Arctic Report Card 2018 - Environmental Changes and Impacts

Explore the latest findings on Arctic environmental change in this 37-minute press conference presenting the 2018 Arctic Report Card. Gain insights from leading scientists on air and sea surface temperature, sea ice, snow cover, the Greenland ice sheet, vegetation, and marine plankton abundance. Discover special reports on caribou and reindeer populations, harmful algal blooms, microplastic pollution, and connections between Arctic weather patterns and severe weather in mid-latitudes. Learn from expert panelists as they discuss the interconnectedness of Arctic systems, long-term monitoring efforts, and the implications of melting permafrost. Understand the role of science in policy-making and the potential for reversing current trends in Arctic climate change.

Introduction
Panel Introductions
Arctic Report Card 2018
Dr Don Paravich
Dr Howard Epstein
Dr Karen Frey
Dr Emily Osburn
White House Response
What Role Science Has In This Administration
Ships Crossing The Arctic
Changes In The Arctic
Sea Ice
Are we concerned
How interconnected things are
Questions on the chat
Save Our Seas Act
Microplastics
Monitoring
What is Congress doing
Longterm assessment and monitoring
Extreme events
Relationships
Melting Permafrost
Reversible Trends
Questions
Climate Change
Changes in Shorefast Ice
Questions from reporters