UW researchers attend sea ice conference — above the Arctic Circle (University of Washington)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
(Source. University of Washington). Environment . Science . UW Today blog ... The goal is to integrate the research community in order to better observe and understand the changes in Arctic sea ice. UW sea-ice expert Jinlun Zhang displays his medal for a first-time crossing of the Arctic Circle ... Tag(s) ... Original documenthttp.//www.washington.edu/news/2016/06/01/uw-researchers-attend-sea-ice-conference-above-the-arctic-circle/....

Dwayne Johnson to play Doc Savage, the 'world's first superhero'

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 02 Jun 2016
Dwayne Johnson is to play Doc Savage, who has been called the world's first superhero and the inspiration for Superman, in a new comic book movie with a comedic twist. . Johnson confirmed the role on his Instagram account, saying, "It's OFFICIAL ... First name Clark, called 'Man of Bronze', retreats to his 'Fortress of Solitude' in the Arctic etc etc," he wrote ... His heightened senses are beyond comprehension ... ....

Photographs shot with an iPhone in Antarctica are super chill

Edit Mashable 02 Jun 2016
The fascinating and pristine surrounds of Antarctica are a sight to behold and capturing it is no easy feat. Yet it's something that John Bozinov, 25, has mastered by photographing his way through polar regions — using his iPhone as a camera, when it becomes too much of a hassle to pull out a full-sized camera. SEE ALSO. Photographing the magical landscape of Sweden's Arctic wilderness ... Image. JOHN BOZINOV ... Image. JOHN BOZINOV ... Image ... Image ... ....

Open Your Mind: A Q&A; with Lassonde School of Engineering researcher William Coglan (York University)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
(Source. York University). Appearing at regular intervals in YFile, Open Your Mind is a series of articles offering insight into the different ways York University faculty champion fresh ways of thinking in teaching and research excellence. Their approach, grounded in a desire to seek the unexpected, is charting a new course for future generations ... Coglan studies glacier-climate interactions ... Q ... A ... Q ... A ... The High Arctic was big and new to me....

Italian Inspired Masterpiece in Cordillera Ranch

Edit Business Journal 01 Jun 2016
By Rick Kuper, Broker Associate Home of the Day is presented by the San Antonio Business Journal with Kuper Sotheby's International Realty. This is your invitation to view some of San Antonio's most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today's featured property. Cordillera Ranch533 Clubs Dr, Boerne, TX 78006 ... ....

Arctic sea ice set a record low every single day in May

Edit Mashable 01 Jun 2016
After Arctic sea ice set a record low annual maximum in March, it was widely expected that this summer melt season would rank among the top 5 or 10 lowest melt seasons on record since the dawn of satellite observations there in 1979 ... Fractures seen in rapidly melting Arctic sea ice, and it's only May ... The Beaufort Sea is situated north of Alaska, on the Pacific side of the Arctic....

Russian-American Team Goes to Extremes to Answer Pressing Conservation Questions (Wildlife Conservation Society)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
NEW YORK (June 1, 2016) The Wrangel Island Federal Reserve, a remote island some 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, was recently the site of an expedition to understand the impacts of climate change and polar bear predation on muskoxen-a Pleistocene relic that survived the woolly mammoths and woolly rhinos that once roamed this northern Siberian tundra ... 'If ever there was a place of Arctic grandeur, it is Wrangel.'....

House Committee Approves Army Corps of Engineers Projects for Alaska (Don Young)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
I look forward to moving ahead on these important Alaska infrastructure projects, as well as enacting language that emphasizes the importance of Arctic port development ... ARCTIC PORTS ... 5303 to help with a justification for an Arctic port. one change recognizes the value of a potential Arctic Port to the surrounding communities, and another to enables Corps to consider the national security benefits of an Arctic port....

Alaska and Finnish Lapland Decide to Rejoin Northern Forum (Northern Forum)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
Alaska Governor Bill Walker recently sent an official letter to the Northern Forum supporting Alaska's reinstatement into the international forum of Arctic regions ... Since its adoption in 1991, the Environmental Protection Strategy of the Arctic - also known as the Rovaniemi Process - was aimed at overcoming differences and transforming the zone of Cold War military tensions into a region of peace and cooperation....

Student recognized for his research on youth suicide in northern communities (Mount Saint Vincent University)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
(Source ... The Model Arctic Council In March of this year, Sean (pictured at right) attended the 2016 Model Arctic Council as part of the Arctic Science Summit Conference ... At the Model Arctic Council, Sean presented a research paper written prior to the event focusing on youth suicide rates in northern communities ... 'Neither my research project, nor my experiences at Model Arctic Council, would have been possible without my supervisor Dr....

F-15s reinforce defense capability at Arctic Fighter Meet (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) BODØ MAIN AIR STATION, Norway (AFNS) --. The 48th Fighter Wing trained alongside the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish air forces from May 23-27 during exercise Arctic Fighter Meet 2016 ... Nick Norgaard, the Arctic Fighter Meet 2016 project officer ... Original documenthttp.//www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/785499/f-15s-reinforce-defense-capability-at-arctic-fighter-meet.aspx ... (noodl....

New report calculates Alaska’s greenhouse gas potential (Institute of Arctic Biology)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
Institute of Arctic Biology) ... David McGuire, an ecosystem modeler with the USGS and the UAF Institute of Arctic Biology ... Nevertheless, the report found, plant growth in the Arctic is expected to store more carbon than is released from soils through 2100 ... Institute of Arctic Biology published this content on 01 June 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....

Candente Announces Request to Delay AGM

Edit Stockhouse 01 Jun 2016
... and development of mineral properties. The company is currently focused on its 100% owned Cañariaco project, which includes the Feasibility stage Cañariaco Norte deposit as well as the Cañariaco Sur deposit and Quebrada Verde prospect, located within the western Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes in the Department of Lambayeque in Northern Peru....
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