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- 7 Dec 2009
Scientists at climate talks say major changes to the nitrogen cycle cannot be ignored
An international group of scientists say there is an immediate need for a global assessment of the nitrogen cycle and its impact on climate. Nitrogen’s role in climate change is highlighted at an event today at the COP-15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
- 29 Nov 2009
Big freeze plunged Europe into ice age in months
In the film, ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ the world enters the icy grip of a new glacial period within the space of just a few weeks. Now new research shows that this scenario may not be so far from the truth after all.
- 24 Jun 2009
Audio: New framework to link up Europe’s polar research
Gerard Jugie, chairman of the European Polar Consortium, speak about the new agreement. More than 26 leading scientific institutions across Europe are signing up to closer research cooperation through a new European Polar Framework agreement today in Brussels. The framework agreement... 8 Jan 2009
Audio: Professor Jörn Thiede on the European Research Icebreaker Aurora Borealis
Professor Jörn Thiede from the University of Kopenhagen, who is also the former director of the Alfred Wegener Institute (1997 – 2007), speaks about the European Research Icebreaker Aurora Borealis. The development of Aurora Borealis, the first European research vessel for the Arctic, is the main...3 Dec 2008
The technical design of the European Research Icebreaker - Aurora Borealis
(Berlin) The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association and the engineering company Wärtsilä Ship Design Germany (formerly Schiffko, GmbH) today presented the technical design of the European Research Icebreaker “Aurora Borealis" in Berlin. Aurora Borealis...
- 21. November 2008
European Commission recognises ESF’s role in European research on polar science
The European Commission has adopted a new communication plan on "The European Union and the Arctic Region" which highlights the effects of climate change and human activities in the Arctic. Apart from setting out EU interests and policy objectives, the new plan, which marks the first step towards...
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