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October of 2013 presents an excellent opportunity to visit Iceland and attend twoexciting Arctic conferences, held back to back in one of Europe's hottest travel destinations.
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PAGE21 young researchers have just started their fall season of permafrost investigation in remote areas, located in the northern hemisphere. So far we have received interesting writings from Samoylovand Zackenberg, located in North – East Greenland.
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We are pleased to announce further collaboration between the Arctic Energy Summit and the Arctic Circle. Anyone that is registered for the 2013 Arctic Energy Summit will also be able to attend the inaugural Arctic Circle that will be held 12-14 October in Reykjavik, Iceland FREE OF CHARGE.
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Cairn Energy, one of Europe´s leading independent oil and gas exploration and development companies, has revealed their long term plans for exploration drilling programme, which may involve in resuming activity off Greenland.
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The Arctic is sometimes described as the last frontier in the development of energy resources.
The Institute of the North's Arctic Energy Summit will explore energy as a fundamental element of the sustainable development of the Arctic as a lasting frontier.
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A Post-doctoral position on high-latitude land surface modelling within the Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM) and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research is open for applications. The deadline is the 3rd of September.
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The NRF Open Assembly started in Akureyri this morning. Its theme is: Climate Change in Northern Territories, Sharing Experiences, Exploring New Methods and Assessing Socio-Economic Impacts.
Click here to see the conference program.
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Arctic shipping is reaching its peak this year, now in late summer. Earlier a 19.000 ton cargo vessel from China became the first Chinese merchant ship to travel from its homeland to Europe via the Northern sea route.
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The Arctic lost record amounts of sea ice last year and is changing at an unprecedented pace due to climate change, a landmark climate study says.
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A starved polar bear found found dead in Svalbard as "little more than skin and bones" perished due to a lack of sea ice on which to hunt seals, according to a renowned polar bear expert.
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Worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record according to the 2012 State of the Climate report released online today by the American Meteorological Society (AMS). The peer-reviewed report, with scientists from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., serving as lead editors, was compiled by 384 scientists from 52 countries.
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The Arctic Polar Shipping Summit will take place 26th -27th of February 2014 in London.
The ACI's 5th Polar Shipping Summit will help its participants to prepare their ship and crew for another successful year of polar navigation.
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Five maritime engineering bachelor students of the Delft University of Technology produced a design for an Arctic modular towing supply vessel (AMTSV) as part of their minor on Arctic Engineering. In cooperation with Dutch shipyard Damen this has now culminated in an offering of a 100m double acting supply ship is capable of operating in the Barents Sea year round and in the Baffin Bay and Beaufort Sea for 8 months.
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Various actors to include both Arctic and non – Arctic states, have now recognized Greenland´s increasing presence in the rare earth field, according to economy analysts.
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We are excited to remind the agenda for the 2013 Arctic Energy Summit! It is filled with speakers who are leaders in the industry, academic, government and non-profit sectors around the world.
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