Happy New Year 2024 (and sorry for the forum being offline some hours) /DM
Global Lessons from the Thawing Arctic3:00-3:45 pm: Panel Presentation▪ Introductory comments ▪ Opening of a new ocean: Rising stakes for security, economies, and conservation Dr. Henry Huntington, Huntington Consulting ▪ Threats to local Arctic communities: Lessons for a global audience Dr. Elizabeth Marino, Oregon State University ▪ Global greenhouse gas releases from thawing permafrost Dr. Christina Schädel, Northern Arizona University▪ Sea-level rise from the melting Greenland Ice Sheet Dr. Ted Scambos, National Snow and Ice Data Center▪ The Arctic Meltdown and Unruly Tropical Storms: Are They Connected? Dr. Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University ▪ Imagining the Arctic of 2050 to inform actions today Dr. Amy Lauren Lovecraft, University of Alaska Fairbanks 3:45-4:30 pm: Questions from journalists and audience 4:30-5:00 pm: Informal light reception