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On October 16 on their regular flyover of the ice sheet of Antarctica (Larsen C ice shelf), NASA spotted a naturally formed rectangular iceberg.
The European Commission, Finland and Germany are co-hosting the 2nd Arctic science ministerial meeting now in Berlin, Germany.
Live streaming from the side event Perceiving Arctic Change of 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial will begin today at 16:00 GMT (18:00 local time).
Arctic Yearbook special section will formally launch tomorrow, 19th October 2018 at the Arctic Circle conference. The special section is called "China the Arctic" and it contains 8 articles on the rising power’s interests, involvement influence in the region.
The China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory (CIAO) was formally opened today, Thursday October 18, 2018, at Karholl in Northern Iceland.
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.
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.
Arctic Floating University is an annual scientific and education marine expedition, which brings together young people and researchers in order to study the Arctic.
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.
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
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.
A side event to the 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial on 24th October 2018, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Hiroshimastr. 24, 10785 Berlin
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”.
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