News & Press Releases
7 February 2019
The global average temperature for the first 10 months of 2018 was 0.98C above the levels between 1850-1900 according to five independently maintained global data sets.
6 February 2019
The 6th of February is the Saami National Day which is celebrated in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, the four countries where the indigenous Saami peoples live today.
6 February 2019
Dr Peter Bauer, Deputy Director of the Research Department of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in the UK, has been awarded the Helmholtz International Fellow Award 2018.
6 February 2019
The 21st Arctic Science Summit Week, established by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), is going to be held from 22 to 30 May 2019 in Arkhangelsk. The thematic focus of the summit in 2019 is "Climate Change and Development of the Arctic Population."
31 January 2019
A polar vortex is a large pocket of very cold air, typically the coldest air in the Northern Hemisphere, which sits over the polar region during the winter season.
30 January 2019
The APPLICATE General Assembly 2019 was held in Reading (UK) 28 - 30 January, hosted by ECMWF. Now Early Career Event will be held 31. January - 1. February.
25 January 2019
Permafrost is thawing all over the world, and it likely contains moregreenhouses gases than previously estimated. It also threatens to destabilize infrastructure — homes, buildings, roads, pipelines, and more — for the millions who live in the Arctic.
22 January 2019
The Organizing Committee of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 5th International Arctic Forum decided to relocate the Forum, which is to be held on 9–10 April 2019, from Arkhangelsk to the ExpoForum Exhibition and Convention Centre in St. Petersburg.
16 January 2019
Today an article on permafrost was published in the Nature Magazine. The article is on permafrost warming and describes the use of the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTNP) for which the staff of the Arctic Portal was technically responsible for creating and hosts.
7 January 2019
Side event organised by the EU Arctic Cluster at Arctic Frontiers
19 December 2018
The 2nd INTAROS E-Newsletter for the year 2018 is out.
13 December 2018
Yury Trutnev, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 5th International Arctic Forum, held a working visit to Arkhangelsk on 12 December 2018.
13 December 2018
Recently published report from the AREA Singapore Workshop is now available. The Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas (AREA) Project workshop was held 29–31 August 2018, hosted by the Energy Studies Institute (ESI) and National University of Singapore.
12 December 2018
The 7th Arctic Policy Forum, titled “The Arctic and Innovation”, took place on Tuesday, 11 December in BEXCO, Busan, hosted by the Korea Maritime Institute (Director Yang Chang-ho), the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
12 December 2018
On December 10-14, the Arctic Partnership Week 2018 is being held in Busan, Korea. The Arctic Partnership Week is focused on Arctic policy, science, technology, shipping, energy and resources with international participation.
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