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Canadian High Arctic Research Station coming to Cambridge Bay
posted on 25 Aug 2010
Canadian High Arctic Research Station coming to Cambridge Bay (IASC)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Russian-German Station
posted on 25 Aug 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Russian-German Station (IASC)
Nunavut judge blocks seismic testing in Lancaster Sound
posted on 16 Aug 2010
Nunavut judge blocks seismic testing in Lancaster Sound (The Globe and Mail)
Greenland Glacier calves island 4 times the size of Manhattan
posted on 10 Aug 2010
Greenland Glacier calves island 4 times the size of Manhattan (University of Delaware)
Bedrock is a milestone in climate research
posted on 10 Aug 2010
International team of climate researchers drill through a mile and a half of the Greenland ice sheet in search of climate change insights (National Science Foundation)
Polarstern Expedition Highlights
posted on 10 Aug 2010
Scientists start fine-tuning first Cryosat-2 data
posted on 02 Aug 2010
Scientists start fine-tuning first Cryosat-2 data (PlanetEarth online)
US-Canada Arctic Continental Shelf Survey
posted on 28 Jul 2010
2010 Extended Continental Shelf Project
Russian scientific vessel bound for Arctic Ocean
posted on 28 Jul 2010
Russia sends research ship to Arctic Ocean (Xinhua News Agency)
Arctic Ice at low point compared to recent geologic history
posted on 26 Jul 2010
Arctic Ice at low point compared to recent geologic history. (Ohio State University)
Arctic climate may be more sensitive to warming than thought, says new study
posted on 26 Jul 2010
Arctic Climate May be More Sensitive to Warming Than Thought, Says New Study (University of Colorado)
Arctic Ocean full up with carbon dioxide
posted on 26 Jul 2010
naturenews: 'Loss of sea ice is unlikely to enable Arctic waters to mop up more carbon dioxide from the air'.
Out in the cold
posted on 26 Jul 2010
Nature article (Nature, 466, 295-296, 15th July 2010) looking at the US ice-breaking fleet.
Navy Subs Help Scientists Expand Study of Arctic Thaw
posted on 23 Jul 2010
Navy Subs help scientists study of Arctic Thaw (ClimateWire)
NOAA Ship Fairweather maps aid shipping through Bering Straits
posted on 21 Jul 2010
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces a new multi year effort to update charts of priority Arctic regions.
Pre-publication: State of the Arctic Coast 2010
posted on 14 Jul 2010
The draft State of the Arctic Coast 2010, Scientific Review and Outlook report is now available at http://arcticcoasts.org
Announcement of Opportunity - released 18th June 2010
posted on 09 Jul 2010
The Arctic Programme First Announcement of Opportunity has now been published on the NERC website. The closing date for receiving applications is 1600 on 29th July 2010.
A first funding round workshop will be held on the 29th and 30th September 2010 to share information about the programme and to support the formation of new collaborations and the integration and alignment of projects prior to the development of full proposals. The workshop will be held at Warwick University.
Register online for the workshop by 1600 on 18th August, 2010.