 Infographic:: Greg Workman Victoria Herrmann, April 26, 2016 Climate change is about more than just carbon emissions. Globally, methane (CH4) is the second most emitted greenhouse gas. And though its lifespan in the atmosphere is much shorter than carbon dioxide, its impact on climate change is 25 times greater over a 100-year period. While most greenhouse gases are emitted south of the Arctic Circle in major cities and centers of industry, methane is found naturally in large amounts in the circumpolar north. There are two types of methane in the Arctic. The first source, methyl clathrate, is found on the seabeds of the Arctic Ocean. Methyl clathrates are molecules of methane that are frozen into ice crystals through high pressure and low temperatures. Immense reserves of methane exist in clathrate formations on the continental seabeds. Check out our infographic on how methane affects the Arctic here. Our analysis on this topic follows on Thursday (28 April 2016) | Conference Join The Arctic Institute for Arctic Business 2016 and the High North Dialogue 2016 in Bodø, North Norway this May. TAI Event Newsletter During Northrim Bank’s annual economic seminar in Anchorage, the bank’s representatives advised business owners not to panic about the state economy’s “recession”, but instead prepare for it by reviewing their financial planning and researching their risk factors (AJOC,AD). Analysis Daria Shapovalova , April 21, 2016 Black carbon has been high on the political agenda of the Arctic Council, and for good reasons. It is believed that immediate reductions of black carbon (BC) emissions might slow the Arctic warming in the next decades and ‘buy’ the international community some time to come up with more effective CO2 mitigation measures. |
 Photo: U.S. Coast Guard Analysis Ryan Uljua, April 4, 2016 Following a sly piece of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the US Congress is now widely expected to fund a ninth National Security Cutter (NSC) for the Coast Guard. The ninth NSC will join the originally planned eight ships, six of which have already been built. |  Photo:Will Greaves Analysis Wilfrid Greaves, March 22, 2016 Environmental changes in the Arctic are driving complex physical and social processes that place circumpolar states and peoples on the frontline of global environmental insecurity. Humanity’s collective impacts on the global biosphere have led to a new geological era... |  Photo: Bali Epoch Youth Perspective Series Bali Epoch, April 14, 2016 After I was sexually assaulted in Nunavut, a mental health worker grabbed a textbook off her shelf, opened it, and began reading me questions. Before I walked out, I told her I could read a list myself on the internet — before remembering I didn’t have internet because of the outrageous price. All I can think is: am I still in Canada? |
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