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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

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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

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

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

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

*Update: As a growing number of States and organizations worldwide are voluntarily issuing bans on non-essential travel and gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic the organizing committee for the International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and the Sub-Arctic Region has decided to reschedule

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

Update: After extensive deliberation and careful consideration, the Western Snow Conference has made the difficult decision to cancel the 88th annual meeting scheduled for April 20-23, 2020 due to health concerns associated with COVID-19.

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The Western Snow Conference provides a

The Center for Arctic Policy Studies (CAPS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks kicks off its webinar series with a webinar on China/Alaska Cooperation in the Arctic, hosted by Dr. Qingchao Xu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Liz Bowman of University of Alaska Fairbanks. The 30-minute