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Media
Report to Congress on Changes in the Arctic. The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region's future. The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic country and has substantial interests in the region. Record low extents of Arctic sea ice over the past decade have focused scientific and policy attention on links to global climate change and projected ice-free seasons in the Arctic within decades. USNI News How Nitrogen Contributes to Permafrost Carbon Dynamics. The Arctic is warming 2-3 times faster than the global average. The rapid increase of near-surface air temperatures at high latitudes is driving a loss of ice in oceans, rivers, mountain glaciers, and soil. Permafrost, the perennially frozen ground found in frigid climates, is estimated to store approximately 1,500 gigatons of carbon, or about half of the world's underground stores. This carbon is slowly escaping from the soil as permafrost thaws; this thawing could release as much carbon into the atmosphere as current emissions from global land use change over the next 80 years. EOS Scientists Have Found the Cause of High Blood Pressure in the Arctic. The scientists who studied the consumption of fish by the Nenets people living in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area have concluded that the reduction of the share of fish products in their diet can increase their blood pressure, reads a statement on the website of Tyumen State University. "The small ethnic groups on the Yamal are mostly deer hunters and fishermen. Researchers explain their stamina, good health and ability to adjust to the rigorous Arctic climate by their traditional diet. They believe that the growing rate of hypertension diseases in the region is due to the reduction of the share of fish products in the local people's diet," TSU researcher Yelena Lobanova said. The Arctic Arctic Experts Short Questionnaire- University of California Irvine. The Arctic Environmental Governance Project at the University of California Irvine continues its program on governance with a study of the need for additional instruments for the environmental future of the Arctic. The project welcomes participation in a short survey. There are many different views on the need for more and/or different instruments and initiatives. This question is one of centrality to makers of policy so the Project is soliciting expert thoughts. The survey should take about ten minutes.The survey can be found here.
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Future Events
** New this week ** Coastal Wetlands Reduce Disaster Risk, Protect Biodiversity, and Promote Human Health and Well-Being, November 6, 2018 (Webinar). This is part of the OneNOAA Science Seminar Series. There is substantial, growing literature that details positive human health effects, psychological and physiological, of exposure to "nature," including "green" and "blue space," with evidence suggesting that diversity of species or environments may have specific positive human health benefits. These health benefits are important ecosystem services provided by healthy ecosystems. In this presentation, we discuss several critical ecosystem services provided by wetlands including disaster risk reduction, with an emphasis on benefits to human health and well-being. Impacts to human health via damage to ecosystem services from disasters have rarely been considered in disaster planning or mitigation, nor have the health benefits been part of the framework for planning urban greenspaces and land-use. Coastal wetlands can be part of "natural and nature-based" solutions, minimizing the impacts of disasters by buffering coastal communities from storms and erosion and absorbing flood waters. In addition, mental and physical health benefits of experiencing healthy wetlands could offset some stress and disease encounters related to disasters.
** New this week ** Northern rock sole recruitment response to winds and temperature in the eastern Bering Sea, November 7, 2018 (Webinar). This seminar is part of NOAA's EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. This webinar will consider issue of creating environment-recruitment models for short and long-term forecasting of rock sole.
Maritime & Arctic Security & Safety Conference (MASS18) "Arctic Technology" November 15-16, 2018 (Newfoundland & Labrador Canada). Now in its sixth year, MASS has gained an international reputation as a must-attend event to gain a wide perspective on challenges, opportunities and policies related to the Arctic and North Atlantic maritime environments. The aim of this Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador supported international conference is to promote stakeholder collaboration, technological innovation, harsh environment research & development, and world-class education efforts that are contributing to both Maritime and Arctic issues. This two day conference will draw a diverse group of speakers and attendees representing government, military, Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard, industry, academic leaders, Northern Leaders, research and other key stakeholders. We hope you can join us to be a part of this important dialogue.
** New this week ** Causes for the record low sea-ice extent in the Bering Sea in 2018, November 19, 2018 (Webinar). This seminar is part of NOAA's EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. This webinar will be an in-depth look at the driving factors of a warm Bering Sea including ice arrival, extent, and implications.
** New this week ** Modeled impact of coastal biogeochemical processes and climate variability on ocean acidification in the Bering Sea, November 28, 2019 (Webinar). This seminar is part of NOAA's EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. The webinar will be an examination of spatial and temporal variability of the carbon cycle from 2003-2012 and the connection to ocean acidification.
American Geophysical Union Fall meeting, December 10-14, 2018 (Washington, DC USA). The AGU 2018 Fall Meeting will mark another dynamic year of discovery in Earth and space science, serve as the advent of AGU's Centennial year, and provide a special opportunity to share our science with world leaders in Washington, D.C. As the largest Earth and space science gathering in the world, the Fall Meeting places you in the center of a global community of scientists drawn from myriad fields of study whose work protects the health and welfare of people worldwide, spurs innovation, and informs decisions that are critical to the sustainability of the Earth.
USARC Commissioner Jacqueline Richter-Menge to deliver the Nye Lecture at the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting. The US Arctic Research Commission (USARC) is pleased to announce that Commissioner Jacqueline Richter-Menge will present this year's Nye Lecture, titled "A Career of Change," at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Washington, DC at 2:50 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in the Marquis room of the Marriott Marquis Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001.
ArcticNet: Annual Scientific Meeting 2018, December 10-14, 2018 (Ottawa, ON Canada). Canada's North is experiencing unprecedented change in its sea and terrestrial ice, permafrost and ecosystems under the triple pressures of climate change, industrialization and modernization. The impacts of these pressures can be seen on food and energy security, shipping, sovereignty, northern community health and well-being, and sustainable development and resource exploitation. All these issues have brought the North to the forefront of national and international agendas. Building on the success of its previous Annual Scientific Meetings and International Arctic Change Conferences, the Arctic Network of Centers of Excellence announces the 14th ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting.
Arctic Frontiers, January 20-25, 2019 (Tromso, Norway). The Arctic Frontiers is a global scientific conference on economic, societal, and environmental sustainable growth. This year's theme will be "Smart Arctic," with a pan-arctic emphasis, and an effort to build new partnerships across nations, generations and ethnic groups. Arctic Frontiers provides a forum for dialogue and communication between science, government and industry. The plenary program will have five main sessions: State of the Arctic, Blue Growth, Smart Solutions, Bridging the Gap, and Arctic business prospects. An abstract-driven science program will address Plastics in the Ocean, the Future of Governance and Handling Vulnerability in Arctic Ecosystems, State of the Arctic and A Smart Arctic Future.
of the AAG includes over 8,500 geographers converging from the U.S., Canada, and nearly 60 other countries in a typical year including geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and other leaders for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience.
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