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.

With Arctic aviation and maritime activity on the rise, Europe and Canada are taking the lead in developing weather satellites to gather global data and improve observation of the Earth’s northernmost latitudes. A consortium led by OHB Sweden AB is developing a prototype for the European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite, a proposed constellation of 16 small satellites in polar orbit to gather weather data, under a 32.5 million euro ($34.8 million) European Space Agency contract awarded last year.

Thank peat for that scotchy flavor of Scotch whisky: The muck forms in Scotland’s bogs, when layer after layer of dead vegetation resists decay and compresses into fuel, which is burned during scotch distillation. But you can also thank peat for helping keep our planet relatively cool, as all that muck—which is particularly common across the Arctic—traps a tremendous amount of carbon that would otherwise heat the atmosphere.

Rain on the Greenland ice sheet in the Arctic and the growing ozone hole over Antarctica were just two of the indicators marking the continued impacts of human activity on the planet, a report released by the World Meteorological Organization said. “It is just a matter of time before we see another warmest year on record,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said on Wednesday when the report was released. “Our climate is changing before our eyes.”

The Arctic is melting. Warming temperatures are thawing permafrost, the frozen ground layer that supports human communities and natural ecosystems in the northernmost reaches of the planet. There are many open questions about permafrost degradation on land, like exactly how much carbon is entering the atmosphere and its impacts on climate change. But there are even more unknowns about what’s happening with permafrost submerged below the frigid waters of the Arctic Ocean.

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.