Insulating effect of deeper snow is thawing ancient carbon permafrost reserves Human-caused climate change is shortening the snow cover period in the Arctic. But according to U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research led by Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, some parts of the Arctic are getting deeper snowpack than normal, and that deep snow is […]
The Arctic Circle Assembly will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland on 19-21 October. The Assembly features 700+ speakers in over 200 sessions: Foreign ministers, climate ministers and leaders of scientific institutions, environmental organizations, businesses and Indigenous communities. Throughout the Assembly, there will be a number of receptions, meetings, and exhibitions on a variety of subjects, […]
Researchers have confirmed that salmon are spawning in an Arctic Ocean watershed, suggesting that at least some salmon species could be expanding to new territory as climate change reshapes their habitat. The University of Alaska Fairbanks-led project found about 100 chum salmon in the Anaktuvuk and Itkillik rivers on Alaska’s North Slope. Both rivers flow […]
The leader of the nation’s top scientific research organization will visit Utqiaġvik, Alaska, to highlight important research taking place at the northernmost city in the country, in a region of the world that is warming three to four times as fast as the global average. Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is the first Earth scientist to […]