From WWF Canada: New maps reveal dramatic decline of an Arctic caribou migration range

Today, these migrations — and the large herds they sustain — are hanging in the balance. The Bathurst caribou population has declined from 400,000 in the 1980s to less than 4,000 in 2025

The Gray’s Bay Port and Road project could lead to further losses.

More info:

https://wwf.ca/stories/new-maps-reveal-striking-decline-of-an-arctic-caribou-migration-range/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=7cb65f86-3ee2-4f94-8b9d-9a2c0fad0200

#caribou #wwf #wwfcanada #animals #environment #canada #canpoli #politics #arctic #migration

The #Arctic is getting wetter during the month of May across many regions of the Arctic Ocean. The largest trends are closer to areas of greater sea-ice loss toward the Atlantic Ocean.

+ Data: https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.gpcp.html
+ Info: https://doi.org/10.25923/11nn-hn03

Simulated reconstruction of May #Arctic sea ice thickness since 1901. Watch for the last 10 years or so...

Information about this data set is available at https://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/piomas-20c/. Note that it is only updated through 2010 due to ERA-20C forcing.

Il Tempo: Comunicato Stampa: CRV - Via Querinissima certificata Itinerario culturale del Consiglio d'Europa

(Arv) Venezia, 13 maggio 2026 - “La Via Querinissima è stata ufficialmente certificata come Itinerario culturale del Consiglio d'Europa. È una vittoria importante per il Veneto, per Venezia e per tutti i territori europei attraversati da questa rotta. Ma è anche qualcosa di più: è nato un nuovo cammino europeo, affascinante, misterioso, unico nel suo genere, destinato a diventare iconico. Un itinerario che unisce il Mediterraneo all'Artico e che racconta, attraverso la storia di Pietro Querini, una straordinaria pagina di coraggio, scoperta, accoglienza e identità europea”. Lo dichiara il Presidente del Consiglio regionale del Veneto, Luca Zaia, commentando la comunicazione ufficiale con cui il Governing Board dell'Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes del Consiglio d'Europa, riunito a Lussemburgo dal 5 al 7 maggio 2026, ha assegnato alla Via Querinissima la certificazione di “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” per un periodo di cinque anni.
La responsabilità editoriale e i contenuti di cui al presente comunicato stampa sono a cura di CONSIGLIO REGIONALE VENETO

Press Release: CRV - Via Querinissima Certified European Cultural Route

(Arv) Venice, May 13, 2026 – “The Via Querinissima has been officially certified as a Cultural Itinerary of the Council of Europe. It is an important victory for Veneto, for Venice, and for all European territories traversed by this route. But it is also something more: a new European pathway has been born, fascinating, mysterious, unique in its kind, destined to become iconic. A route that unites the Mediterranean with the Arctic and that tells, through the story of Pietro Querini, an extraordinary page of courage, discovery, hospitality, and European identity.” It states the President of the Regional Council of Veneto, Luca Zaia, commenting on the official communication with which the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, meeting in Luxembourg from May 5 to 7, 2026, has awarded the Via Querinissima the certification of “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” for a period of five years.
The editorial responsibility and content of this press release are the responsibility of CONSIGLIO REGIONALE VENETO.

#Venice #TheViaQuerinissima #Veneto #European #Mediterranean #Arctic #PietroQuerini #LucaZaia #Luxembourg #ViaQuerinissima

https://www.iltempo.it/press-release/2026/05/13/news/comunicato-stampa-crv---via-querinissima-certificata-itinerario-culturale-del-consiglio-d-europa-47711719/

Arctic winter sea-ice extent fails to expand and sets a new record low in 2026 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-arctic-winter-sea-ice-extent.html

#Arctic #sea #environment #winter

#Arctic climate rankings are now updated for April 2026: https://zacklabe.com/archive-2026/. Sadly, no data is available for sea-ice volume again.

#SciComm #DataViz #OpenScience #OpenData

Repubblica.it: Trump non ha dimenticato la Groenlandia. Chieste tre nuove basi sull’isola

In corso trattative fra Washington, Copenaghen e Nuuk. Gli Usa dicono di averne bisogno per arginare le aspirazioni sull’Artico di Russia e Cina

Trump hasn't forgotten Greenland. He’s requested three new bases on the island.

Negotiations are underway between Washington, Copenhagen, and Nuuk. The US says it needs them to counter Russia and China’s ambitions in the Arctic.

#Trump #Greenland #Washington #Copenhagen #Russia #China #Arctic

https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/05/12/news/groenlandia_trump_non_ha_dimenticato_chieste_tre_nuove_basi-425339925/

US in closely guarded talks to open new bases in Greenland

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21669452lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#WorldNews #Geopolitics #Arctic