Arctic
The Arctic may be sea ice-free in summer by the 2030s, new study warns
Environment
June 7, 2023
The Arctic may be sea ice-free in summer by the 2030s, new study warns
The Arctic could be free of sea ice roughly a decade earlier than projected, scientists warn – another clear sign…
UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record
World
December 14, 2021
UN agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record
GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a…
Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
World
May 18, 2021
Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
NAGURSKOYE, Russia (AP) — During the Cold War, Russia’s Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station…
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data
World
October 12, 2020
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data
BERLIN (AP) — An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to…
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
Environment
June 6, 2020
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
An unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic rivers was caused by melting permafrost, Russian officials said…
Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds
World
February 25, 2020
Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds
An Arctic “doomsday vault” is set Tuesday to receive 60,000 samples of seeds from around the world as the biggest…
Arctic has one of warmest years, raising fears over rising sea levels
Environment
December 11, 2019
Arctic has one of warmest years, raising fears over rising sea levels
The Arctic has experienced its second warmest year since 1900, according to a report published Tuesday, raising fears over low…
‘Arctic heat wave’ hits world’s northernmost settlement
World
July 17, 2019
‘Arctic heat wave’ hits world’s northernmost settlement
Temperatures hit a record 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit in Alert, the northernmost permanently inhabited spot on the planet less than 600…
Antarctic sea ice in dizzying decline since 2014: study
World
July 2, 2019
Antarctic sea ice in dizzying decline since 2014: study
After mysteriously expanding for decades, Antarctica’s sea ice cover melted by an area four times greater than France in just…
Arctic could face another scorching annus horribilis
Environment
June 19, 2019
Arctic could face another scorching annus horribilis
Scientists say 2019 could be another annus horribilis for the Arctic with record temperatures already registered in Greenland — a…