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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Eureka Alert: Sedimentary records of contaminant inputs in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut

February 2, 2024 — 
Sedimentary records of contaminant inputs in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut

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UM Faces and Spaces: Feiyue Wang

February 2, 2024 — 
For our UM Spaces and Faces feature this month, we're highlighting Feiyue Wang, UM professor, associate dean (Research and Innovation), and Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in Arctic Environmental Chemistry.

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Doctor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen.

Discovering messages in the ice: UM researcher recognized for climate change finding

January 11, 2024 — 
Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Ice, Freshwater-Marine Coupling and Climate Change in the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) at the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources at the University of Manitoba has been named a recipient of the prestigious BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the climate change category.

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The research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen

Research and International

UM Knowledge Exchange Launching on November 22, an event series to share emerging research and innovation

October 27, 2023 — 
On Wednesday November 22, 2023, climate change experts will share new insights with the UM Knowledge Exchange presentation Now You Sea Ice..

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Amphipod Themisto libellula

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Due to sea-ice retreat, zooplankton could remain in the deep longer

September 7, 2023 — 
New study shows climate change is affecting the seasonal vertical migration of zooplankton in the Arctic.

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Julienne Stroeve

National Geographic: Arctic ice is getting thinner by the day—and sea life is suffering

March 17, 2023 — 
Professor Julienne Stroeve's work gets noticed

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David Barber, Rh Award

Mourning the loss of visionary Arctic researcher, Dr. David Barber

April 16, 2022 — 
Through his vision, leadership and endless efforts, Dr. Barber established UM as a global leader in Arctic research

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an iceberg in open water with hazy clouds surrounding it

Rainfall in the Arctic will soon be more common than snowfall

November 30, 2021 — 
Changes will happen decades earlier than previously thought

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Wildfires burn on the island of Evia, north of Athens, Greece, on Aug. 3, 2021, as the country dealt with the worst heat wave in decades. Temperatures reached 41 C in parts of Athens. (AP Photo/Michael Pappas)

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science

August 9, 2021 — 
The report will provide policy-makers with the best possible information regarding the physical science of climate change, which is essential for long-term planning in many sectors, from infrastructure to energy to social welfare. Here are five things to look for in the new report.

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Image of Arctic sea ice

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Arctic open-water periods are projected to lengthen dramatically by 2100, UM study

June 3, 2021 — 
A team from the Centre for Earth Observation Science has published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment that addresses a large gap in our understanding of Arctic Sea Ice coverage.

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