World War III Could Be Fought in the Arctic

Michael Klare / TomDispatch Feb 10, 2020 As climate change accelerates and our biosphere begins to collapse, superpowers will jockey for access to the ice cap's natural resources. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Scariest Climate Stories Emerging From the Arctic

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 11, 2019 The NOAA's annual report on the Arctic contains some terrifying findings. Here are just 5 of the most worrying ones. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Arctic’s Oldest Ice Is Disappearing Before Our Eyes

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 24, 2019 There’s change afoot even where scientists least expect it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

House Votes to Bar Arctic Drilling; Senate Action Unlikely

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Sep 12, 2019 Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, calls the Democratic bill "a sham," and says, "this is not a wilderness area." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Latest Signs We Are Cooking the Planet and Ourselves

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 3, 2019 Things are getting noticeably harder and hotter due to climate change, and the worst part is, we are doing this to ourselves. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Judge Restores Obama-Era Drilling Ban in Arctic

SUDHIN THANAWALA / The Associated Press Mar 30, 2019 President Trump did not have authority to lift restrictions on exploration in most Arctic and some Atlantic ocean lease areas, a ruling says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Arctic Ocean Could Soon Be Ice-Free

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 9, 2019 Sunlit skies and bright blue water could come earlier to the Arctic—much earlier, thanks to a distant Pacific climate wobble. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Plastic Particles Infest the Arctic

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 28, 2018 Tiny bits have been found in every sample of Arctic sea ice collected. But the ice can only hold these indestructible pollutants for so long. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arctic Species Changing as the Climate Warms

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 23, 2018 There are more herbivores and creatures that parasitize other animals, but those that consume carrion and decomposing plants seem to be on the way down, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Polar Ice Is Melting Fast in Both Hemispheres

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 10, 2018 Two new British studies deliver ominous evidence of the long-term consequences of climate change due to the profligate use of fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Ice Depends on Half a Degree of Heat

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 4, 2018 That global temperature increment doesn’t sound like much, but it could make a world of difference to the polar ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Finishes Warmest Winter on Record

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Mar 6, 2018 Sea ice has hit record lows for this time of year, data also show. "It's just crazy, crazy stuff," says a scientist who has been studying the polar region since 1982. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )