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NCE UPDATE 15 October 2008 Article Headlines |
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| 1 | International Arctic Change 2008 Conference: Quebec City 9-12, December 2008.The ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada and its national and international partners are welcoming the international Arctic research community to Quebec City for the International Arctic Change 2008 Conference. Coinciding with the pinnacle of the International Polar Year and the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, Arctic Change 2008 welcomes researchers, students, policy makers and stakeholders from all fields of Arctic research and all countries to address the global challenges and opportunities brought by climate change in the circum-Arctic. With over 600 participants expected to attend, Arctic Change 2008 will be the largest trans-sectoral international Arctic research conference ever held in Canada.The conference will be held at the Quebec City Convention Centre from 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 Yukon Geological Survey Studying the Possible Impacts of Climate Change WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Geological Survey is working on four projects which will study how permafrost and landslides impact Yukon terrain. These projects are addressing the effects of climate change on landslide processes to improve Yukon’s ability to predict future terrain disturbances. Read more at www.gov.yk.ca |
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2 Alaska village faces eroded future It's a windy day, and cold even for him, the Yup'ik Eskimo tribal leader in the village of Newtok in the US state of Alaska. He looks across the water. "South wind. Bad news. We could have flooding," he says. Alaska is at the vanguard of climate change. The state's northern parts have seen an average temperature rise of three degrees celsius in recent decades. Now the permafrost - the frozen ground that previously kept the Ninglik stable, as well as providing a solid base for the village's scattered houses - is melting. Read more at www.news.bbc.co.uk |
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3 Warmer climate to dry up peatlands: study Read more at www.reuters.com |
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4 Bad weather was good for Alaska glaciers MASS BALANCE: For decades, summer snow loss has exceeded winter snowfall. By Craig Medred Two hundred years of glacial shrinkage in Alaska, and then came the winter and summer of 2007-2008. "In mid-June, I was surprised to see snow still at sea level in Prince William Sound," said U.S. Geological Survey glaciologist Bruce Molnia. "On the Juneau Icefield, there was still 20 feet of new snow on the surface of the Taku Glacier in late July. At Bering Glacier, a landslide I am studying, located at about 1,500 feet elevation, did not become snow free until early August. Read more at www.adn.com |
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5 Map reveals species most at risk from climate change We heard this week that a quarter of all mammals are threatened with extinction. One of those, the polar bear, made headlines earlier this year for being the first animal to be listed on the US Endangered Species Act, because of its vulnerability to climate change. This begs the question: aren't all species vulnerable to climate change? Why protect the polar bear but not the ringed seal? Read more at www.environment.newscientist.com |
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6 As climate warms, U.S. regulators move to close off northern fishing grounds Climatewire: Commercial fishing would be banned in the U.S. Arctic under a draft plan released yesterday by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees federal waters off the Alaskan coast. While there is no commercial fishing in the area now, regulators are anticipating a time when receding sea ice and warming waters could create new fishing grounds in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. Read more at www.earthportal.org |
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The next update from the Northern Climate ExChange will be sent out Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
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