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Most of Alaska has just come off of a colder or snowier (or both) winter than in recent years. Crane Johnson with the NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center will review break-up basics and an overview of current conditions. ACCAP Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman will provide the latest

This webinar will include a briefing on scientific developments and policy initiatives that are helping protect Alaskan ecosystems and communities from erosion, sea level rise, and other coastal hazards.

Alaska coastal communities are experiencing extreme challenges as shore-fast ice—a coastal

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is hosting weekly live calls to the South Pole to chat with IceCube "winterovers" John Hardin and Yuya Makino about living and working at the coldest, harshest place on Earth. In this week's special kids' edition, our winterovers will be joined by special guest

Update: The 6th annual Students in Polar and Alpine Research Conference has been postponed. SPARC 2020 will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, on 21-22 September 2020.

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We are pleased to announce that the 6th annual Students in Polar and Alpine Research Conference - SPARC

The Wilson Center's Polar Institute and the Harvard Kennedy School's Arctic Initiative recently released a report entitled "Policy and Action on Plastic Pollution in the Arctic Ocean." This report describes the nature of challenges posed by Arctic marine plastic pollution and provides targeted

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Deep-sea coral and sponge communities in the Aleutian Islands are important habitat features for many life stages of commercially important fish targets, including Atka mackerel, Pacific cod, and rockfish. The effects of commercial fishing activities on deep-sea corals and sponges

This webinar will include an overview of stakeholder groups and their information needs, examples of how stakeholder groups deal with sea-ice and relate to sea-ice information, and discussion of how information gathered through stakeholder engagement can be of use to the sea-ice forecasting

The 3rd IPICS Open Science Conference will take place 18-23 October 2020 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

Ice cores provide information about past climate and environmental conditions as well as direct records of the composition of the atmosphere on timescales from decades to hundreds of

As a consequence of the ongoing events associated with the COVID-19 outbreak in Chile, we regret to inform you that the local organizing committee of the 3rd meeting of the Chilean Cryosphere Society has decided to postpone the meeting (from May 13-15). This decision is a result of recent guidelines

We are pleased to announce that the 16th ICRSS will take place at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 14-18 September 2020.

The symposium provides a platform for the exchange of current applied research and best practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the

The EGU is officially announcing the cancellation of the physical EGU General Assembly 2020 in Vienna, Austria. Because the Union is committed to minimizing the impact of COVID-19 on scientific research and collaboration, we believe EGU has a responsibility and a duty to ensure these activities

Update: Unfortunately the Polar Microbes Symposium has been cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and rescheduled for May 3-6, 2021. We hope that you and your families stay safe during this uncertain time and we look forward seeing you next year.

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The 2nd Symposium on

Please note that the deadline for applications under this solicitation is 3:59 p.m. eastern time on May 4, 2020.

NIJ actively supports research that involves federally recognized tribes (or tribally-based organizations) on issues of crime and justice in the United States. In doing so, NIJ is

Wind is a climate variable with major impacts on humans, ecosystems and infrastructure, especially in coastal regions with cold climates. Climate-related changes in high-wind events have important implications for high-latitude residents, yet there has heretofore been no systematic evaluation of

In September 2019, the German icebreaker Polarstern and the Russian research vessel Akademik Fedorov set sail into the Central Arctic sea ice. With the aim to collect data around the coupled Arctic climate system, Polarstern will drift through the Arctic for an entire year as part of the [MOSAiC

The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) continues to expand its collection of snow data, including through NASA’s recent SnowEx campaign, the AirBorne Snow Observatory (ASO) mission, and ongoing global snow cover products from the Visible Infrared

Join NSF Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Officers to discuss the NSF response to COVID-19, including impacts on awards, regulations, and the 2020 field season. This is an opportunity for open dialog with OPP and they welcome the research community to join, ask questions, and share feedback.

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UPDATE:

The 6th ABoVE Science Team Meeting will be held virtually 11-13 May 2020. The Organizing Committee has been discussing a revised focused agenda that can be conducted using online collaboration tools that will allow the entire team to participate. Plan to meet virtually each day

Update: The 26th ISPS, scheduled on 12-13 May 2020 in Incheon, Korea, is cancelled as a proactive measure against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Korea.

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This symposium aims to bring polar scientists together to discuss their research findings and to promote international