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The Changing Arctic

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National Research Tomsk State University

The Changing Arctic

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What will I learn? After taking this course you will have an understanding of Arctic landscapes, how they were formed and how they are changing. You will also learn how scientists from countries around the North are working together to understand how these changes will affect the People of the North and the global community. You will experience a range of scientific topics, up-to-date-methods for understanding our environment, and the current consensus views on the future of the Arctic environment. Do I need prior knowledge? No prior knowledge is needed for this course; participants should only come equipped with natural curiosity and a willingness to invest time in understanding an environmental issue of global concern. The terms and concepts are targeted at an educated public, not specialists, but resources will be provided so those who are motivated can explore some issues in more depth.

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Terry V. Callaghan
Professor of Botany, Honorary Doctor

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My name is Terry Callaghan,

I have the great privilege of having worked in the Arctic for 47 years.

I'm passionately fond of the Arctic.

I love its environments, its wildlife, its landscapes and

it's people, but they are all under change at the moment.

And I want to do is I want to present you with an understanding of what is happening

throughout the Arctic's lands and how this is important to people who live there.

But not only to the arctic peoples also to the other people of the world.

Everyone will be affected.

I draw on many different sources for my information, but in particular,

I'll be using a book called the Interact Book of Science Stories.

Where more than a hundred people have come together to share small stories of

the science they're doing in the Arctic.

And the understanding that that is giving us to be able to mange the arctic for

the future.

Arctic landscapes are vast.

They cover about 11 million square kilometers, but

the lands are all occupied by a relatively few people.

But the arctic has these rich beautiful landscapes rich in resources for

the people who live in the arctic.

And in addition there are masses of non-renewable resources, oil,

gas, minerals.

In addition to these resources that are available,

we also have ecosystem processes.

And these processes are not only important to the people of the Arctic but

they will affect climate throughout the rest of the world.

During the course, we will work together to understand where the Arctic is,

what it is, and why the changes that are happening there are important.

We will look at how the landscapes of the Arctic have formed and

how they're changing now.

What is happening to the glaciers.

What's happening to the permafrost.

And what’s happening to the vegetation of the animals.

And then importantly, we will see how the changes that affect the people who live

in the Arctic and also how they affect the rest of the people in the world.

I look forward to working with you all during the course and

we will explore the Arctic together.

I also wish you all luck with the assessment part of the course.

Good luck. [MUSIC]

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