A handout picture released by stockholm university taken on july 31. During the meeting in stockholm, we hope to make a number of significant decisions on. According to noaas annual arctic report card, in 2016 the average air temperature over arctic land areas was the highest ever observed, a 6. Some parts of the arctic are covered by ice sea ice, glacial ice, or snow yearround, and nearly all parts of the arctic experience long periods with. Exciting summer school program opportunity in lapland. One of the most characteristic and beloved swedish traditions of all is midsummers eve.
Swedens kebnekaise mountain melted so much in sweltering arctic. Stockholm is the capital and most populous urban area of sweden as well as in scandinavia. Greenland summer workshop the arctic futures institute afi will hold its summer workshop in greenland with umaine specialists and greenlanders to discuss a research and planning strategy for kujataa, a world heritage site recently designated by unesco. September 2008 followed 2007 as the second sequential year with an extreme summer arctic sea ice extent minimum. Most stockholmers leave for the archipelago or the countryside during the weekend. Are provides myriad courses, from offpiste slopes to easier downhill slopes. Sweden facing climate change government offices of sweden. Research faculty of science stockholms universitet. Earth the integration of the global environment change programs under.
Arctic observing network aon establish and support a taskdriven us aon to mobilize u. Find all the transport options for your trip from stockholm to arctic circle right here. A large interlaboratory program operated annually by canadas northern. The number of days per year with potential midnight sun increases the closer one goes towards either pole. We brought together together law and climate students, climate scientists, interested individuals, and experts on policy, the law of the sea, and the capacity to model future climate conditions and consequences through innovative analysis of existing historical data. Ecosystem change and stability over multiple decades in the. The climate of the arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. In the beginning of 2010, stockholm launched the program professional. Across the region, swedens northern economy is seen as a more mature north, with less than 20% of their output in natural. Stockholm, swedens largest city and the capital, has a population of 2. Ddt and the stockholm convention states on the edge of non. Quantifying the seasonally varying changes in arctic temperature and sea ice and the. Uiuc students participate together with students from kthroyal institute of technology in stockholm, sweden and will spend two weeks in the arctic.
Current arctic sea ice extent in june 2016 research news article published in june 2016. Stockholm university, in the capital of sweden, is characterised by openness, innovation and collaboration. Lapland university of applied sciences in tornio is organizing a summer school on arctic cooperation and crossborder expertise. In fact, arctic residents must generally heat their homes all year long. Photo courtesy of nsf nrel researchers are experimenting with adding wind and photovoltaic solar energy systems at the amundsenscott research station at the south pole. Endofsummer arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on record.
Stockholm to arctic circle 4 ways to travel via train. Summer arctic is pure rock band from moscow, russia. Arctic north summer conference promo video 2015 youtube. Stockholm summer arctic program, and spring 2014 courses. The program will integrate observations collected during spring, summer, and fall in 2017, 2018, and 2019 to better understand how reduced arctic sea ice and associated environmental changes influence the flow of energy through the marine ecosystem from plankton. You can see from the nsdic that arctic sea ice extent is tracking close to the 2012 minimum, and about 1.
Chair arctic resilience report of the arctic council arr. The city was the host of the 1912 summer olympics, and hosted the. The north pacific research boards nprb arctic program is the newest integrated ecosystem research program ierp to date. Mistra arctic futures in a global context a swedish. The summer programme is only available for students from stockholm business schools partneruniversities. We recognize the need for integrated approaches across americas arctic to permanently protect treasured landscapes that address combined threats and protections needed for lands and coastal waters. Although approximately defined by the polar circles, in practice the midnight sun can be. The northern center advocates for complementary protective plans and management structures across alaskas arctic lands and seas. There is also a nice stop at the arctic circle along the railway, the path of the circle is marked and there is a big sign so you can take. Nasa study improves forecasts of summer arctic sea ice.
However, each year, as the sea ice starts to melt in the spring following its. Swedens arctic economy is an exportoriented mixed economy, where timber, hydropower, and iron constitute the resource base. Nasa flights map summer melt of greenland ice sheet. Paragraph, he summed up the programme for such an expedition. Environmental science of the arctic dis copenhagen semester.
The words canada goose arctic program are written around the edge of it, as if it were not a mere clothing label, but the insignia of a polar research consortium or an elite team of ski. Through cooperation with partner universities throughout the world and the fulbright speaker program, interesting opportunities are provided at the summer school on themes that will help you to discover the arctic from different prospectives. Around the summer solstice approximately 21 june in the northern hemisphere and 23 december in the southern hemisphere, the sun does not set below the horizon within a 24 hour period. This years midsummer is celebrated on june 21, the longest day of the yearwhen the sky never darkens. Arctic sea ice coverage in 2014 is the sixth lowest recorded since 1978, said walter meier, a research scientist at nasas goddard space. That just means that when the weather is good, it is enjoyed more. Now nasa is flying a set of instruments north of greenland to observe the impact of the melt. Pfos and its salts were included in the stockholm convention in 2009 under.
Spaceport sweden together with qinetiq offers courses at the flight. From august 1 to september 15, 2020, the swedish icebreaker oden was going to participate in the international research expedition synoptic arctic survey. Ddt is less effective on painted or cemented walls because it leaves patches, so it does not. Research mistra, for instance with the creation of the stockholm resilience centre and. There are few experiences as extraordinary as experiencing an arctic summer. Klakegg and rowlett spent much of their time working in tandem with three other undergraduate coresearchers, and a group of 10 local high school and college students, to facilitate dialogues and media projects with intergenerational groups in the. The graph above shows arctic sea ice extent as of july 17, 2017, along with daily ice extent data for five previous years. Amidst exotic arctic blooms, encounter a burst of unique wildlife, from the mighty polar bear and majestic caribou, to arctic fox and friendly beluga whale. Through cooperation with partner universities throughout the world and the fulbright speaker program, interesting opportunities are.
Stockholm is bursting with music and festivals during the summer months. Stockholm summer arctic program, info session thursday. The arctic has been losing sea ice over the past several decades as earth warms. Ranked among the worlds top 100 universities, stockholm university is one of europes leading centres for higher education and research in human science and science. Climate researchers test methods for arctic expedition 20200325 to anticipate future.
The alaska uas interest group meeting is the premier event for unmanned aircraft systems in alaska, the arctic, and beyond. Enrollment is open to both science and nonscience majors with junior status or instructors consent. In this intensive fiveweek program for science and humanities students program participants will learn about issues related to climate change and human presence in the arctic from interdisciplinary perspectives. Arctic summer warming is surprisingly modest, even after summer sea ice has completely disappeared. Professor in water systems and global sustainability, stockholm university. Rome2rio makes travelling from stockholm to arctic circle easy. The 2017 connaught summer institute brings together students and scholars who are engaged in arctic research, to provide an understanding of the arctic climate and the processes that control it, and to establish an interdisciplinary forum in which they can discuss current issues and research opportunities. Although such a sea ice loss was not indicated until much later in the century in the intergovernmental panel on climate change 4th assessment report, many models show an accelerating decline in the summer minimum sea ice extent during the 21st century. Visiting the arctic circle sweden forum tripadvisor. Although climate change is occurring in the arctic twice as fast as in most other. Info session for stockholm summer arctic program, thursday. Sweet summer in stockholm go world travel magazine. Nevertheless enough of the suns heat had poured over the north pole during the summer months to cause the largest loss of arctic sea ice cover since satellite records began in the 1970s. Levels and trends of poly and perfluoroalkyl substances in the.
E m forster began the novel he called arctic summer in 1909, on the heels of three others that had brought him considerable renown as a writer. A dramatic indicator of this warming is the loss of arctic sea ice in the summer months, with rates of loss currently exceeding 10% per decade. A warmer climate during the summer months is expected to increase the number of. The conference is hosted by the canadian ipy program office. This years field sites will be located in northern sweden, with time spent in kiruna, followed a stay in the swedish mountains at the tarfala research station, and ending with a stay at the abisko research station near lake torne trask.
This is due to the presence of a famous blue hole, which is a patch of sky. Summer courses for children in stockholm your living city. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Member of scientific committee for the july 2015 climate science conference. Our travel writers come from many nations, but we all have one thing in common a love for international travel and a desire to learn more about other lands and ways of life. Uiuc students participate together with students from kth royal institute of technology in stockholm, sweden and will spend two weeks in the arctic in svalbard, norway or lappland, sweden. Visitors can choose to stay in the city or follow the locals out. Go world travel magazine covers world travel in more than 90 countries. Kotzebue, whose population is 85% native alaskan, is located 30 miles north of the arctic circle. Earlier this year arctic sea ice sank to a record low wintertime extent for the third straight year. Endofsummer arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on.
Concern for climate as swedens highest peak melts away update. Spaceport sweden, with its exotic location in kiruna and the arctic climate of swedish. To be eligible for studies at stockholm business school, you must be registered as a student with one of our partner institutions and have completed one year of undergraduate level studies. Arctic sea ice coverage continued its belowaverage trend this year as the ice declined to its annual minimum on sept. In july, we visit arctic fox habitats and dens in most parts of the swedish mountain rangetundra. Enriched with naturally derived oils and extracts, our casting sunkissed jelly hair lighteners are specially formulated to. Stockholm summer arctic program info sessions dec 4th and.
Arctic program northern alaska environmental center. The research program applied developmental science is consistent with. The following is an overview of all that is new to our curriculum at dis stockholm through spring 2021. Current arctic sea ice extent in june 2016 met office. Students participating in sbs summer programme will also have the possibility to select from summer courses 3,5 ects offered at the department of law. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the arctic, but all regions experience extremes of solar radiation in both summer and winter. June 25, 2018 in june of 2018 the afi convened the firstever arctic summer institute in portland, maine.