Arctic marine life is notoriously difficult to study because of its remoteness. But drones have enabled whales to be ...
In 2006, when the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the first-ever Arctic Report Card, scientists already knew the top of the world was in trouble. It’s now much worse ...
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have contributed to a major global report on conditions in the Arctic, with the ...
Far below the ice, in a realm long assumed to be almost lifeless, scientists have stumbled on a thriving oasis nearly 2.5 ...
Beyond rising temperatures, the indirect effects of global warming, such as greater human activity in the region, add further ...
The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren’t one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can ...
The loss of Arctic sea ice has long been a graphic measure of human-caused climate change, with wrenching images of suffering polar bears illustrating a worsening planetary crisis. Now, new research ...
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This article was originally featured on The Conversation. The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not been uniform, with some ...