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The Arctic Council was the world’s primary forum for cooperation among the eight Arctic nations and a channel for diplomacy – until Russia launched a war.
Ground is collapsing and massive lakes are draining in a matter of days. Thawing permafrost is having profound effects on the region and its infrastructure.
The growing season on the tundra is starting earlier as the planet warms, but the plants aren’t sequestering more carbon, a new study finds.
This seemingly one-off heatwave may be a harbinger for the future under climate change.
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
Climate change is forcing countries to review both their security strategies and their military sustainability.
A tale of gassy reindeer and psychedelic mushrooms.
Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic.
Millions of years of natural selection have prepared reindeer for Christmas Eve.
New climate simulations show that there will be more rain and less snow falling in the Arctic by the end of the century, particularly in the fall and winter.
Some Arctic regions will see more rain than snow decades earlier than previously thought, say scientists.
A closer look at how ice cover changed through the months offers some important insights into the role of climate change and why every year isn’t a record.
Promoting dialogue among Arctic states and peoples has been a great success, but the council must now adapt to tackle new and emerging challenges in this fragile region.
Sealing is a more complicated issue than successful protests against it would suggest.
How do organisms survive extreme conditions – and how can their adaptations help us develop better technology?
A particularly stormy winter has pushed perennial sea ice into the Arctic melt zone.
Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.
The Arctic and sub-Arctic regions are no longer exempt of industrial contamination. Researchers have found high blood levels of potentially harmful chemicals in people living in the North.
129 officers and crew died during the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage expedition. DNA analysis from their remains of members can reveal the identity of the men who perished during the journey.
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Fellow of the JR Smallwood Foundation, University of Southern Denmark
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Scott L. Montgomery is a Friend of The Conversation.
Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, Australian National University
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Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Loughborough University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Research Fellow, Exeter Climate Systems Group, University of Exeter
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Professor in Sustainable Development, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Professor, Rutgers University
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Lecturer in Human Geography, Newcastle University
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Associate Director, Climate System Research Center, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Physical Oceanography, Bangor University
