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 )

As Arctic Sea Ice Thins, so Do Polar Bears

SETH BORENSTEIN and MARK THIESSEN / The Associated Press Feb 1, 2018 Scientists blame global warming for the dwindling ice cover on the Arctic Ocean that the bears need for hunting seals each spring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Moves to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jan 4, 2018 His five-year plan would open up federal waters off the California coast, as well as new areas off the East Coast from Georgia to Maine. Drilling in the affected regions has been blocked for decades. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arctic Region Going Through ‘Unprecedented Transition,’ U.S. Government Warns

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Dec 12, 2017 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the current rates of Arctic warming and sea ice decline have not been seen in over one thousand years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientists Calculate That Humans Cause at Least Half the Loss of Arctic Sea Ice

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 17, 2017 New research analyzes the decline of the region's ecology by weighing natural variability and human factors. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Cold War Spurred Arctic Climate Research

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jan 28, 2017 Western postwar scientific studies in the Arctic were primarily driven by military concerns about Soviet activities in the region. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Assessment on Arctic Warming

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Dec 15, 2016 The latest Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the region's temperatures continue to climb upward twice as fast as the global average. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arctic Tipping Points Put Earth at Risk

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Dec 1, 2016 A warming climate is exposing the Arctic to the possibility of radical changes that could endanger the rest of the planet, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )