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Research project mapping the role of polar sea ice and snow in the global climate system funded by Horizon Europe, coordinated by FMI and CNRS & IGE
www.crices-h2020.eu
⏰ Don't miss our policy webinar next week: 27 Nov. at 13:00 CET
➡️ Register: www.crices-h2020.eu/events/the-i...

🌎 Experts from across the polar community will discuss why European scientific leadership in polar climate research is essential for Europe’s preparedness, sustainability & security goals
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
❄️ A huge thank you to everyone who joined our high-level event on policy needs for the Polar Regions!

A science–policy dialogue bringing EU institutions and stakeholders together to shape evidence-based climate action.

@polarres.bsky.social @h2020protect.bsky.social
@oceaniceeu.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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🏛️🌍We open our policy event with remarks from Larissa Lorinczi, Policy Officer at the European Commission, setting the stage for a timely dialogue that brings science, diplomacy and policy together at a crucial moment for Europe’s future.

Stay tuned for more!

#H2020
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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🗣️To frame the upcoming panel and discussions, the four organising projects present their most recent scientific and policy findings.

@polarres.bsky.social, @oceaniceeu.bsky.social, @crices-h2020.bsky.social and @h2020protect.bsky.social 🇪🇺❄️
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Europe’s climate resilience begins at the poles❄️

What happens in the Arctic and Antarctic doesn’t stay there - it shapes Europe’s weather, oceans and security.

Join leading scientists, policymakers & experts at our event tomorrow in Brussels/online.

👉 Register now: polarres.eu/polarreseven...
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🌍 Join us this November for three online events

As the CRiceS project approaches its conclusion, these events bring together leading scientists, policymakers & stakeholders to reflect on how polar science strengthens global climate preparedness.

👉 Register here: www.crices-h2020.eu/events/the-i...
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Next week I will participate with @oceaniceeu.bsky.social @h2020protect.bsky.social @crices-h2020.bsky.social + @polarres.bsky.social in a policy briefing in Brussels, with MEP Group on Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development +@eupolarcluster.bsky.social

polarres.eu/polarreseven...
Polar Science for Global Action: Strengthening Climate Preparedness through EU Leadership - PolarRES
Join us for a high-level event on policy needs for the Polar Regions, stemming from the research of four EU projects — PolarRES, CRiceS, PROTECT, and OCEAN ICE. We will discuss the rapid changes in th...
polarres.eu
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🌍 Register for our Policy Webinar

🗓️ 27 November | 13:00–14:30 CET

📘 The importance of European scientific leadership in polar climate change

www.crices-h2020.eu/events/the-i...
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Register for our policy event on 18 November with:

🎤 Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Member of the @europarl.europa.eu Parliament
🎤 Larisa Lorinczi, Policy officer, DG RTD, @ec.europa.eu Commission
🎤 Martin Wearing, Digital Twin Earth Scientist, @esa.int

www.crices-h2020.eu/events/polar...
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🌊 Salinity influences ocean circulation, carbon and heat storage, & sea level rise. However, measuring it accurately has long been a challenge.

🛰️ A new satellite-based Sea Surface Salinity product developed for the Southern Ocean offers a major step forward:

🔍 www.crices-h2020.eu/news/improve...
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Join us!

🔍 🌍 How rapid transformations in the Arctic and Antarctic are reshaping Europe’s climate, resilience, and security

Co-organised with @polarres.bsky.social @h2020protect.bsky.social @oceaniceeu.bsky.social

🔗 www.crices-h2020.eu/events/polar...
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
[ 📃 New publication]

ICESat-2 Observations of Blowing Snow Over Arctic Sea Ice During the 2019–2020 MOSAiC Expedition

✍ Joseph Robinson, Lyatt Jaeglé, Stephen P. Palm, Matthew D. Shupe, Glen E. Liston, Markus M. Frey

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
ICESat‐2 Observations of Blowing Snow Over Arctic Sea Ice During the 2019–2020 MOSAiC Expedition
Using an optimized algorithm, ICESat-2 derived blowing snow properties are consistent with observations from the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) dri...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
[New publication]

Threshold domain sizes for multifractality in sea ice deformation

✍️ Uusinoka et al.

🔍 New results on sea ice physics
➡️ Guide developments on advanced sea ice models to better simulate dynamics of the Arctic pack ice

🔗 doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Threshold Domain Sizes for Multifractality in Sea Ice Deformation
Multifractal analysis is performed for high-resolution ice deformation fields during three periods through the winter season Typical quadratic multifractal spectrum is observed only for early win...
doi.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
📢 New publication

📄 Polar winter climate change: strong local effects from sea ice loss, widespread consequences from warming seas

✍️ Tuomas Naakka et al.

🔗 doi.org/10.5194/acp-...
Polar winter climate change: strong local effects from sea ice loss, widespread consequences from warming seas
Abstract. Decreasing sea ice cover and warming sea surface temperatures (SSTs) impact the climate at both poles in uncertain ways. We aim to reduce the uncertainty by comparing output of 41-year-long ...
doi.org
August 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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📢 Our call for long-term polar research funding continues to gain momentum - now with 850+ signatures from external experts & EPB members 🖊️

➡️ You can still add your voice to support the future of #PolarResearch: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

More info: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...
June 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Tracing arctic aerosols:
a study led by Anderson Da Silva and colleagues has cast doubt on the reliability of traditional backward-modeling approaches. The team set up a new modeling protocol:

acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
How to trace the origins of short-lived atmospheric species: an Arctic example
Abstract. The origins of particles and trace gases involved in the rapidly changing polar climates remain unclear, limiting the reliability of climate models. This is especially true for particles inv...
acp.copernicus.org
June 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Understanding impacts of climate change on Earth’s vulnerable polar regions 💡

Explore the scientific advancements made by 15 EU-funded projects, studying polar regions, climate change and the ocean-climate-cryosphere nexus.

🔗 Read more in the CORDIS Results Pack: cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...
Understanding impacts of climate change on Earth’s vulnerable polar regions
The impact of climate change is most acute at Earth’s polar regions. The Arctic and Antarctica are warming rapidly, with dramatic...
cordis.europa.eu
June 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
In a recent study, Alistair Duffey et al. assess how well global climate models (specifically those from #CMIP6) represent the Arctic winter atmospheric boundary layer above sea ice.

🔍 www.crices-h2020.eu/news/model-r...
June 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🔬🌍 @polarres.bsky.social @crices-h2020.bsky.social @h2020protect.bsky.social & @oceaniceeu.bsky.social hosted an event on “Polar Research in a Global Context”, spotlighting research gaps & future priorities for EU climate action.

Get the highlights 👉 polarres.eu/polarresnews...
June 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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☕️To close the event, participants gather at the World Café tables to explore:

🔍 Knowledge gaps
🤝 Collaboration
🌍 Long-term vision

Table topics reflect our projects, sparking new ideas & connections.

@oceaniceeu.bsky.social @crices-h2020.bsky.social @h2020protect.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today @crices-h2020.bsky.social, @polarres.bsky.social, @oceaniceeu.bsky.social and @h2020protect.bsky.social, all 🇪🇺 @ec.europa.eu-funded, present key research findings on the polar regions 🌍❄️.
They’ll also identify critical knowledge gaps to guide future research agendas.
Stay tuned for insights!
June 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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🇪🇺 Today, Horizon projects unite to confront polar climate change, bridging science & policy 🌍

How are changes in the Arctic & Antarctic reshaping Europe’s climate, coasts & communities?

Stay tuned for insights & actions!

@oceaniceeu.bsky.social @crices-h2020.bsky.social @h2020protect.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🌍 The Arctic and Antarctica are warming rapidly, with consequences for the whole world. CRiceS and 14 other EU-funded projects that contribute to a better understanding of the impacts are now presented by Publications Office of the European Union. @ec.europa.eu cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...
Uncovering sea ice’s role in polar and global climate systems
Enhanced models that take account of sea ice interactions could give us a much clearer picture of the polar climate, along with its...
cordis.europa.eu
June 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
CRiceS supports the @europeanpolarboard.bsky.social 's open call and invites the European research community and all relevant stakeholders to sign and share it

✍ Add your voice: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...
Support the Future of #PolarResearch! 🫴❄️

EPB has launched an open call to secure Europe’s leadership in Polar Research by targeted investments in FP10: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...

🖊️ Sign the open call & help us to spread the word: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM