Sensitive Arctic
…ocean basins. Some of this water can take over 1500 years to complete its journey! If the water doesn’t cool…
Interactive educational resources about the Arctic for schools.
…ocean basins. Some of this water can take over 1500 years to complete its journey! If the water doesn’t cool…
…summer months, temperatures in periglacial areas such as Nunavut rise above freezing, and the top layer of soil thaws, although…
…… Talking about changes in Nunavut Other Arctic communities have experienced change. A member of the Inuit community in Nunavut…
…the frozen ground. Any unfrozen material in the permafrost is called talik. In the Arctic region there is deep permafrost…
…so the impacts are greatest in highly populated areas, but oxybenzone has also been detected in Arctic sea waters demonstrating…
…stream is transporting “warm” water up along the western coast of Svalbard it is possible to have a community so…
Who are the people living at the top of the world?… Living on the edge interactive … Investigate four Arctic…
The North West Passage is the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, across the top of North America.……
…to complete the picture and lead to a better understanding of the role ice plays in the Earth system. Its…
“I think we should definitely do more things to prevent climate change because as people say the Arctic, the north,…
…… 80 words for ice Download some examples of different words for ice. … Above you can see two images…
…hunters or a combination of ability and birth-right. … Aaju talks about how the Inuit think differently Aaju talks about…
…fishing … Commercial Fishing … Commercial fishing is important in all areas of the seasonally ice free Arctic eg Barents…
…sea ice is shrinking at an unprecedented rate, making this a key area of scientific research in the Arctic region….
The term ‘cryo’ comes from the Greek word ‘kryo’, meaning cold. The cryosphere is the frozen water part of the…
…global warming, the area of the Arctic that becomes ice free in summer is growing, and it is staying clearer…