LEO Alaska Webinar - April 17th, 2018

Dear LEO Network Members and Participants

We invite you to join us for the next Alaska LEO Network webinar on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM (AKDT). LEO webinars provide an exciting learning experience and connect local observers and organizations from across Alaska to discuss current and emerging environmental changes.

Agenda:

1:45 pm - Conference Line Opens

An Overview of Winter 2018 Sea Ice Conditions

Hajo Eicken, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Description: A brief overview of what researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, NOAA, and other research institutions have learned about the low ice year in the Bering Sea this winter of 2017/18. There will be an opportunity to share observations and questions from LEO network members.

Learning goal: How was the ice cover of this past winter unusual? What are some of the causes? What can be expected in the future? What are some of the impacts in the region?

Summary: Bering Strait: An overview of winter 2018 sea ice conditions – This summary was made by the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) in collaboration with NOAA. IARC is one of several research facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. One of our goals is to help Alaskans understand, prepare for and adapt to climate change impacts in the Arctic.

Respectfully, The LEO Team at ANTHC

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