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
- Arctic Shelf Leaking Potent Greenhouse Gas >>
[IPS, Mar 5, 2010] - Methane bubbling out of Arctic Ocean – but is it new? >>
[New Scientist, Mar 4, 2010] - Double-dip Arctic Oscillation, and update on Antarctica >>
[NSIDC, Mar 3, 2010] - Catlin Arctic team brave thin ice and polar bears to monitor acid oceans >>
[The Guardian, Feb 25, 2010] - ICESat's Notable Moments In Science >>
[Space Daily, Feb 25, 2010] - Climate change could be accelerated by 'methane time bomb' >>
[The Daily Telegraph, Feb 23, 2010] - Methane levels may see 'runaway' rise, scientists warn >>
[The Independent, Feb 22, 2010] - Missing Ice Arches Contributed to 2007 Arctic Ice Loss >>
[, Feb 19, 2010] - Inuit, Iceland irked at exclusion from Arctic talks >>
[National Post, Feb 17, 2010] - Greenland ice loss driven by warming seas: study >>
[AFP, Feb 14, 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.
