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NATO War-Games Climate Collapse

Lital Khaikin / Truthdig Oct 15, 2025 In Montreal, the alliance discusses planetary tipping points — without the input of a U.S. government that has chosen to fly blind. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The End of Canada’s Geographical Naivete

Lital Khaikin / Truthdig May 19, 2025 With a threatening and unpredictable U.S. to the south and a mining scramble in the Arctic, Canada struggles in a new security landscape. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Norway Pumps the Brakes on Deep-Sea Mining in the Arctic — for Now

Gautama Mehta / Grist Dec 16, 2024 The debate over deep-sea mining exposes a contradiction between the country’s proud culture of environmental stewardship and its dependence on the extraction of the ocean’s riches. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Does Talking About Climate ‘Tipping Points’ Inspire Action, or Defeat?

Kate Yoder / Grist Dec 11, 2024 The phrase grabs people's attention, but some scientists argue it does more harm than good. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Value of Indigenous Knowledge in Permafrost Research

Meral Jamal / Undark Jan 11, 2024 In the Canadian Arctic, two ambitious research initiatives try to strengthen climate data through community engagement. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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 )