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27.03.25
Lowest Sea Ice Level in the Arctic in Five Years
Around March 22, the Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum for 2025. There has been a very low development of sea ice throughout the winter, with a sharp reduction in January. By the end of the season, the ice approached the 2023 peak but just fell short of it. As a result, the ice cover in 2025 was lower than the past five years.
24.03.25
Soil moisture: A future key to predict heat waves
Looking back at the achievements of BCPU so far, Professor Noel Keenlyside is very pleased with what he sees. A new result on soil moisture for predicting heat waves adds promise for the future.
20.03.25
On the tip of the iceberg
Researcher Lars Henrik Smedsrud has recieved a Fulbright scholarship and is now in the USA to meet other researchers and work on interdisciplinary projects on critical minerals in the Arctic. In June, he will go to Greenland to measure icebergs.
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31.03.25
BCCR Monday Seminar: “Upper-layer Circulation at the Mouth of Amundsen Gulf, Arctic Ocean”
Next Monday’s BCCR seminar will be given by Peigen Lin who is visiting the BCCR from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He will talk about “Upper-layer Circulation at the Mouth of Amundsen Gulf, Arctic Ocean”.
24.04.25
Machine Learning Journal Club
06.05.25
Klimaomstillngskonferansen
Welcome to Sogndal – conference is held in Norwegian Årets klimaomstillingskonferanse er i Sogndal 6.-7. mai. Programmet er nå sluppet – påmeldingsfrist 11. april https://klimaomstilling.no/ Velkommen til vakre Sogndal og givende møter med forskere, offentlige aktører og næringsliv.