arctic science News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
21 Questions with New UM Research Faculty Dr. Alex Crawford
October 23, 2020 —
Dr. Crawford studies how the complex interactions of various components of the Arctic climate system are changing in response to continued warming.
Faculty of Science
Arctic Research Foundation partners with UM and RRC to revolutionize public access to big Arctic data
October 5, 2020 —
A new partnership between the University of Manitoba (UM), Red River College (RRC), and the Arctic Research Foundation (ARF) is setting out to unlock the big data secrets previously hidden in Canada’s Arctic.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
North pole soon to be ice free in summer
April 22, 2020 —
Using these models, the researchers considered the future evolution of Arctic sea-ice cover in a scenario with high future CO2 emissions and little climate protection. As expected, Arctic sea ice disappeared quickly in summer in these simulations.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
How video games help teach Arctic climate science
March 12, 2020 —
More than 150 middle-and-high school learners met with climate researchers on March 5 for Arctic Science Day. Students learned how new knowledge is developed from working in harsh Arctic conditions, and how the learning process can be a lot like playing video games.