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This April, the United States will assume chairmanship of the Arctic Council for a two-year term. Since the last U.S. chairmanship fifteen years ago, the Arctic has changed dramatically. Melting sea ice has impacted indigenous communities as well as wildlife in significant ways. New Arctic

Coastal regions of Alaska are regularly affected by intense storms of ocean origin, the frequency and intensity of which are expected to increase as a result of global climate change. Coastal storms have already led to severe erosion, flooding, and destruction of salt-intolerant vegetation, but to

Eran Hood (University of Alaska Southeast) and Shad O'Neel (USGS Alaska Science Center) will present "Icefield-to-Ocean Linkages Across the Aorthern Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem" on Tuesday, 10 March at 10:00am AKDT. Rates of glacier mass loss in the northern Pacific coastal

The Arctic is increasingly recognized by the United States as a strategically and environmentally important region. NOAA research supports interagency efforts to understand and manage this vast landscape.

These presentations will highlight NOAA research to improve our understanding of Arctic

Arctic Ambitions IV is Alaska's premier Arctic business conference! This unique international event brings together corporate executives and senior government officials from around the Arctic region and the world. It focuses on trade, commerce and investment and serves as an excellent networking

The annual Arctic Business Forum in the heart of Lapland Finland introduces the latest business development and the future prospects of the European High North economy. Arctic Business Forum is a discussion arena and a business-to-business meeting point valuing sustainable growth in the arctic.

The Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks hosts a weekly 'Friday Life Science Hour' most Fridays during the academic year. Seminars are held from 3:00-4:00 pm AKST and are free and open to the public. The March 6, 2015 seminar is "Decision Analysis: A Vital Communication

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2015, Ocean Leadership’s annual Public Policy Forum will be held at the Reserve Officers Association building on Capitol Hill. This year’s theme is Predicting and Preparing for a Changing Arctic and will feature panels with experts from around the country and remarks by

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Jung, AWI, Germany
2 March 2015 at 16 CET
Webinar ID: 120-183-315

The first webinar in this series on 2 March at 16 CET with the title "Polar Weather Prediction" will introduce Professor Dr. Thomas Jung, a polar meteorologist, who is leading international