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In hot water: World’s ocean temps warmest recorded by Seth Borenstein AP (August 20, 2009) WASHINGTON — The world’s oceans this summer are the warmest on record. The National Climatic Data Center, the government agency that keeps weather records, says … Read more
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Weekly averaged sea surface temperatures (top, °C) and anomalies (bottom, °C) for the past twelve weeks. SST analysis is the optimum interpolation (OI) analysis, while anomalies are departures from the adjusted OI climatology (Reynolds and Smith 1995, J. Climate, 8, … Read more
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Australian Parliament passes energy law The law was passed Thursday requiring that 20 percent of the country’s electricity come from renewable sources such as the sun and wind by 2020, matching European standards and up from about 8 percent now. … Read more
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Methane bubbles observed by sonar, escape from sea-bed as temperatures rise (BBC News) Methane seeps from Arctic sea-bed by Judith Burns Science and environment reporter BBC News (August 18, 2009) — Scientists say they have evidence that the powerful greenhouse … Read more
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Relaunching OOKPIK.ORG Building a community for circumpolar youth The community website for circumpolar youth has had a total makeover. It’s a completely new OOKPIK! This site is designed for circumpolar youth, with contributions from circumpolar youth. Over the past two … Read more
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An exciting new position has become available as the Coordinator for the new Northern Fellowship Program at the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation for someone who is either a current or previous resident in the far north (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut, … Read more
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Sheila Watt-Cloutier Why the Arctic is central to climate change negotiations by Patricia Cochrane and Sheila Watt-Cloutier Winnipeg Free Press (July 27, 2009) — As nations meet to discuss the impacts of climate change and promote their interests in the … Read more
Climate change: New study backs UN panel on ocean rise AFP (July 26, 2009) PARIS — The UN’s climate panel has been backed over a key question as to how far global warming will drive up sea levels this century, … Read more
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Musk oxen clash horns in a battle for dominance on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. Researchers suspect that herds of reindeer, musk oxen and other Arctic animals may face starvation as a warming climate affects their ability to access food. (Laurent Dick … Read more
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The IPY International Early Career Researcher Symposium will take place from December 4 to 8, 2009 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. The Symposium is organized in conjunction with the 2009 ArcticNet Science Meeting, which will be held after the Symposium in … Read more
