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NASA Scientists to Conduct Major Eclipse Research Mission in Iceland https://loom.ly/rQwN6hU

NASA Scientists to Conduct Major Eclipse Research Mission in Iceland - Arctic Portal - The Arctic Gateway Nearly 40 scientists from NASA are expected to arrive in Iceland in August 2026 to conduct an extensive research campaign during the total solar eclipse th

Coast Guard Selects Kodiak, Seward Ports for Arctic cutters https://loom.ly/n_-EH9g

Coast Guard selects Kodiak, Seward ports for Arctic cutters Kodiak and Seward will serve as homeports for new Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters supporting Arctic missions, with two vessels based in Kodiak and one planned for Seward.

Stratospheric Polar Vortex Shapes Arctic Surface Climate Via a Radiative Pathway https://loom.ly/pDVZZvs

Stratospheric polar vortex shapes Arctic surface climate via a radiative pathway - Nature Communications This study discusses a stratosphere-to-surface radiative pathway in the Arctic, whereby stratospheric anomalies modulate high cloud cover through static stability, driving pronounced surface temperature and sea ice variations on subseasonal time scales.

Large Stocks of Permafrost Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Arctic River Deltas https://loom.ly/RXvr1Kc

Large stocks of permafrost soil organic carbon and nitrogen in Arctic river deltas - Nature Communications This study estimates that Arctic deltas contain vast amounts of soil organic carbon (57.7 Pg) and soil nitrogen (3.8 Pg). This highlights the importance of these vulnerable permafrost landscapes at the land-ocean interface in a changing Arctic.

Nature Study: More Icebergs in the Arctic https://loom.ly/vG0n6bU

Nature study: More icebergs in the Arctic The number of icebergs in the Arctic has increased sharply since the 2000s. This is due to the destabilisation of large glaciers in north-east Greenland and parts of the Russian Arctic as well as the increasing mobility of sea ice. The result: Stones rain down from the melting icebergs, forming new....

'This Is A National Priority': Murkowski Asks General About Air Force Investment In Arctic Security https://loom.ly/Y8sQN4c

'This Is A National Priority': Murkowski Asks General About Air Force Investment In Arctic Security During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. L...

A Snapshot in Time: Ancient Ground Squirrel Droppings, Dating Back 700,000 years, Reveal Rich Details About Evolutionary History of the Arctic https://loom.ly/jQFHTDo

A snapshot in time: Ancient ground squirrel droppings, dating back 700,000 years, reveal rich details about evolutionary history of the Arctic Ground squirrel droppings, preserved for millennia in the Yukon’s deep permafrost, have yielded an enormous amount of environmental DNA from dozens of species of plants, insects, microbes and large mammals, offering detailed genetic information about an environment that no longer exists.

Feds Make Changes To Western Arctic Caribou Herd Subistence Hunts https://loom.ly/ldLc39I

Feds Make Changes To Western Arctic Caribou Herd Subistence Hunts The Board’s decisions followed public testimony from an April 9 public hearing, analyses from the Office of Subsistence Management, input from Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (Councils), the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Tribes and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporations, Nat...

The Third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III) https://loom.ly/RWwgK4o

Third World Ocean Assessment | Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea .

NATO Enhances Security In The Arctic And High North https://loom.ly/yEuaFoA

NATO Enhances Security In The Arctic And High North NATO’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) Finland, including the Alliance’s newest multinational battlegroup, led by framework nation Sweden, began operations this