Education
Educational sites about the polar regions.
Multidisciplinary education portal
Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research, selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists. The service is brought to you by a consortium of UK universities and partners. (Nov 2, 2007)
Summer school in Underwater Acoustics
The web site of the summer school in underwater acoustics (FORTH, 18-27 June 2008) is now open for applications. Online applications can be submitted from 1 November to 10 February 2008. (Oct 31, 2007)
A mobile exhibition for DAMOCLES
As a DAMOCLES partner, the International Polar Foundation has developed a mobile exhibition to communicate to the wider public what DAMOCLES is doing and why. The exhibition will be available for use in connection with polar information events held in European countries during the International Polar Year 2007-08. (Oct 2, 2007)
Summer School in Underwater Acoustics
The Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM) of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH) organizes a 10-day summer school in Underwater Acoustics at FORTH (Heraklion, Crete) from 18 to 27 June 2008, in the framework of the DAMOCLES project. (Aug 15, 2007)
Animation: Impacts on the Arctic
The impacts of global warming will be particularly dramatic for the Arctic and Antarctica. In this animation, we will look more closely at the consequences for the Arctic. (Mar 6, 2007)
From the press
- A change in atmospheric circulation >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Jul 20, 2010] - Rapid ice loss continues through June >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Jul 6, 2010] - Arctic sea ice extent declines rapidly in May >>
[National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Jun 8, 2010] - Scientists study the thin ice of Greenland >>
[Wales Online, Jun 2, 2010] - Decline of the polar bear >>
[Simcoe Reformer, May 28, 2010] - Polar Bears pushed to the edge >>
[Irish Times, May 27, 2010] - Arctic leak would be a disaster: scientist >>
[The Vancouver Sun, May 27, 2010] - Arctic sea ice heading for new record low >>
[The Globe and Mail, May 20, 2010] - 2010 on track to be hottest ever - U.S. climate data >>
[Reuters India, May 19, 2010] - Arctic research set to be beefed up >>
[China Daily, May 6, 2010]
DAMOCLES is a european contribution to the International Polar Year 2007 - 2008.
DAMOCLES is financed by the European Union in the 6th Framework Programme.
