https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/climate/rss en Climate Research Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:21:15 +0000 Gloria Dickie https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/06/02/arctic-clouds-may-help-lock-in-warmer-weather https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/06/02/arctic-clouds-may-help-lock-in-warmer-weather The recently announced Year of Polar Prediction will aim to improve weather forecasts in the Arctic region. One puzzle that researchers will be studying is the role that clouds play in the Arctic’s rapid warming. Climate Research Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:50:47 +0000 Mara Johnson-Groh https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/03/08/how-arctic-weather-can-improve-mid-latitude-forecasts https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/03/08/how-arctic-weather-can-improve-mid-latitude-forecasts Increased monitoring of Arctic weather conditions could help predict big storms that strike more southerly latitudes, according to new research by the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan. Climate Environment Northern People & Health Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:09:11 +0000 Eli Kintisch https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/01/30/people-of-the-sea-ice-see-cracks-forming https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/01/30/people-of-the-sea-ice-see-cracks-forming One of Canada’s more northerly communities reinvents its relationship with a thawing landscape, reports Hakai Magazine. Climate Environment Northern People & Health Wed, 18 Jan 2017 05:00:47 +0000 Gloria Dickie https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/01/18/a-shifting-landscape-means-less-food-for-alaskas-hunters https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/01/18/a-shifting-landscape-means-less-food-for-alaskas-hunters The state’s subsistence hunters report the biggest problem they face isn’t declining wildlife populations, but a growing number of obstacles created by climate change, from rotten ice and melting permafrost to fallen trees scorched by wildfires. Climate Environment Governance Research Mon, 16 Jan 2017 05:00:11 +0000 Nils Andreassen https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/01/16/a-pathway-to-better-collaboration-between-northern-leaders https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/01/16/a-pathway-to-better-collaboration-between-northern-leaders The decision by the U.S. and Canada to ban offshore oil development in much of their Arctic waters drew cheers from conservationists, but angered northern leaders – a reminder of why greater collaboration is critical, says Nils Andreassen, of the Institute of the North. Climate Energy & Natural Resources Geopolitics & Security Research Shipping Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:55:51 +0000 Eline Gordts https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/12/29/how-a-researcher-from-arizona-developed-a-passion-for-the-arctic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/12/29/how-a-researcher-from-arizona-developed-a-passion-for-the-arctic Katherine Weingartner is an ICF contractor for the United States Global Change Research Program where she supports the development of the National Climate Assessment. Climate Governance Northern People & Health Tue, 20 Dec 2016 05:00:46 +0000 Eline Gordts https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/12/20/a-passionate-young-voice-on-tradition-and-leadership-in-the-arctic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/12/20/a-passionate-young-voice-on-tradition-and-leadership-in-the-arctic Yellowknife’s Kyla Kakfwi Scott helped start Dene Nahjo, an organization aimed at advancing social and environmental justice for northern peoples and promoting Indigenous leadership.