Monthly Archives: June 2009

Canada in the Post-American Arctic by David M. Brock (First published May 4, 2009) The 2009 biennial Arctic Council ministerial meetings were recently held in Tromso, Norway. Some of the delegates in attendance were speaking Mandarin. Mandarin-speaking mandarins at an … Read more »

Former SOI expedition photographer Trevor Lush was recently interviewed by Stock Photographer John M. Lund. See an excerpt from the interview here: Interview with Photographer Trevor Lush by John M. Lund John: Can you tell us about a memorable shoot … Read more »

Rapid sea level rise possible: scientists by Randy Boswell Canwest News Service (June 23, 2009) — It’s a little-known natural wonder along Baffin Island’s rugged east coast, a spectacular, 110-kilometre-long channel lined by towering cliffs that — despite its extreme … Read more »

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Sea levels could rise by a “catastrophic” 10 feet by the end of the century – putting millions of people at risk of flooding with coastal cities such as London, New York, Tokyo and Calcutta submerged, according to a new … Read more »

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The wheel on the right depicts researchers’ estimation of the range of probability of potential global temperature change over the next 100 years if no policy change is enacted on curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The wheel on the left assumes … Read more »

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A satellite image showing the mark left by emperor penguin guano in the Antarctic. (Photograph: British Antarctic Survey) Penguin poo viewed from space reveals new Antarctic colony locations British Antarctic Survey finds 10 new emperor penguins colonies using satellite images … Read more »

Ottawa not doing enough to ensure Canadians control commercial shipping there, experts say by Bob Weber The Canadian Press (June 14, 2009) — The thinning Arctic ice pack is already producing the much-anticipated surge in commercial shipping through the Northwest … Read more »

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Image courtesy Trent Schindler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Caption by Holli Riebeek. Data acquired 1957-2006. Antarctic Warming Trends NASA Earth Observatory For a long time, it seemed that Antarctica was immune to global warming. Most of … Read more »

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Lauren Law, Arctic ’08 2009 Global Humanitarian Forum Speaker CMSF 2009 Millennium Excellence Provincial Award Winner (British Columbia) Toyota Earth Day Scholarship (Pacific winner) British Council invites Canadian high school student to speak about tackling climate change at the Global … Read more »

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Precipitation map developed by Berkeley Lab’s Michael Wehner shows, among other things, a substantial reduction in springtime rains in California, and summertime rains in the Pacific Northwest. (Image courtesy of DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Climate Change Already Having Impact On … Read more »