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NCE UPDATE 12 November 2008 Article Headlines |
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| 1 | Science Institute Public Lecture: Water in the Changing North Canada's north is undergoing unprecedented change in response to warming temperatures and industrial development associated with resource extraction. How the water cycle will respond to this is uncertain, yet there is compelling evidence to suggest that dramatic changes in the cycling and storage of water will occur. For example, melting permafrost and ground ice, retreating glaciers and changes in the amount, timing and phase of precipitation will all dramatically influence future streamflow patterns and water quality. In addition, expanded industrial activity will be challenged by a lack of scientific understanding, placing increased stress on water resources. What does the future have in store for the North's water? Join Dr. Sean Carey from Carleton University as he discusses how environmental change will affect the water cycle across Canada's northwest in the coming decades and what the scientific community is doing to respond to future challenges. |
| 2 | Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence-West (COSEE-West) The COSEE-West Climate Change workshop invites formal and informal educators to participate in an online workshop to be held November 3 - 23, 2008. Open to educators interested in learning more about how scientists are studying climate change and its accompanying effects on our planet. Online lectures (by the scientists themselves), resources, lesson plans and discussion rooms provide educators with the tools and background necessary to educate the next generation to inherit our troubled planet. The three-week workshop is free, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can also be completed for graduate credit from California State University, Fullerton. |
| 3 | International Arctic Change 2008 Conference: Quebec City 9-12, December 2008. Registration: On-line registration for the conference is now available on the Arctic Change 2008 website. |
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1 Wildlife Inventory Work Helps Climate Change Response WHITEHORSE – The investment of an additional $500,000 for wildlife inventory work this year is already benefiting Yukoners, Environment Minister Elaine Taylor said today. Read more at www.gov.yk.ca |
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2 Panel urges Canada to pump up Arctic research With Prime Minister Stephen Harper's northern research station still years away from reality, an international panel says it is time to "start now" to build knowledge about the fast-changing Arctic. Read more at www.canada.com |
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3 EU makes pitch for 'unified' Arctic research Yahoo News on-line Read more at www.news.yahoo.com |
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4 Alaska permafrost study reveals larger global warming problem FAIRBANKS — Alaskans should watch where they step. University of Alaska professor Chien-Lu Ping and a team of researchers have dug more than 100 holes around the state, taking permafrost samples for a paper published in the October issue of the journal Nature Geoscience. Read more at www.newsminer.com |
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5 When it Comes to Sea Level Changing Glaciers, New NASA Technique Measures Up A NASA-led research team has used satellite data to make the most precise measurements to date of changes in the mass of mountain glaciers in the Gulf of Alaska, a region expected to be a significant contributor to global sea level rise over the next 50-100 years. Read more at www.nasa.gov |
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6 A caterpillar spins a tale of changing climate It’s a chilly morning in early October, and the University of Alaska scientist is trying to outrun a snowstorm. He is headed just south of the city to the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, to plots of spruce, birch and aspen trees he’s been studying for 31 years. Read more at www.earthportal.org |
7 Ecologists use oceanographic data to predict future climate change Earth scientists are attempting to predict the future impacts of climate change by reconstructing the past behaviour of Arctic climate and ocean circulation. In a November special issue of the journal Ecology, a group of scientists report that if current patterns of change in the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans continue, alterations of ocean circulation could occur on a global scale, with potentially dramatic implications for the world's climate and biosphere. Read more at www.esa.org |
8 Snow in the Arctic: an ingredient in a surprising chemical cocktail Read more at www.alphagalileo.org |
The next update from the Northern Climate ExChange will be sent out Wednesday, November 19, 2008 |
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