Marine heat waves will become a regular occurrence in the Arctic in the near future and are a product of higher anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a study just released by Dr.

To harvest whales, seals or walruses, Wainwright hunter John Hopson goes out at sea. He leaves the bluff area next to the village and travels farther from shore, where the waves often become rough.

Klara Wolf (left) samples Actic phytoplankton in Kongsfjorden, Ny Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Paolo Verzone The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, ...

(Gray News) - Imagine the Arctic Ocean with no ice. Scientists said it could happen — and soon. A new study said the ocean could start seeing its first ice-free days before 2030. “Ice-free” is defined ...

The Arctic Ocean could see "ice-free" days within a matter of years—potentially a decade earlier than was previously predicted. This is the warning of a team of researchers from the University of ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...

This decline of summer sea ice area has a multitude of effects, from changing local ecosystems to allowing more shipping through the Arctic Ocean. It also enhances global warming, because the loss of ...

Well, Arctic amplification is now here in a big way. The Arctic is warming at roughly twice the rate of the globe as a whole. When extreme heat waves like this one strike, it stands out to everyone.