Arctic Oil and Gas Will Exact High Price

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Mar 6, 2013 As ice melts in the Arctic, there are conflicting views on whether exploiting new oil and gas reserves will be commercially viable. The future of this pristine environment may depend more on the price of fuel than anything else. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fast Boat to China?

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Mar 5, 2013 In less than 50 years from now, the north-west passage through the Arctic should be open to suitable vessels for a short time every other year, scientists have calculated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Global Warming Resource Rush

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 20, 2013 The disappearance of ice from the planet's North Pole currently in progress means unprecedented access to minerals and energy that have been trapped beneath the surface for ages. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arctic Ice Loses Volume Fast

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2013 Researchers say the Arctic sheet is not only shrinking in area, but also losing much of its volume by thinning. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alaskan Climate Team Hasn’t Met in Years

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 7, 2013 A rapid-response task force set up by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with the stated intent to protect the state from the worst effects of climate change hasn't convened since March 2011, newly released documents show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S.-Size Ice Cube Melts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 29, 2012 In a report released at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, this week, the World Meteorological Organization said an area of Arctic ice bigger than the United States disappeared under warmer temperatures this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: James Balog

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 18, 2012 In "Chasing Ice," a new film on the disappearance of Arctic glaciers, author, award-winning photographer and reformed climate-change denier James Balog used time-lapse photography to capture global warming in progress.In a new film on the disappearance of Arctic glaciers, award-winning photographer and reformed climate-change denier James Balog used time-lapse photography to capture global warming in progress. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arctic Sea Ice Cover Shrinks to Record Low

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 15, 2012 Warming temperatures have reduced the area of frozen sea on the planet to roughly 2.2 million square miles, less than half of what it was four decades ago, suggesting that irreversible and accelerated climate change will be upon us in the coming decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists Paint a Grim Picture of Earth’s Condition

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 8, 2012 A group of scientists is warning that the Earth -- beset by environmental destruction, climate change and unbridled population growth -- is heading for a tipping point that, once passed, will unleash a catastrophic breakdown in the planet’s biosphere that will bode ill for all creatures -- including man -- that call it home. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russia and Exxon Mobil Sign Arctic Oil Deal

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2012 In a bid to remain the world’s top oil producer, Russia is partnering with Exxon Mobil and a number of other foreign oil companies to develop plans to get at reserves deep beneath the Arctic crust as early as 2020. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why an Unusually Melty Arctic Means Trouble

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2011 Dr. Tom Wagner of NASA is remarkably cheerful as he explains how the historic melting of sea ice in the Arctic threatens to exacerbate climate change across the globe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Winter for Arctic Ozone Hole

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 Unusual weather ripped a sizable hole in the ozone layer above the Arctic last winter, exposing people in northern Russia, parts of Greenland and Norway to high levels of UV radiation. Human activity did not cause the hole's sudden appearance, scientists said in a report released Monday. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )