Education Join PolarTREC

Visit the PolarTREC website to learn about current expeditions and explore opportunities for teachers, researchers, classrooms and communities.

Attention Researchers: Are you interested in learning more about the PolarTREC program? Join us for an informational webinar (web seminar) on Tuesday, 31 August 2010.
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Ice cave

Torsten goes down the ladder into the ice cave, near Barrow, AK. (TREC 2004)

Photo by: Misty Nikula

PublicationWitness the Arctic

Witness the Arctic - Winter 2009/2010

The latest edition of Witness the Arctic is now available. The feature article in the current issue is on the State of the Arctic Conference. Several other timely articles cover arctic research efforts, findings, and agency initiatives. {more}

Meeting State of the Arctic

  • Date: 16–19 March 2010
  • Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, FL

The State of the Arctic Conference was held 16–19 March 2010 in Miami, Florida. The main goal of the conference was to review our understanding of the arctic system in a time of human-induced, rapid environmental change.

Conference Archive Footage

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AnnouncementSea Ice Outlook Reports

Sea Ice

The August 2010 Sea Ice Outlook reports are now available! A Pan-Arctic Summary, Full Pan-Arctic Outlook, and Regional Outlook provide a synthesis of community estimates for this year's arctic sea ice minimum. {more}

Host a Speaker Visiting Speakers Program

Patricia Cochran addresses students at a Texas elementary school.

The Arctic Visiting Speakers program, through small travel grants, provides organizations, academic institutions, or communities the opportunity to host scientists and researchers, indigenous peoples, or other persons with arctic expertise to share their knowledge with diverse audiences. {more}
Sea Ice Outlook:
The SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook is an international effort to provide a community-wide summary of the state of arctic sea ice over the summer season. {more}
Internet Media Archive:
The Internet Media Archive is a collection of photos, graphics, videos, and presentations now available through an online archive. {more}
Directory of Arctic Researchers:
Access this directory of more than 4000 international arctic researchers. {more}
Witness the Arctic:
A newsletter providing information on arctic research efforts and initiatives, national policy, international activities, and more. {more}

Arctic Research Consortium of the United States

ARCUS is a non-profit corporation consisting of institutions organized and operated for educational, professional, or scientific purposes. To achieve its mission, ARCUS frequently provides support to workshops to facilitate discussion of important arctic research initiatives, produces workshop reports to publicize researcher recommendations for arctic science priorities, and assists the arctic research community with other publications and information distribution needs. More about ARCUS.