AP Community Updates
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13-09-2024
Northern Notes 61 released ....Northern Notes 61 releasedThe IASSA Secretariat has released this autumn's Northern Notes 61. The 61st iteration of Northern Notes is the final Northern Notes from Bodø, which includes a Letter from the President, introduction of[…]
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30-08-2024
APECSSA Online Lecture: Securing Your Fi ....APECSSA Online Lecture: Securing Your Financial Stability from the StartAPECSSA (APECS South Africa) Lecture Series, #219 September 202413:00 GMTRegister to attend the Zoom webinar here.Title: Securing Your Financial Stability from the Start Speaker: Peter Eggeling AIB(SA), PPRE
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30-08-2024
Join an APECS book club! ....Join an APECS book club!APECS Netherlands, APECS Germany, APECS Italy, APECS Luxembourg, and the UK Polar Network have started a polar-inspired Book Club! Read "Migrations" by Charlotte McConaghy and meet in September (19th September,[…]
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10-06-2024
ICASS X Proceedings ....ICASS X ProceedingsICASS X Proceedings: "Arctic Generations: Looking back and Looking forward" from the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences, held June 15-20, 2021 in Arkhangelsk, Russia and Online has been[…]
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25-04-2024
A Task Team to advance the development o ....A Task Team to advance the development of pan-Arctic ocean observing alliance has been establishedThe development of a structure for improved international coordination of Arctic oceanography, such as an Arctic GOOS (Global Ocean Observing System) Regional Alliance (GRA), has been recommended in various fora[…]
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18-10-2023
New Registry of Polar Observing Networks ....New Registry of Polar Observing Networks releasedThe Registry of Polar Observing Networks (RoPON) is now available online at https://polarobservingregistry.org. RoPON is a catalogue of systems and related organisations that coordinate or track observing activities & infrastructure at[…]
Shipping
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19-08-2024
The waning of Arctic summer ....The waning of Arctic summerArctic sea ice continued the fast retreat that was observed in July through August 10, followed by a brief slowdown, only to pick up pace again. During the first half of August, the ice primarily retreated in the northern Beaufort[…]
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06-08-2024
The chill is gone ....The chill is goneArctic sea ice cover retreated rapidly in July 2024, pushing the daily ice extent at the end of the month to the third lowest in the 46-year satellite record. Extensive low-concentration areas of sea ice are found in the Beaufort and East Siberian Seas,[…]
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16-07-2024
Peak of the melt season ....Peak of the melt seasonJuly is the warmest month in the Arctic and hence also the month of peak sea ice loss. As of the middle of July 2024, extent is declining at an above average pace. Sea is mostly gone in Hudson Bay,[…]
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03-07-2024
Arctic ice thinner near Canada; thicker ....Arctic ice thinner near Canada; thicker elsewhereThe Arctic sea ice cover in June 2024 retreated at a below average pace, leading to a larger total sea ice extent for the month than in recent years. Many areas of open water have developed along the Arctic Ocean coast.[…]
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04-06-2024
An early Hudson Bay opening ....An early Hudson Bay openingThe sea ice cover in May 2024 was marked by an unusually early opening of eastern Hudson Bay. Overall, the rate of decline in the Arctic was near average for the month. In the Antarctic, the seasonal increase in ice[…]
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07-05-2024
Western Arctic leads the way on springti ....Western Arctic leads the way on springtime declineApril sea ice loss in the Arctic proceeded at a near-average rate overall, with the majority of ice losses in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. In the Antarctic, sea ice grew faster than average, roughly evenly around the[…]
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03-04-2024
Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshine ....Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshineFollowing the 2024 maximum sea ice extent on March 14, Arctic ice extent has declined slowly such that 2024 March average is the fifteenth lowest in the passive microwave satellite record. The atmospheric circulation pattern for March 2024 featured a strong[…]
Climate Change
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01-06-2022
Europe's road transport needs to sh ....Europe's road transport needs to shift gears towards sustainabilityGrowing transport volumes have been driving Europe’s road transport emissions up in the past two decades. A European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis, published today, shows how total greenhouse gas emissions from both passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles have increased[…]
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11-05-2022
The looming threat for Maine’s ico ....The looming threat for Maine’s iconic potato industryBy Lori Valigra (Bangor Daily News) and Caitlin Looby (Climate Central) with Jen Brady (Climate Central) contributing to data reportingMaire Lenihan coaxes organic Keuka Gold potatoes into a washing machine at Goranson Farm in Dresden on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Credit: Troy R. Bennett /[…]
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29-04-2022
Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic ....Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic NJ sites flooding as seas riseBy Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central ) and Andrew S. Lewis and Michael Sol Warren (NJ Spotlight News), with television segment by Brenda Flanagan (NJ Spotlight News)Read the Climate Central report, Future Flood Risk: Historic Sites in NJ.The Garden State’s history is starting to[…]
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08-04-2022
Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers ....Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers Des Moines family’s home during blackoutsBy Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central) and Amber Alexander (NBC WHO 13 Des Moines)Kerri Johannsen was less than a week from giving birth to her second child when a derecho wielding winds up to 100 mph swept through Iowa. Johannsen’s power[…]
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28-02-2022
Storied Maine ski resort bets future on ....Storied Maine ski resort bets future on reining in high costs of warmer wintersBy Lori Valigra and Elizabeth MillerA skier jumps into the air in front of a large snow-making machine at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Modern advances in snow-making technology are helping Maine ski areas stay open despite the[…]
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16-02-2022
Emissions from road traffic and domestic ....Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across EuropeBreaches of EU air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide across Europe were predominantly due to road traffic, while domestic heating lay behind the majority of exceedances for particulate matter, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment on air quality[…]
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10-02-2022
Hardly any past Winter Olympic host citi ....Hardly any past Winter Olympic host cities will have the snow to host in 60 yearsBy Clarisa Diaz and Elizabeth MillerRain, wet snow, and shallow snow are all expected to increase at former Olympic venues over the coming decades, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Waterloo. It projects that nearly all[…]
Science
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13-09-2024
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will rev ....NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will reveal the faint light from sources of gravitational waves, neutrinos and moreAstronomy has always relied on light to convey information about the universe. But capturing photons — such as those from visible light or radio waves — is no longer the only technique scientists have for studying astronomical phenomena. Neutrinos…
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13-09-2024
Purple bacteria offer path to more susta ....Purple bacteria offer path to more sustainable plasticThere's hardly a more ubiquitous substance than plastic. It's everywhere in the environment, from soil to air to water, and it's in our bodies. According to the U.N. Environment Programme, humans produce more than 430 million tons of plastic annually…
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13-09-2024
Water temperature at Australia's Gr ....Water temperature at Australia's Great Barrier Reef reaches hottest in 400 yearsWarming ocean waters have led to mass coral bleaching events in Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and are threatening the future of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now, researchers funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation report in…
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12-09-2024
Astronomers create first detailed map of ....Astronomers create first detailed map of sun's coronal magnetic fieldsResearchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory have successfully mapped the magnetic fields of the sun's atmospheric corona using the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope…
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12-09-2024
Ideas Labs to advance research capacity ....Ideas Labs to advance research capacity at the nation's historically Black colleges and universitiesThe U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities and build human capital at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs…
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12-09-2024
New study reveals evidence of ice-free t ....New study reveals evidence of ice-free times at the center of the Greenland Ice SheetA new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows direct evidence of Greenland being ice-free within the last 1.1 million years. This NSF-funded study analyzed sediment drilled through the Greenland Ice Sheet at NSF…
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10-09-2024
NSF and Micron invest in STEM teacher tr ....NSF and Micron invest in STEM teacher training to support future microelectronics workforceToday, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Micron Foundation announced an investment in four projects to advance STEM education training to foster a more robust microelectronics workforce. The investment, made possible through a Dear…
Politics & Society
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13-09-2024
Military experts suspect sabotage at And ....Military experts suspect sabotage at AndøyaThe jammer had been set up at the far northern island in connection with an international exercise. The purpose was to test navigation systems and other equipment in a situation of electromagnetic warfare, newspaper Forsvarets Forum reports.Representatives from a big[…]
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13-09-2024
Russian forces launch supersonic missile ....Russian forces launch supersonic missiles in short range from Norway's Vardø radarsA Tu-95 strategic bomber was in the air and cruiser Marshal Ustinov was out in the Barents Sea. At the same time, two K-300P Bastion-P complexes were preparing for launch of supersonic Oniks missiles from the Rybachii Peninsula.The military activities are[…]
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12-09-2024
"We are all afraid," woman in ...."We are all afraid," woman in Olenegorsk says as Ukrainian drones attack local airbase“I could hear yesterday that something exploded, and that’s it,” an employee in a local company told the Barents Observer. “There were clearly two blasts, and then I could read in social media about the drones,” the man says on[…]
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12-09-2024
Ukrainian drones are on the way. Murmans ....Ukrainian drones are on the way. Murmansk again closes airspaceThe airports of Murmansk and Kirovsk were Thursday morning closed and flights heading towards the Kola Peninsula redirected. The liner that was on its way from St.Petersburg to Murmansk suddenly changed course as it approached the White Sea and a[…]
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12-09-2024
Will we be alive in 2025, who will survi ....Will we be alive in 2025, who will survive, 2025?
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11-09-2024
Ukrainian attack on Kola Peninsula comes ....Ukrainian attack on Kola Peninsula comes as Russian Navy launches strategic exerciseAlmost at the same time as Moiseev made a statement about the exercise, Ukrainian drones were attacking the Kola Peninsula.The region that is the home of Russia’s Northern Fleet was attacked by several UAVs. Two of them were reportedly shot[…]
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11-09-2024
Carbon dioxide cross-border transportati ....Carbon dioxide cross-border transportation and storage collaboration announced between Finland and NorwayA new partnership between Finland and Norway has been announced, allowing the two countries to collaborate on the cross-border transportation and storage of carbon dioxide, aligning with their commitment to mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable energy. During a virtual[…]
Resources
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12-09-2024
Update expansion project Odda and capita ....Update expansion project Odda and capital expenditure guidance 2025Since 2021, Boliden has carried out investments in the Odda zinc smelter with the aim of increasing the annual production volume from 200 to 350…
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19-07-2024
Boliden Q2 2024: Results affected by ins ....Boliden Q2 2024: Results affected by insurance income and decision to reopen Tara"I would like to reemphasize our full focus on delivering all our investments in a good way. The future-proofing of operations we carry out in Aitik,…
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02-07-2024
Invitation presentation of Boliden' ....Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q2 2024 reportBoliden will announce its Interim Report for the second quarter 2024 on Friday July 19 at 07:45 (CEST). A press and analyst conference will be held…
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20-06-2024
Report of payments to government agencie ....Report of payments to government agencies in 2023Boliden is today publishing its report of payments to government agencies in accordance with Swedish Law (2015:812) on the reporting of payments to…
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03-05-2024
Confirmation of insurance claim for R&ou ....Confirmation of insurance claim for RönnskärAfter the fire that destroyed Rönnskär's tank house in June 2023, Boliden has now received confirmation that the primary insurance company fully…
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03-05-2024
Agreement reached to reopen Tara ....Agreement reached to reopen TaraAn agreement has been reached between worker's unions and local management which enables the process of reopening the mine at Tara on a more…
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02-05-2024
Boliden incorporates validated climate g ....Boliden incorporates validated climate goals in sustainability linked credit facilities agreementBoliden, as one of the first mining and metals companies in the world, has incorporated and linked climate goals validated by Science Based Targets…
