Monthly Archives: August 2008

September 24: IPY DAYS – PEOPLE AT THE POLES!

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photo: Max Holmes The next International Polar Day, on September 24th, will focus on PEOPLE. These days occur every three months and are a great opportunity to join students around the world and engage your local community, media, schools, family, … Read more »

Arctic sea ice at second lowest level

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Figure 1. Daily Arctic sea ice extent for August 26, 2008, fell below the 2005 minimum, which was 5.32 million square kilometers (2.05 million square miles). The orange line shows the 1979 to 2000 average extent for that day. The … Read more »

SOI applauds Canada for its Arctic Conservation Initiative

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John Baird, Canada’s Environment Minister, with Students on Ice Alumni Katrina Adams (Arctic ’07) and Delphine Delphie Rémillard Labrosse (Arctic ’08). Press Release for immediate diffusion – 4:34pm – Friday, August 22, 2008 Students on Ice applauds the Government of … Read more »

Auyuittuq National Park experiences “record-breaking” warmth

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Parks Canada staff flying by helicopter over Auyuittuq National Park on Tuesday took this photograph of the erosion at Crater Lake. (Matthew Nakashuk/Parks Canada) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * … Read more »