-278-7233.
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.
Arctic Technology Conference, October 24-26, 2016 (St. John's, Canada). Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection. The Arctic Technology Conference (ATC) is built upon OTC's successful multidisciplinary approach, with 14 technical societies and organizations working together to deliver the world's most comprehensive Arctic event.
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