Bergen, Norway — In the frigid waters off the coast of Norway, America’s NATO allies scour the depths for clandestine Russian activity. The stretch of ocean, viewed as…
Read more As Trump slams America’s NATO allies, they practice chasing Russian nuclear armed subs in the ArcticPresident Trump has said repeatedly that he wants the United States to control Greenland, refusing to take military action off the table and declaring that he will make…
Read more Maps show why Greenland is so important as the Arctic warmsLocation, location, location: Greenland’s key position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy in the High North. But for whom?Increasing…
Read more Trump says the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security. Here’s whyScientists know that microbial life can survive under some extreme conditions—including, hopefully, harsh Martian weather. But new research suggests that one particular microbe, an algal species found in…
Read more Scientists Stunned as Tiny Algae Keep Moving Inside Arctic IceOn May 19, 1845, two ships set sail from Kent, England. The crew and officers of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, under the command of Sir John…
Read more Archaeologists Identify Franklin Expedition Captain Who Became Food for His CrewThe North Pole experiences only one sunrise a year. This singular event marks a transition from one seemingly endless night to a day that lasts for months. Why…
Read more WTF Fun Fact 13681 – Only One Sunrise a YearRussian opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Tuesday said he was “fine” after a “pretty exhausting” 20-day transfer from his prison near Moscow to a penal colony beyond the…
Read more Navalny confirms he’s in Arctic penal colony and says he’s “fine”Greenhouse gas emissions could skyrocket if the permafrost on an Arctic island melts, scientists have found. Millions of cubic meters of methane are trapped under the permafrost on…
Read more Greenhouse emissions could skyrocket if methane escapes frozen prisonCNN — President Joe Biden on Monday is expected to announce sweeping new protections for federal lands and waters in Alaska, according to an administration official, as the…
Read more Biden will announce sweeping protections preventing new Arctic drilling ahead of Willow decision | CNN PoliticsA record-setting wind chill of 108 degrees below zero hit Mount Washington in New Hampshire as arctic air brought dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills to the Northeast. …
Read more Wind chill sends Mount Washington temperatures to 108 degrees below zero, setting new recordNEW YORK — An arctic blast has brought extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. — just in time for the holidays. The…
Read more EXPLAINER: Arctic blast sweeps US, causes bomb cyclonePolar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of…
Read more Canadian polar bears near ‘bear capital’ dying at fast rateNEW YORK — An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. this week — just in time for the…
Read more EXPLAINER: Arctic blast sweeps US, bomb cyclone possibleCNN — Four years ago, Morris J. Alexie had to move out of the house his father built in Alaska in 1969 because it was sinking into the…
Read more Belching lakes, mystery craters, ‘zombie fires’: How the climate crisis is transforming the Arctic permafrost | CNNCNN — Rainn Wilson has “changed” his name and is inviting others to do the same. “The Office” actor debuted “Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson” on…
Read more Rainn Wilson announces name change to raise climate change awareness | CNNDescribing it as a “cheap stunt,” actor Rainn Wilson introduced himself with a new name on social media Thursday, calling himself “Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson”…
Read more Rainn WilsonA warming climate could bring viruses in the Arctic into contact with new environments and hosts, increasing the risk of “viral spillover,” according to research published Wednesday. Viruses…
Read more Warming climate could boost ArcticJUNEAU, Alaska — A fall storm packing strong winds damaged roofs and windows in parts of western and northwest Alaska and resulted in flooding of roads in the…
Read more Forecasters tracking new storm for Alaska’s Arctic coast
