Monthly Archives: September 2009

Imiqutailaq – Path of the Arctic Tern: Premieres September 30th

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Dear Friends, We would like to invite you to the premiere screening of our new documentary “Imiqutailaq – Path of the Arctic Tern” at the International Polar Year (IPY) Film Festival. WHEN: Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 7:00pm WHERE: Library … Read more »

Arctic Warmth, Tropical Wetness: Atmospheric Methane Increase

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View of wetlands and tidal streams in the Ashe Island area. (Photo Credit: NOAA) Global Increase In Atmospheric Methane Likely Caused By Unusual Arctic Warmth, Tropical Wetness Science Daily (September 28, 2009) — Unusually high temperatures in the Arctic and … Read more »

SOI endorses KYOTOplus and UN-led ‘Seal the Deal!’

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SOI is pleased to support the UN-led Seal the Deal campaign which aims to galvanize political will and public support for reaching a comprehensive global climate agreement in Copenhagen in December, and KYOTOplus, a Canadian public engagement campaign to support … Read more »

SOI Alumni join the Canadian Youth Delegation to COP15

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Ashley Tufts (Antarctic ’04 / Arctic ’05). BJ Bodnar (Arctic ’07 / Antarctic University ‘09). Amber Church (Antarctic ‘05 / Arctic ‘08) and an Inuk girl. Taryn McKenzie-Mohr (Arctic ‘09, left) and Jennie McDowell (Arctic ‘09, right) at the Arctic … Read more »

Co-operation needed for new climate change plan: Obama

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U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Summit on Climate Change, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, as U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon listens at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Obama: US ‘determined to act’ on climate change by Jennifer Loven, AP … Read more »

A message of thanks from Geoff Green

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Geoff Green, Students on Ice Founder & Executive Director (Photo: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice) Hello friends, Our recent Students on Ice Arctic Expedition 2009 was an enormous and numinous success! We spent two weeks exploring the east coast of … Read more »

GLOBAL CLIMATE WEEK: September 21-25, 2009

Global Climate Week: September 21–25, 2009 Global Climate Week is planned to coincide with the United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Summit on Climate Change on September 22, 2009. This important week and the lead-up weekend will be marked by synchronized … Read more »

Global Wake up Call; International Day of Peace

Global Wake up Call The world is sleepwalking into a crisis of epic and historical proportions. On September 21st, over 1,500 events in 112 countries organized by TckTckTck partners and individuals like you will sound the Global Wake Up Call … Read more »

Arctic sea ice reaches annual minimum extent

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Arctic sea ice reaches annual minimum extent National Snow and Ice Data Center (September 17, 2009) — Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest extent since the start of satellite measurements in … Read more »

Warmest global sea-surface temperatures for August and Summer

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Global surface temperature anomalies for the month of August 2009. Temperature is compared to the average global temperature from 1961-1990. Visualization of world’s land and ocean surface temperature. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA: Warmest Global Sea-Surface Temperatures for August and … Read more »