{"id":1304,"date":"2024-01-26T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2024-04-14T22:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T22:16:24","slug":"russias-isolation-hampers-climate-change-research-in-the-arctic-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2024\/01\/26\/russias-isolation-hampers-climate-change-research-in-the-arctic-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s Isolation Hampers Climate Change Research in the Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Russia\u2019s exclusion from the international scientific community since the start of the war in Ukraine hampers global researchers\u2019 understanding of the Arctic at a time when climate change is rapidly changing the region\u2019s ecosystems, according to a new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41558-023-01903-1\">study<\/a>&nbsp;published in the British scientific journal Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study\u2019s authors found that removing Russian field stations from the International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT) \u2014 a global constellation of 60 field stations in the Arctic and other northern latitudes \u2014 led to a \u201cmarked\u201d loss of data used to monitor changes in ecosystems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Siberia\u2019s extensive taiga forest is not represented at all when Russian stations are excluded from the network&nbsp;\u2014 which the authors warn could be \u201cparticularly detrimental\u201d for monitoring melting permafrost, an area of major concern for climate scientists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs ground-based observations that form the basis for assessments of the region\u2019s state will now come mainly from the non-Russian parts of the Arctic, the overall ability to monitor the status and trajectory of the Arctic biome may be severely limited over the foreseeable future,\u201d the authors write.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause of the geopolitical consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine, the ability to both track and further project the development of the Arctic biome following climate-induced ecosystem change has deteriorated,\u201d they continue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study&#8217;s authors urge the global scientific community \u201cto strive for establishing and improving a research infrastructure and standardized monitoring programs representative of the entire Arctic,\u201d which they argue can be accomplished in part by promoting open-access data sharing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSadly, until that is implemented, the ability to support and advise local and global communities will decrease further due to the loss of Russian stations representing half of the Arctic\u2019s landmass,\u201d they conclude.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Moscow&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian researchers across all disciplines have lost access to most foreign databases, digital libraries and scientific cloud infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia\u2019s exclusion from the international scientific community going at a wrong 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