Tag: Arctic

Does anthropogenic noise impact Arctic whales’ acoustics?

Written on July 6, 2023.

– By Kimberly Franklin – Figure 1. Main research vessel, M/V Kiviuq I, in Baffin Bay. More opportunities for human activities such as shipping, fishing, and military exercises are arising...

Monitoring climate change with the support of local communities in the Northwest Territories

Written on July 26, 2022.

– By Andy Vicente-Luis, Emma Riley, Elyn Humphreys, Philip Marsh, William Quinton, Oliver Sonnentag – Arctic-boreal regions are warming rapidly, with increases in surface air temperatures over double...

Measurement and Modelling of Snow in Arctic Tundra and Taiga Biomes: A Photo Story

Written on June 18, 2022.

– By Georgina Woolley –

Arctic Awesome: The Story of the ‘Cool’ Students of ‘Not Cool’

Written on May 17, 2022.

– By Halah Mhanni, Safia Soussi and Amy Mann – It is well known that the Arctic is warming around twice the global average, three times the global average in Canada. This substantial rate...

The retreat of Arctic glaciers that end in the ocean since 2000

Written on May 9, 2022.

– By Will Kochtitzky and Luke Copland – The glacier-ocean interface is a dynamic part of glacier and fjord systems. All glaciers, both land and marine-terminating, lose mass due to melt,...

Listening to Narwhal

Written on February 3, 2022.

– By Kristin Westdal – Mittimatalik (formerly Pond Inlet) is a small hamlet on the north end of Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Surrounded by mountains, rivers, and glaciers, the community...

Micrometeorology Field Season in the NWT, 2021: A Photo Story

Written on August 13, 2021.

– By Kathryn Bennett –

Arctic Regional Climate Centre Consensus Statement: TEMPERATURE

Written on December 4, 2019.

– By Gabrielle Gascon1, Katherine Wilson1, Marko Markovic1*, Adrienne Tivy1, Bill Appleby1, Vasily Smolyanitsky2, Valentina Khan3, Helge Tangen4, Eivind Stoylen4, Lene Ostvand4, Johanna Ekman5,...

Polar Knowledge Canada 2018-2019 Funding Announced

Written on July 10, 2018.

Polar Knowledge Canada Announces 2018-2019 Funding for its National Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP): 384 students to gain northern field experience through program