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25-05-2018 | Article
Global warming grows less nutritious rice
One consequence of more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will be less nutritious rice, despite...
24-05-2018 | Article
Microplastic does not magnify the acute effect of PAH pyrene on predatory performance of a tropical fish (Lates calcarifer)
Abstract:
Microplastic (MP) leads to widespread pollution in the marine ecosystem. In addition to...
24-05-2018 | Article
Lakes emit more methane as they evaporate
Even the world’s freshwater could affect climate change calculations, as lakes emit more methane...
24-05-2018 | Article
Implementation and validation of the ISMAR High Frequency Coastal Radar Network in the Gulf of Manfredonia (Mediterranean Sea)
Abstract:
In this paper, a high-frequency (HF) coastal radar network is described, which is...
24-05-2018 | Article
General description of the BBDS region. / Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Baffin Bay/Davis Strait Region.
Introduction:
The Baffin Bay/Davis Strait (BBDS) region includes only two nations: Nunavut, a...
24-05-2018 | Article
Is there a Place for Faith in Anthropology? Religion, Reason and the Ethnographer’s Divine Revelation
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Anthropological insights are not produced or constructed through reasoned discourse...
23-05-2018 | Article
Shifts in Earth’s crust link to climate change
Researchers think there may be an ancient link between catastrophic climate change and the forces...
23-05-2018 | Article
Turisme udleder voldsomt store mængder CO2
Forskere kortlægger den fulde drivhusgas-omkostning ved at tage på ferie, og tallene er langt...
23-05-2018 | Article
Nyt studie: Klimaet er på farlig kurs for verdens dyr og planter
Selv to graders stigning i den globale temperatur har overraskende store konsekvenser for...
22-05-2018 | Article
World temperature rise nears danger level
If world temperature rises more than another 0.5°C, the consequences will be catastrophic for...
21-05-2018 | Article
Insects face calamitous habitat loss
Unless nations act fast, habitat loss could rob half of all insects of over half their habitat....
19-05-2018 | Article
Årsberetning for 2017
Årsberetningen for endnu en begivenhedsrigt år ligger nu klar – vær´ så god.
18-05-2018 | Article
A changing Arctic calls for planning
A changing Arctic calls for planning18.05.2018By Peter BondoThe climate and the world economy are...
18-05-2018 | Article
Record heat means hurricanes gain ferocity faster
Hurricane forces are accelerating, and devastating floods can be linked to warmer oceans. But...
17-05-2018 | Article
The Inferred Formation of a Subice Platelet Layer Below the Multiyear Landfast Sea Ice in the Wandel Sea (NE Greenland) Induced by Meltwater Drainage
Abstract
Oceanographic and ice‐mass‐balance records are presented from two moorings deployed on...
17-05-2018 | Article
Et Arktis i forvandling kræver planlægning
Af Peter Bondo
Klimaet og verdensøkonomien forandrer sig. I Arktis går det ekstra stærkt. Det er...
17-05-2018 | Article
Selvdøde lomvier i Sydgrønland i vinters døde af sult
Hændelsen med de selvdøde lomvier i Sydgrønland i januar 2018 var grundet i sult blandt fuglene....
17-05-2018 | Article
Instability of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream over the last 45,000 years
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The sensitivity of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) to prolonged warm periods...
17-05-2018 | Article
Et Arktis i forvandling kræver planlægning
Klimaet og verdensøkonomien forandrer sig. I Arktis går det ekstra stærkt. Det er derfor et vigtigt...
17-05-2018 | Article
Kelp forests under threat from acid seas
The kelp forests – those towering submarine tangles of brown seaweeds – may not survive the steady...
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| Title | Org. name | Type of project |
|---|---|---|
| Upernavik - photogrammetric mapping | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) | Geoscience |
| Saqqaq - photogrammetic mapping | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) | Geoscience |
| Mapping of glacial flour in Nuuk region | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) | Geoscience |
| ASIMBO summer 2018 | Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI) | Sea ice |
| Greenland: Arctic Vikings Fieldschool | Other institutions | Archaeology |
| Title | Registration deadline | Field of study | ECTS points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Physical Hydrology | 23 Aug 2018 | Natural science | 3 Credit Hours (Canadian) |
| Nation building and state formation in Arctic and Greenland (summer school) | 01 Jun 2018 | Social science | 7,5 |
| Greenland at Crossroads: Climate change, Asian interests in Arctic and developments in Greenland | 01 Jun 2018 | Social science | 7,5 |
| First Steps in Biosphere - Atmosphere Modelling | 31 Mar 2018 | Natural science | 5 |
| Aquatic Microbial and Molecular Ecology | 15 May 2018 | Natural science | 10 |
| Title | Organisation | Application deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Opportunities in Arctic Science | University of Manitoba (UoM) | 16 Aug 2018 |