Arctic News and Analysis
Simulated volcanic activity at the Lava Centre in Hvolsvöllur, Iceland [Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) The volcano at Fagradalsfjall, on the Reykjanes Peninsula (Reykjanesskagi) in Iceland, experienced its first eruption shortly before 21:30 on Friday, according to Morgunblaðið (and the English language Iceland Monitor). The eruption itself was seen as unlikely to… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 15-21 March
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) CBC News North featured an opinion article by Gloria Song, a Ph.D. Candidate in Law at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law, and a member of the Law Society of Nunavut, on the subject of understanding family violence and helping victims in Nunavut, Canada. In her… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 8-14 March
[Photo via Wikimedia Commons] This week, Marc Lanteigne, Chief Editor of OtC, wrote a comment for the online journal The Diplomat about how the Arctic and Antarctic have been included in China's just-released Five-Year Plan (2021-5), which will be guiding the country's economy as it continues to expand. Beijing is seeking to continue to develop… Continue reading New Article: ‘The Polar Policies in China’s New Five-Year Plan’
The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, which last erupted in 2010 [Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) The Reykjavík Grapevine, a local media service in Iceland, published a short educational video about the pronunciation of a potential volcano, (Sundhnjúkagígaröð in Þráinsskjaldarhraun) which has been closely watched in recent days in the wake of numerous… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 1-7 March
[Photo by Myriams-Fotos via Pixabay] by Marc Lanteigne Last month, a record was set within the Northern Sea Route (NSR), in the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia, when the civilian icebreaking vessel Christophe de Margerie successfully completed its voyage from Jiangsu Province in China to the Siberian port city of Sabetta (Сабетта). The vessel, owned… Continue reading Feedback Loop: The Voyage of the Christophe de Margerie (and Its Aftermath)
