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CryoSkills is a fully funded, week-long practical field course in Haugastøl (Norway) 2–10 April 2024, geared towards PhD candidates and early-career scientists. Participants will learn to design, build, and deploy sensors and instrumentation for cold regions. Participants can expect both relevant theory and the honing of practical skills for glaciological fieldwork, taught by experts in the field.

This summer was the warmest on record for the Arctic but…not here in western Alaska! Come learn what happened to keep the Bering Strait regional weather out of step with the rest of the North. El Niño has now arrived and Rick will explain its role for the winter weather + seasonal climate ahead – and will include the latest winter outlooks. Caroline will share her work developing fact sheets with >50 yrs of Alaska’s extreme weather and climate events!

Zoom Meeting Info:

Meeting ID: 817 7934 5118 Passcode: 694577

Or call: 253 215 8782

Rick Thoman is the UAF Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP). Caroline Erickson is with the Alaska Fellows Program working with Rick.

EPR 2023 will provide an international convergence platform to young scientists, research scholars, policymakers and government officials from various disciplines, including science, social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, and indigenous studies, involved in Polar governance, conservation, and sustainable development. The conference aims to develop consensus among scientists and policymakers towards research and innovations. The physical interactions at EPR-2023 will strive to encourage a higher degree of cooperation and collaboration in cross-border scientific programmes among like-minded research groups/institutions for sustaining research in the area of polar science & geopolitics, climate change and sustainability.

Important Dates

• Online registration starts: 15 August 2023 ​
• Abstract submission extended deadline: 30 September 2023​
• Notification of Acceptance of Abstract: 30 September 2023 ​
• Online registration Closes: 15 October 2023

The 2023 Alaska Geosummit will bring together geospatial professionals to share experiences, provide updates on mapping initiatives, and learn about technology trends that provide innovative solutions for problems with a geographic perspective. This event will provide a platform for cultivating relationships and facilitating coordination across all sectors of the community.

The US Permafrost Association (USPA) is pleased to announce the USPA Technical Training Webinar Series. The webinars are offered on Zoom. Each webinar is one hour long, including a 50-min lecture and 10-min Q&A. Certificate of Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided to participants who request it after each webinar. The webinars are free for USPA members and all students. For non-USPA members who are not students, the registration fee is $20 for each webinar. The webinars will be moderated, recorded, and uploaded on the USPA website. Future participants can register and watch the webinar individually and receive PDH. Registration fees for non-USPA members to watch the recorded webinar are the same as in the live webinars.

Instructor: Dr. Vladimir Romanovsky, Professor Emeritus of Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Content of Webinar: Definition of Permafrost and its geographical extent. Seasonally thawed and seasonally frozen layers ("active layer"). The most important properties of permafrost: temperature, thickness, ice content, and type of frozen material. Different forms of ice in permafrost. Thermal state of permafrost and its recent changes. Stages of permafrost thawing: increase in summer thawing depth vs. supra-permafrost talik formation. Different approaches to permafrost preservation.

The goal of the Beringia Days 2023 is to share the results of the last 10 years of funded National Park Service (NPS) Shared Beringian Heritage Program (SBHP) projects, to discuss cooperative agreements with collaborators, and to provide a forum for networking.

The event is being organized by the Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS), in partnership with NPS.

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) invites you to attend the WCRP Open Science Conference, focusing on “Advancing climate science for a sustainable future”, that will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, and online, with the major goal of bridging science and society.

Abstract submission is open for 40 science sessions and over 40 poster clusters that bring together a broad range of topics under three conference themes:

• Theme 1: Advances in Climate Research
• Theme 2: Human Interactions with Climate
• Theme 3: Co-produced Climate Services and Solutions

A limited amount of financial support will be available to support attendees who are early to mid-career researchers or who are from low to lower-middle-income countries and can be applied for as part of the abstract submission process.

Abstract submission and requests for financial assistance close on 14 March 2023 [Extended Deadline].

In the Bering Sea, rapid climate change may be causing more intense storms, flooding and erosion. As a modern example, Typhoon Merbok made landfall in Western Alaska in September 2022, necessitating disaster declarations at the state and federal level to facilitate repairs in 40 western Alaskan communities. Little is known about how the frequency of intense storms may vary in the region on multidecadal to centennial timescales, given that storminess composites in the Bering Sea region only extend back approximately 40 years. To better understand how storm scenarios will play out in the future, a collaborative team of researchers is reconstructing the prehistoric record of extreme events from ancient sediment samples to improve our understanding of how storm intensity and frequency has changed through time. During this webinar, the speakers will discuss findings from samples collected along the Aleutian Islands chain on the R/V Sikuliaq during the summer of 2022.

The Sustaining Arctic Observing Network (SAON) has initiated the Roadmap for Arctic Observing and Data Systems (ROADS) as a planning framework to support its national and organizational partners. The group invites ROADS Advisory Panel partners, and others interested to an Open Partnership Meeting on the ROADS process. The meeting will be held at the Dettifoss meeting room at the Radisson at 21st October 13:45-16:45 Iceland Time (GMT). Remote attendance is possible.

The Advisory Panel is hosting the session Strategies for Arctic Observations Empowering Indigenous and Local Perspectives 21st October 17:00-17:55 Iceland Time (GMT).

Rick Thoman will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for November 2023 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.

Please register to attend.