The Arctic lost more than 6 million square miles of sea ice during the summer of 2018, three times the loss reported by meteorological satellites four decades ago, according to a study by climate experts with India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences.
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Mining giant Norilsk Nickel said Wednesday it was contesting a fine imposed by the Russian authorities over a massive oil spill in the Arctic that sparked a state of emergency.
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A warming planet will not shake off centuries of human-caused pollution overnight, according to a new study that cautions reductions in human-caused emissions now will take decades to show detectable changes in global surface temperatures.
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Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius (18˚F) above average last month in Siberia, home to much of Earth’s permafrost, as the world experienced its hottest May on record, the European Union’s climate monitoring network said Friday.
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Russia on Thursday intensified efforts to clean up a major fuel spill that environmentalists say is the worst such accident in the Arctic, as investigators made their first arrest.
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In a master example of the costs of unintended consequences, a group of international scientists has found that the shift from ozone-depleting chemicals in the 1980s has led to the use of alternative chemicals that may be worse for the environment.
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Organizers of a year-long international Arctic science expedition say they have found a way to keep going despite difficulties caused by the pandemic lockdown, but it will require a three-week break in the mission.
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Unusually clear skies — not just rising temperatures — led to the largest loss of Greenland’s ice sheet in a single year.
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Scientists announced Friday the discovery of a previously unknown significant source of carbon hidden in the Arctic that has researchers concerned over what it may mean amid the era of climate crisis.
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A Russian icebreaker has made a successful supply run to deliver new crew and goods to an international scientific expedition investigating the depths of the high Arctic in winter.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. will no longer do business with coal companies and will restrict financing to companies that drill in the Arctic, the company said Tuesday.
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A “doomsday vault” nestled deep in the Arctic received 60,000 new seed samples on Tuesday, including Prince Charles’ cowslips and Cherokee sacred corn, increasing stocks of the world’s agricultural bounty in case of global catastrophe.
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Two environmental groups said on Monday they were trying to take the Norwegian state to the Supreme Court for granting oil licenses in the Arctic.
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In a study released Monday, scientists urged groups around the world to consider the big picture and multiple perspectives when it comes to combating the problems plaguing the Arctic.
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An appeals court ruled Thursday that the Norwegian government can hand out oil drilling licenses in the Arctic, dealing a second blow to environmental groups that had sued against further drilling in the Barents Sea.
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Less summer sea ice in the Arctic can lead to increased thawing of what was once permanently frozen land – a relationship that has potentially dangerous consequences for Earth’s climate, according to a study published Wednesday.
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If history is any indication, the retreat of ice from Greenland may occur sooner than anyone expected, according to a study published Monday.
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The feeding habits of polar bears are being thrown for a loop because of melting sea ice, causing some to feed on prey with higher concentrations of pollutants.
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The Greenland ice sheet is melting so quickly that nearly 400 million people will be underwater within 80 years due to rising sea levels, according to a study published Tuesday.
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Thick reindeer fur boots and a fur hat covering most of his face shielded Niila Inga from 4 below zero Fahrenheit winds as he raced his snowmobile up to a mountaintop overlooking his reindeer in the Swedish arctic.
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