News & Press Releases
18 October 2018
The China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory (CIAO) was formally opened today, Thursday October 18, 2018, at Karholl in Northern Iceland.
10 October 2018
SEDNA ("Safe maritime operations under extreme conditions: the Arctic case"), an EU Horizon 2020 research project that is developing an innovative and integrated risk-based approach to safe Arctic navigation, ship design and operation; https://sedna-project.eu.
9 October 2018
Special Climate Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC was approved by the IPCC on Saturday in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The report highlights a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5ºC compared to 2ºC, or more.
9 October 2018
Arctic Floating University is an annual scientific and education marine expedition, which brings together young people and researchers in order to study the Arctic.
1 October 2018
Currently a massive majestic iceberg is at the mouth of Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland. A sighting like this has not been seen in this area since around 1968.
13 September 2018
China's first domestically built icebreaker, the Xuelong 2, was launched from the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on Monday. The vessel is 122.5 meters long and 22.3 meters wide, with a displacement of 13,990 tons and a navigation capability of 20,000 nautical miles. Photo: VCG
4 September 2018
The 6th Annual international investment forum and exhibition “YAMAL OIL & GAS” is a one-of-a-kind pro-grade platform with a five-year success story.
31 August 2018
A side event to the 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial on 24th October 2018, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Hiroshimastr. 24, 10785 Berlin
24 August 2018
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit manuscripts to a special issue of the journal Advances in Polar Science (APS) on “Sea ice observations and modeling in China and Norway”.
23 August 2018
The August report for the 2018 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) is now available online.
22 August 2018
Resource rich, strikingly beautiful and positioned between some of the world’s largest trading blocs, the Arctic’s economic potential is still largely untapped.
30 July 2018
China’s membership in the International Arctic Science Committee in 1996 marked its more active participation and wider international cooperation in scientific research in the Arctic.
9 July 2018
FINNMARK PLATEAU, Norway/OSLO — When he’s not out on the Arctic tundra with his 2,000 reindeer, his dog and Whitney Houston blasting through his headphones, Nils Mathis Sara is often busy explaining to people how a planned copper mine threatens his livelihood.
28 June 2018
1) Arctic Carbon Exchange:
1a) The first workshop to 'Reconcile historical and contemporary trends in terrestrial carbon exchange of the northern permafrost-zone' was held April 28-30, 2018, in Santa Barbara, CA.
20 June 2018
One of the clearest manifestations of ongoing global climate change is the dramatic retreat and thinning of the Arctic sea-ice cover.
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