The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

Climate scientists are examining whether observed changes in climate variables, such as decreasing monsoon rainfall, increasing extreme rainfall, droughts, heatwaves, and cyclones, are trends, shifts, or decadal cycles. These distinctions are important for how we plan for resources, such as water, crops, and energy. A new study suggests a shift…

Set sail to the sun kissed Caribbean, frosty Arctic Circle and Europe’s charming Christmas markets this winter

The two traveled to the frigid Arctic and the scorching deserts of Arizona.

Rare Red-necked phalarope spotted at Kurichi tank in Coimbatore by birders on Sunday. Group of 17 birders spotted the species, which is believed to be the record of the species in Coimbatore after a decade. The Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), a shore bird that breeds in the Arctic region, possibly…

Ocean Explorer has finally been freed after running aground in Greenland

The luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer was successfully pulled free at high tide after running aground above the Arctic Circle with 206 people on board.

For most of us, Antarctic sea ice is an abstraction – something far away we may have seen on a documentary. But the radiant white sheets of ice floating on the seas around the snowy continent are a crucial component of Earth’s climate processes.

The ‘nearest help is far away’, according to rescue team

Polls in recent years show most Americans opposed drilling in the refuge. Biden’s decision shows we can stand firm to defend more communities against Big Oil, Ben Jealous writes.

The administration overturns Trump-era sales and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Study finds ‘direct evidence’ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss