PolarRES
Despite the crucial role Polar Regions play in stabilising the global climate system, there are still critical knowledge gaps regarding the impact of polar climate processes on multiple scales and how they are evolving with our changing global climate. PolarRES studies the interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, and sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic. By understanding these processes and interactions in conjunction with an innovative storylines approach we adopt in PolarRES, a refined set of climate projections can be provided for the Polar Regions. This paves way for a more reliable assessment of the potential social and environmental impacts of climate change.
Impacts
PolarRES utilises novel storylines to project the impacts of climate change on the Polar environment and society. These storylines are tied directly to large-scale climate drivers, to better understand the changing Arctic and Antarctic climate, and the associated risks to the Polar environment. The response of the Polar environment in each storyline differs between the hemispheres due to differences in land-sea distribution, as well as sensitivity to varying large-scale climate drivers.
News
29 October 2024
PolarRES General Assembly October 2024
The PolarRES General Assembly 2024 gathered in PolarRES for a 3-day programme filled with scientific updates, lively debates, and some fun social activities.
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18 September 2024
Phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the future Arctic Ocean
We have invited NORCE Post Doc researcher Lucia Gutierrez Loza to write an article on the achievements of PolarRES Work Package 4. In this article, Lucia focuses on the impact of rapidly changing climate conditions on phytoplankton in the Arctic.
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10 September 2024
PolarRES at the European Polar Science Week 2024
PolarRES attended the 2nd European Polar Science Week. The conference, co-organized by the European Commission and the European Space Agency, marked an important milestone in their cooperation to identify and address the grand science challenges in polar research.
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Events
- 2.12.2024 – 3.12.2024
Arctic Futures Symposium 2024
Held in Brussels and free of charge to make discussions on Arctic issues accessible to as many Arctic stakeholders as possible, the annual Arctic Futures Symposium brings together local and national policymakers, Arctic indigenous peoples, natural and social scientists, academics, and representatives of industries operating in or with interests in the Arctic.
Read more - 9.12.2024 – 13.12.2024
American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024
Each year, AGU’s annual meeting, the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, convenes 25,000+ attendees from 100+ countries to share research and connect with friends and colleagues.
Read more - 27.01.2025 – 30.01.2025
Arctic Frontiers 2025
The Arctic Frontiers Administration has, since 2007, organized the annual Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, which gathers scientists, businesses, policymakers and representative of local and indigenous peoples for holistic discussions about the future of the Arctic region.
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