Philip Burgess – CHARTER

Award for CHARTER supported publication and new paper published

Jan 14, 2025adminProject News, Published articlesBruce Forbes, Joachim Otto Habeck, Lake Inari, Mariana Verdonen, Otto Habeck, Philip Burgess, Sirpa Rasmus, Sirpa Rasmus, Timo Kumpula

Every year, the Editors of Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research select an article from the previous year’s issue for the Editors’ Choice Award. The award recognizes an influential paper demonstrating research excellence contributing substantially to our understanding of physical and environmental science in cold environments. We are thrilled to post that the academic article “Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems

ESRI feature CHARTER supported work

Dec 12, 2024adminProject NewsIrina Wang, Jeff Kerby, Philip Burgess, StoryMap

ESRI is the largest geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping organisation in the world. It’s a global GIS behemoth! So it was very nice to see that they highlighted on their Storyscape blog: “The science — and joy — of snow and ice | December 2024” CHARTER supported work. Both Jeff Kerby (who addressed the ESRI plenary

What do reindeer eat for the holidays?

Dec 9, 2024adminArctic climate change, Biodiversity, Project NewsIrina Wang, Philip Burgess, Reindeer, StoryMap

The holiday season in many countries means a large family dinner, and in the ‘anglosphere’ this often means eating a large turkey. In Finnish Lapland, it would be far more common for folks to sit around a large piece of reindeer (Santa’s reindeer notwithstanding). Of course, we happily live in a world where there are all kinds of dishes that

CHARTER Poster Exhibit – All Now Available for Download

Dec 4, 2024adminArctic climate change, Biodiversity, Project Documents, Project NewsIrina Wang, Philip Burgess, Science Communication

The CHARTER project is winding down, but we are still busy! Our final meeting wrapped up a few weeks ago, and during it, a large format poster exhibit that outlined the goals, field work and results from the CHARTER project over the last 4 years was formally opened. The exhibit is now hanging in the Arktikum Science Museum and will

New CHARTER StoryMap on Drones ‘Launched’

Dec 3, 2024adminCHARTER Working Papers, Climate change, Project Documents, Project NewsDrones, Isla Myers Smith, Jeff Kerby, Miguel Villoslada, Philip Burgess, StoryMap

Drones have come to play a critical role in science. At times it seems that drones are ubiquitous, buzzing in the sky. Some tourist destinations are now adding “No Drones” signs. They are increasingly being used as machines of war. However, much of the development of drone technology and use has been by hobbyists and scientists who immediately saw what

Article in Yale Environment 360 on ‘Rain on Snow’

Jun 17, 2024adminArctic climate change, Project NewsBruce Forbes, Irina Wang, Mark Serreze, Philip Burgess, Rain on Snow, Roza Laptander, Sirpa Rasmus

Excellent overview article by Ed Struzik on the phenomena known as ‘Rain on Snow’ in the Yale Environment360 and the AGU EOS online magazines. The article features an interview with the project leader of the Arctic Rain on Snow Study (AROSS), a project which shares several researchers and themes with the CHARTER project. CHARTER folks engaged in the AROSS project

‘When Rains Fell in Winter’ StoryMap a Finalist for StoryMap of the Year!

Nov 16, 2023adminClimate change, Project NewsIrina Wang, Philip Burgess, Rain on Snow, StoryMap, Yamal Peninsula

Congratulations to Philip Burgess and Irina Wang! Their StoryMap ‘When Rains Fell in Winter‘ has been nominated as a finalist for the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition, which focuses on the restoration and conservation of the earth’s lands and waters. The competition is organised by Esri and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The winner will be announced at

Report on “Arctic biodiversity, climate and food security” in Brussels, with webstream and photos

Mar 22, 2023admin1 CommentArctic climate change, Biodiversity, Climate change, Project NewsAslak Holmberg, Carina Ren, EU Commission, EU Horizon 2020, Gabriela Schaepman Strub, Johan Bell, Karin Zaunberger, Mariana García Criado, Miguel Roncero-Martin, Philip Burgess, Saami Council, Sabrina Heerema, Signe Ratso, Simon Jungblut

Report by Julien Lebel (Senior researcher at Nordland Research Institute, Norway) CHARTER, ECOTIP and FACE-IT, three EU-funded projects that are researching on biodiversity in relation to ice loss in the Arctic, organized jointly with the EU Polar Cluster a policy briefing in Brussels on 15 March 2023. The meeting was entitled “Arctic biodiversity, climate and food security” and constituted a useful opportunity

When Rain Fell in Winter, A First Person Account

Mar 20, 2023adminArctic climate change, Climate change, Project NewsIrina Wang, Nenets, Philip Burgess, Reindeer, Tokcha Khudi, Yamal

A decade ago, heavy winter rains washed over the Yamal Peninsula in Northwest Russia, killing 60,000 reindeer and ruining livelihoods. Philip Burgess and Irina Wang have created a StoryMap that tells the story of Tokcha Khudi. Tokcha is a Nenets reindeer herder who, along with his family, has herded reindeer across the tundra of the Yamal peninsula his entire life