NOAA's Third Annual Arctic Report Card - October 2008.

Introduced in 2006 by NOAA’s Climate Program Office, the Arctic Report Card is a means of presenting clear, reliable and concise information on recent observations of environmental conditions in the Arctic, relative to historical time series records. Issued annually, it tracks the Arctic atmosphere, sea ice, biology, ocean, land and Greenland and provides a method of updating and expanding the content of the State of the Arctic Report, published in fall 2006, to reflect the current conditions.

Material presented in the Report Card is prepared by an international team of scientists and is peer-reviewed by topical experts of the Climate Experts Group (AMAP) of the Arctic Council. The audience for the Arctic Report Card is wide, including scientists, students, teachers, decision makers and the general public interested in Arctic environment and science.

Click here to view 2008 Arctic Report Card.

www.arctic.noaa.gov

Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence-West (COSEE-West)
On-line lectures: Weather, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change. November 3 - 23, 2008

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.

www.coexploration.org

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.

Call for Abstracts: The Arctic Change 2008 International Organizing Committee invites abstract submission for both oral and poster presentations to fill the 36 multidisciplinary topical sessions offered within the scientific program and covering a wide range of Arctic research topics. Abstracts are being accepted until Friday, 26 September 2008. Abstract submission guidelines are available by clicking here.

Registration: On-line registration for the conference is now available on the Arctic Change 2008 website.

www.arctic-change2008.com

New WWF Report "Climate Change: faster, stronger, sooner." A European Update of Climate Science - released October 20, 2008 .
An overview of the climate science published since the UN IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. download report here [pdf, 1.65 MB]

www.panda.org

1 Arctic is on thin ice

Randolph E. Schmid
The Associated Press
Daily News-Miner
October 16, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Autumn temperatures in the Arctic are at record levels, the Arctic Ocean is getting warmer and less salty as sea ice melts, and reindeer herds appear to be declining, researchers reported Thursday.

Read more at www.newsminer.com

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2 Polar trio on ice cap expedition

A pioneering £3m expedition to help plot the future of the Arctic ice cap will go ahead with two Devon explorers, it has been confirmed.

BBC
21 October 2008

Pen Hadow, who lives on Dartmoor, and Ann Daniels, of Whimple in east Devon, will help scientists calculate how long the dwindling ice cap could last.

Read more at www.news.bbc.co.uk

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3 North Pole Exploration: Large Sliding Masses Close Beneath The Seafloor Of East-Siberian Continental Shelf Discovered

ScienceDaily
October 20, 2008

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2008) —The German research vessel Polarstern has returned today to Bremerhaven from the Arctic Sea. It has cruised as the first research vessel ever both the Northeast and the Northwest Passages and thereby circled the North Pole.

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4 The heat is on – climate change gathers pace faster than scientists expected

World Wildlife Fund - WWF
October 20, 2008

Brussels, Belgium – Global warming is accelerating at a faster rate than climate change experts had previously predicted, according to a new compendium of scientific research released today by WWF.

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5 Less Ice In Arctic Ocean 6000-7000 Years Ago

ScienceDaily
October 20, 2008

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2008) — Recent mapping of a number of raised beach ridges on the north coast of Greenland suggests that the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean was greatly reduced some 6000-7000 years ago. The Arctic Ocean may have been periodically ice free.

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6 Migrating Alaskan pollock are creating the potential for a new dispute with Russia

The popular fish appear to be moving to higher latitudes as waters warm. A billion-dollar industry is at stake.

Kenneth R. Weiss,
Los Angeles Times
October 19, 2008

DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA -- America's biggest catch lands here and at nearby ports every year: more than 2 billion pounds of Alaskan pollock to feed a global appetite for fish sticks, fast-food sandwiches and imitation crabmeat.

Read more at www.latimes.com

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The next update from the Northern Climate ExChange will be sent out Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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