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Global warming a growing threat to Arctic reindeer by Catherine Marciano Agence France-Presse (November 13, 2009) JARFJORD, Norway -– On Norway’s border with Russia, the consequences of climate change are affecting the reindeer population as rising temperatures hit food stocks … Read more
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Torchbearer Anthony Arreak is seen carrying the Olympic Flame in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Anthony Arreak (Arctic ’09) had the privilege of carrying the Olympic Flame in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik (northern Québec, … Read more
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Is Pine Island Glacier the Weak Underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet? by Mauri Pelto It is popularly understood that glaciologists consider West Antarctica the biggest source of uncertainty in sea level projections. The base of the 3000-m thick … Read more
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Jesse Tungilik (Antarctic ’01/Arctic ’08) was SOI’s International Polar Year Project Assistant and Youth Coordinator from 2007-2009. He is currently in the middle of a 6-month internship with the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jesse Tungilik … Read more
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Call for abstracts “We will present the freshest and most urgent polar science side-by-side with the most creative and energetic polar education and outreach,” says Dr. David Carlson, Director of the IPY International Programme Office. He urges the polar community … Read more
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Antarctica’s ice loss helps offset global warming The Independent (November 11, 2009 ) — Global warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking … Read more
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Arctic scientists deflated by climate change sceptics by Catherine Marciano Agence France-Presse (Nov 11, 2009) TROMSO, Norway — As the world climate summit closes in, scientists monitoring the impact of global warming in the far north have grown frustrated by … Read more
An upbeat invitation to “Take AIM at Climate Change” – with “AIM” standing for Adapt, Innovate, Mitigate. The lyrics are based on the latest science of Earth’s changing climate, with the music a mix of rap and pop. Four verses … Read more
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World youth will have to lead the way to climate change by Barbara Yaffe Vancouver Sun (November 9, 2009) — One of the challenges in addressing climate change is that the folks being asked to do most of the sacrificing … Read more
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A wild caribou roams the tundra near The Meadowbank Gold Mine located in the Nunavut Territory of Canada on March 25, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette Scientists warn caribou collapse not unlike disappearance of cod stocks by Bob Weber CP … Read more
