White House: No nation an island on Arctic science

NOAA scientists on a 2005 mission in the Arctic. (Photo: NOAA)Cabinet members and high-ranking science advisors from 25 governments will convene on the White House tomorrow  to discuss the Arctic. It’s billed as the first-ever White House Arctic Science Ministerial.
The aim is to pool science resources from around the globe to better understand the rapid changes in the Arctic and also what those changes mean for other regions.
“The Arctic is a foreshadow. It’s an augury. I