Week 2

This blog was originally posted on the Environment and Society in a Changing Arctic Blog on June 25, 2014. by Lauren Krone and Samantha Morrow During week two we focused on land-formation and changes due to glacial movement and climate change in the Arctic regions. In the beginning of the week we discussed how climate change is affecting the arctic region more than other parts of the world. This is due in large part to energy transfers in both ocean and atmospheric currents. Pole...

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Week 1

This blog was originally posted on the Environment and Society in a Changing Arctic Blog on June 25, 2014. by Tyler Kamp and Vadim Velichkin The first week of the course took place at KTH and the focus was on societal changes in the Arctic. We followed a number of lectures focusing on the following topics: The Arctic Region Traditional Sami House There is not a single way of defining the Arctic region. Different methods are used when it comes to defining what the Arctic is. These can...

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