Press Release from the Arctic Circle - At the heart of climate change in Asia and the Himalaya region is the threat of melting glaciers and water insecurity. As outlined in the most recent IPCC Report, the gravity of the[…]
The Russian (Northern) - Asian Arctic Research Consortium was created on the initiative of the International Organization of the Northern Regions - The Northern Forum, and the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) on June 11 in Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),[…]
Remote sensing (satellite observations) gives a great potential for detecting changes in permafrost in the context of Arctic warming. Satellites carry dierent sensors which are able to detect dierent characteristic of the land surface such as vegetation cover, surface temperature, surface moisture, snow cover, and topography. Remote sensing gives scientists direct information about ongoing environmental changes and are also often required as input for climate models.