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Arctic Biodiversity Assessment released at Arctic Council Ministerial
caff.is | 16 May 2013
The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council has released the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA), a report containing the best available science informed by traditional ecological knowledge on the status and trends of Arctic biodiversity and accompanying policy recommendations for biodiversity conservation.

Arctic Council unlikely to deal directly with climate change
nunatsiaqonline.ca | 16 May 2013
The warming impact of soot and methane on the Arctic climate and the increasing acidification of the Arctic Ocean: these are among the key issues that the Arctic Councils various working groups will formally present May 15 to the Arctic Council ministerial gathering in Kiruna, Sweden.

Arctic Ocean | Acidification | Climate Change | Polar Region

As Canada takes Arctic Council helm, experts stress north's vulnerability to spills, emergencies
EurekAlert | 14 May 2013
As Arctic Council chairmanship passes from Sweden to Canada May 15, experts say it is crucial that northern nations strengthen response capabilities to shipping-related accidents foreseen in newly-opened northern waters, as well as to more-common local emergencies such as floods, forest fires and rescue situations. And Canada needs to lead by example.

Arctic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Polar Region | Sea Transport

Polar bear cross-border trade ban defeated
Telegraph | 08 Mar 2013
US-led proposal to ban cross-border trade of polar bears has been defeated at an international summit.

Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Governance | Polar Region

Tight vote expected on polar bears
BBC | 06 Mar 2013
A proposal to ban the international trade in polar bear parts is proving hugely divisive at the Cites meeting in Bangkok

Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Polar Region

Cites conference: Canada and US at odds over trade in polar bears
The Independent UK | 27 Feb 2013
The United States and Canada are on a collision course at the Cites conference over proposals that would outlaw much of the hunting of polar bears.

Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Polar Region | Sea Ice

Research to help us better understand Antarctica
New Zealand Herald | 18 Feb 2013
A new research project launched by the University of Canterbury aims to help the public better understand what goes on in the Antarctic. The University's Gateway Antarctica unit will spend the next five years studying two of the continent's biggest threats, climate change and human exploitation.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Research

European satellite confirms UW numbers: Arctic Ocean is on thin ice
EurekAlert | 13 Feb 2013
(University of Washington) Satellite observations confirm a University of Washington model that for the past three years found accelerating declines in the volume of Arctic sea ice.

Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Sea Ice

Cryosat observes big Arctic ice loss
BBC | 13 Feb 2013
Europe's Cryosat spacecraft observes a deep reduction in the volume of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean in autumn months.

Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Sea Ice

Photographer Hans Strand travels to the Arctic to photograph icebergs and glaciers (photo gallery)
Telegraph | 29 Jan 2013
Hans Strand travels to the Arctic to photograph icebergs and glaciers.

Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Sea Ice

'Missing' polar weather systems could impact climate predictions
EurekAlert | 16 Dec 2012
Intense but small-scale polar storms could make a big difference to climate predictions according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Massachusetts.

Climate Change | Polar Region | Research

Arctic Report Card
arctic.noaa.gov | 13 Dec 2012
What's new in 2012?New records set for snow extent, sea ice extent and ice sheet surface melting, despite air temperatures - a key cause of melting - being unremarkable relative to the last decade.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Polar Region | Sea Ice

Massive crevasses and bendable ice affect stability of Antarctic ice shelf, CU research team finds
EurekAlert | 07 Dec 2012
(University of Colorado at Boulder) Massive crevasses and bendable iceaffect stability of Antarctic ice shelf,CU-Boulder research team finds.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region

Greenland and Antarctica 'have lost 4tn tonnes of ice' in 20 years
Guardian Unlimited | 29 Nov 2012
More than 4tn tonnes of ice from Greenland and Antarctica has melted in the past 20 years and flowed into the oceans, pushing up sea levels, according to a study that provides the best measure to date of the effect climate change is having on the earth's biggest ice sheets.

Climate Change | Polar Region | Sea Level Rise

New understanding of Antarctic's weight-loss
EurekAlert | 25 Oct 2012
(Newcastle University) Scientists find present sea level rise is happening with apparently very little contribution from Antarctica as a whole.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Sea Level Rise

Penguin power wins photo prize
BBC | 18 Oct 2012
A scene containing a frenzy of plumage and bubbles as emperor penguins prepare to blast their way through a hole in the ice earns Paul Nicklen one of the world's top photo awards.

Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Seabirds

Ice sheet retreat controlled by the landscape
EurekAlert | 17 Oct 2012
(Durham University) Ice-sheet retreat can halt temporarily during long phases of climate warming, according to scientists.

Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Polar Region | Sea Level Rise

Arctic and Southern Oceans appear to determine the composition of microbial populations
EurekAlert | 12 Oct 2012
Differing contributions of freshwater from glaciers and streams to the Arctic and Southern oceans appear to be responsible for the fact that the majority of microbial communities that thrive near the surface at the Poles share few common members, according to an international team of researchers, some of whom were supported by the National Science Foundation.

Arctic Ocean | Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Research

Experts: Global warming means more Antarctic ice
New Zealand Herald | 11 Oct 2012
The ice goes on seemingly forever in a white pancake-flat landscape, stretching farther than ever before. And yet in this confounding region of the world, that spreading ice may be a cockeyed signal of man-made climate change, scientists say.

Southern Ocean | Global Warming | Polar Region | Sea Ice

DRI scientist co-authors study outlining vast differences in polar ocean microbial communities
EurekAlert | 10 Oct 2012
An international team of scientists, led by Dr. Alison Murray, an Associate Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute's Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences reported this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science that a clear difference exists between the marine microbial communities in the Southern and Arctic oceans, contributing to a better understanding of the biodiverisity of marine life at the poles and its biogeography.

Arctic Ocean | Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Research

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