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27 07 2019 | 06:12

Wildfires Ravaging The Arctic Right Now Are So Intense, You Can See Them From Space

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and after the hottest June ever recorded on Earth, the region is literally on fire. From Greenland to Siberia to Alaska, huge swathes…

17 06 2019 | 13:14

Temperatures leap 40 degrees above normal as the Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet see record June melting

Ice is melting in unprecedented ways as summer approaches in the Arctic. In recent days, observations have revealed a record-challenging melt event over the Greenland ice sheet, while the extent of…

04 05 2019 | 10:50

Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact – study.

Study shows how destabilised natural systems will worsen man-made problem. The release of methane and carbon dioxide from thawing permafrost will accelerate global warming and add up to $70tn (£54tn…

19 04 2019 | 15:09

Canada’s Arctic Is Warmest In 10,000 Years As Region Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Change.

Canada’s Arctic is the hottest it’s been in 10,000 years, and the Arctic as a whole is being transformed into an “unprecedented state”, according to two new studies in the journals Nature…

19 04 2019 | 14:57

Even mountain glaciers are now contaminated with microplastic.

It’s not the first time plastic pollution has been found in ice. Previously, researchers have found plastic in remote regions such as the Arctic — now, the same researchers have now discovered…

14 03 2019 | 06:00

3-5°C temperature rise is now ‘locked-in’ for the Arctic

· Even if Paris Agreement goals met, Arctic winter temperatures will increase 3-5°C by 2050 compared to 1986-2005 levels.

05 02 2019 | 16:02

Global warming predicted to melt massive Himalayan glaciers, disrupt food production

Antarctica and Greenland aren't the Earth's only frozen places threatened by human-caused climate change: The Himalayas are also at risk, scientists announced Monday. In fact, a whopping two-thirds…

30 01 2019 | 11:39

Arctic region experiencing its warmest century in over 115,000 years

Climate change is revealing Arctic landscapes that haven't been seen in over 40,000 years. Arctic temperatures are increasing faster than the Northern Hemisphere average due to strong positive…

24 01 2019 | 10:47

Arctic nations bet on ‘blue economy’ to reconcile climate, development goals

From global warming to over- and illegal fishing, the ocean on which Arctic communities are so heavily dependent is under threat like never before, delegates heard at the Arctic conference in Tromsø…

18 01 2019 | 14:46

These Eye-Opening Memes Show the Real 10-Year Challenge

Before-and-after photos of your friends have probably taken over your Facebook and Instagram feeds, but environmentalists are using the #10YearChallenge to insert a dose of truth.

15 01 2019 | 12:17

Arctic Glaciers Add 14,000 Tons of Water Per Second to World’s Oceans

Melting Arctic glaciers have contributed nearly 2.5 centimetres (one inch) to sea level rise since 1971, dumping an estimated 14,000 tons of water per second into the world’s oceans between 2005 and…

10 01 2019 | 11:47

Greenland Has Yet Another Methane Leak

As the Arctic warms, melting glaciers could be an underestimated source of the potent greenhouse gas With concerns about the warming Arctic already at an all-time high, scientists are beginning to…

10 01 2019 | 09:37

Global Warming Is Messing with the Jet Stream. That Means More Extreme Weather.

  A new study links the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions to more frequent heat waves, floods and droughts in the Northern Hemisphere. Greenhouse gases are increasingly disrupting the jet stream…