The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise decision-making.

Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

Opinion

BY JACKIE DAWSON

May 7, 2025

Last year, the Earth’s average annual surface temperature temporarily exceeded 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, setting off a cascade of destructive extreme events worldwide. Canada is expected to be more affected than other parts of the world, in large part because we a...

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