About the Arctic

Climate Witness
The WWF International Arctic Programme has been working with the community of Huslia, Alaska to record the experiences of climate change.

Arctic Bulletin from WWF
The Arctic Bulletin is a quarterly magazine produced by the WWF International Arctic Programme. Its goal is to inform decision-makers, scientists and the interested public about arctic environmental and development issues.

Arctic Climate Impacts Assessment
According to the Arctic Climate Impacts Assessment (ACIA), the Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on earth.
From the press
- An Ice-Free North Pole? >>
[Time, June 27th, 2008] - Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole >>
[The Independent, June 27th, 2008] - North Pole Could be Ice-Free This Summer >>
[Live Science, June 26th, 2008] - Royals join forces on Arctic expedition >>
[The Local, June 22nd, 2008] - Ice diary: Science in the fast-changing Arctic >>
[BBC, June 22nd, 2008] - Greenland Ice Core Analysis Shows Drastic Climate Change Near End Of Last Ice Age >>
[ScienceDaily, June 20th, 2008] - Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster' >>
[, June 18th, 2008] - NASA Aircraft Examine Impact Of Forest Fires On Arctic Climate >>
[Science Daily, June 12th, 2008] - On their way into the Arctic and to the Orkney Islands >>
[Innovations Report, June 11th, 2008] - Permafrost Threatened By Rapid Retreat Of Arctic Sea Ice, Study Finds >>
[Science Daily, June 11th, 2008]
DAMOCLES is a european contribution to the International Polar Year 2007 - 2008.
DAMOCLES is financed by the European Union in the 6th Framework Programme.

