Climate change in the Arctic

CanPAC: A new tool to conserve and protect the Canadian eastern Arctic

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Marine biology, Parry Channel, Natural environment, Physical geography, Fisheries science, Arctic research, Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area, Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area, Climate change in the Arctic, Lancaster Sound, National Marine Conservation Area, Arctic

It pulled together an unprecedented breadth and depth of ecological information into one resource to support Arctic marine planning.

Key Points: 
  • It pulled together an unprecedented breadth and depth of ecological information into one resource to support Arctic marine planning.
  • With the Arctic warming three times as quickly as the rest of the planet, urgent action is needed to protect the regions wildlife, which are increasingly under threat.
  • To date, the Canadian government has protected 13.8 per cent of its marine areas, including Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area and Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area in the Arctic.
  • CanPAC brought together data/information about more than 500 features of Arctic marine ecosystems (for example, key habitats, nesting areas, etc.)

Spire Providing Arctic Intelligence

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Environment, Other Science, Research, Public policy, Government, Logistics, Supply chain management, Cruise, Travel, Maritime, Air, Engineering, Satellite, Transport, Other Technology, Nanotechnology, Science, Telecommunications, Aerospace, Networks, Manufacturing, Hardware, Data management, Technology, Alternative energy, Energy, White House, Federal Government, Physical geography, Earth sciences, Arctic research, Sea ice, Earth, Aquatic ecology, Climate change in the Arctic, Drift ice, Arctic, Spire Global, Inc., NavSight Holdings, Inc., SPIRE GLOBAL, INC., NAVSIGHT HOLDINGS, INC.

b"As new trade routes begin to emerge and competition intensifies in the Arctic, Spire is providing data to inform decisions on critical issues around climate change, navigation, and transportation within the region through its comprehensive data and weather forecasting services.\nResearch shows that Arctic warming is resulting in shrinking sea ice and changing ocean circulation and weather patterns.

Key Points: 
  • b"As new trade routes begin to emerge and competition intensifies in the Arctic, Spire is providing data to inform decisions on critical issues around climate change, navigation, and transportation within the region through its comprehensive data and weather forecasting services.\nResearch shows that Arctic warming is resulting in shrinking sea ice and changing ocean circulation and weather patterns.
  • This enables Spire to map sea ice coverage and delineate the marginal ice zone (MIZ), a transitional region between open sea and dense drift ice.
  • This information can be used to inform navigation plans that avoid sea ice, which Spire expects may become increasingly important as governments and companies in the private sector begin to consider the Arctic as a more viable transit route.\nSpire also provides near real-time vessel tracking capabilities in the Arctic through satellite, terrestrial, and Dynamic\xe2\x84\xa2 AIS data.
  • Through its combination of global vessel tracking data, satellite observations of sea ice, plus weather forecasts of temperature, wind, and other ocean variables, Spire seeks to provide an all-in-one Arctic intelligence solution that gives operators in the Arctic confidence and clarity in this remote area and in uncertain conditions.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe Arctic is a critically important region for the global economy, but it\xe2\x80\x99s traditionally difficult to observe and track developments there,\xe2\x80\x9d said Keith E. Johnson, Vice President and General Manager, Government Solutions.

Clarkson University Professor Works to Understand Arctic Sea Ice and Ocean Waves

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Physical geography, Earth sciences, Earth, Climate change, Aquatic ecology, Cryosphere, Sea ice, Arctic, Climate change in the Arctic, Arctic sea ice decline

Changes to Arctic ice coverage are a key indicator of our changing climate, and the impacts of reduced ice cover are still being identified, Shen said.

Key Points: 
  • Changes to Arctic ice coverage are a key indicator of our changing climate, and the impacts of reduced ice cover are still being identified, Shen said.
  • Taking measurements in the Arctic is challenging due to the extreme conditions, so for a long time, scientists relied on limited observations and theoretical modelling to understand the ice-ocean-atmosphere system.
  • Dr. Shen has established a model that can be used to help forecast waves in areas of the ocean that are covered by ice.
  • Shen and her team focus on how waves change as they move through a body of water covered with ice and how new ice growth is affected by the wave conditions.