The Arctic is a vast, ice-covered ocean that is surrounded by tree-less, frozen land, which is often covered with snow and ice. The rigors of this harsh environment are a challenge to living, working and performing research in the Arctic. None the less, the Arctic is an ecosystem that teems with life including organisms living in the ice, fish and marine mammals living in the sea, birds, land animals such as wolves, caribou and polar bears, and human societies.

In the strictest sense, the Arctic is all of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, which is located at 66 degrees, 32 minutes North Latitude. However, there are other definitions to suit specific scientific or political interests. For instance, the U.S. Congress has decreed that all of the Bering Sea, which extends southward to about 53 degrees North Latitude, is part of the Arctic for internal U.S. planning and budgeting purposes.

The effect of pollution from the rest of the world can't really be seen too much here although the scientists do say that the ozone layer over the Arctic changes very much from one season to the other. We have a man in the weather station in Resolute who is doing ozone monitoring work and I think you will be interested to meet him and talk to him about his charts and findings about pollution and ozone depletion up here.

The Arctic environment is unique in many ways and offers the opportunity for a great many discoveries about how the physical and biologic environments function under the "extreme" conditions found in the Arctic. Several species of animals are unique to the Arctic (e.g., polar bear, walrus, musk ox) and many species of birds have their summer home there.

The Arctic is inhabited by several different groups of indigenous people, and also by relatively recent immigrants of mostly European background. In Alaska, for example, indigenous people account for about 70% or more of the total population in mainland areas bordering the Bering, Chukchi, or Beaufort Seas. In Russia, only 15% or fewer of the inhabitants along the north coast are indigenous people.

Polar bears are marvelously adapted to their arctic surroundings. Their thick winter coats, with glossy guard hairs and dense under-fur, and the thick layer of fat beneath their skin protect them against the cold. The guard hairs also shed water easily, so that after a swim the polar bear can shake itself like a dog to decrease chilling and to dry itself fairly quickly. Being large also helps keep warm. The white color of the polar bear also serves as camouflage.

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The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line at latitude at 66° 32~33' North (depending on the earth's wobble) defined by the northernmost point where you can still see the sun on winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, December 21.

The first Arctic explorers were the Inuit themselves. Though most of their journeys remain undocumented, the Inuit have been traveling and exploring the icy waters and frigid continents of the Arctic region for thousands of years in search of food, supplies and settlement areas. It was not until the 1800's that Europeans began to search in earnest for a "Northwest Passage" to the Orient.

The Arctic is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination. Whether you are an experienced outdoor camper or an armchair enthusiast, Arctic travel offers something for everyone. From full-blown expeditions to the North Pole to brief excursions along a mainland coast, Arctic travel can take many forms depending on your budget, curiosity and adventurous spirit. You can visit the Arctic on your own or as part of a tour.

Studies now underway in the Arctic should lead to more reliable forecasts of weather over the Arctic and in heavily populated mid-latitude areas. We will learn more about how the Arctic influences the global climate and achieve greater insight about the climate our children will experience. We will be better able to quantify, manage and use the natural resources of the Arctic.

There is no simple answer to this question. Good records of temperature and precipitation are available for the last 50 years, but data quantity and quality are diminished in prior years. It is clear that the Arctic has undergone significant change in the last 50 years, but the changes differ in different regions in the Arctic. For example, Alaska has experienced significant warming over the past 30 years, with average wintertime temperatures about 6 degrees warmer now than in the 1960's.

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The word arctic means "bear" in ancient Greek. It refers to the constel- lations of the Great Bear and Little Bear, which you can find in the night sky near the North Star. The North Star, currently Polaris, in the Alpha Ursae Minoris, or Little Bear Constellation, is also known as the Lode Star or Pole Star, and is part of the Little Dipper, 431 light years away.

The Arctic is a key region for scientific research. Current studies are focused on biological adaptations, climate change, permafrost processes, atmospheric phenomena, glaciology, sea ice dynamics, marine ecosystems, and more. By improving our understanding of natural processes in the relatively undisturbed Arctic environment, scientists hope to contribute to knowledge about the Earth as a whole.

Significant reductions in ozone content in the stratosphere above the Arctic have been observed during the late winter and early spring (January-March) in 6 of the last 9 years. However, these reductions, typically 20-25%, are much smaller than those observed currently each spring over the Antarctic (the ozone hole). The difference between ozone content in the two polar regions (see figure below) is caused by dissimilar weather patterns.

The Arctic situation may be different. I have not studied it close enough to comment. From what I know it is different, and more observations have been made over the last several years to back up what is being researched there.

For humans that live in the Arctic, conditions there dictate lifestyle to a very great extent. Residents must cope with very low temperatures and constant darkness in the winter, and temperatures above freezing and constant daylight in the summer. While temperatures are below freezing, the frozen, snow covered ground, ice covered rivers, and shore-fast ice are utilized for transportation using dog sleds (traditionally) or snowmobiles (recently).

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The U.S military is very sensitive to environmental concerns and has an excellent track record in protecting the environment. It has very high environmental standards and works extremely hard to reduce any kind of pollution. American rules of waste disposal, for instance, are stricter than local laws. In some countries, the national standards are stricter than the American ones. The U.S. military always follows the stricter set of standards and tries very hard to be a good neighbor.