Arctic

Rapid Arctic warming triggers extreme winter events in US: study

by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — Rapid warming of the Arctic is likely a key…

Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected, new study shows

by Joe JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Sea ice in the Arctic's coastal regions may be thinning up to…

North Texas residents share their stories on how they’re coping with historic winter storm

https://youtu.be/SdVBXtYo4kk (Eagle News) -- Texans struggle to stay warm as the winter storm leaves millions without power. In Frisco, Texas,…

Washing your clothes can create Arctic microplastic pollution

by Kelly Macnamara Agence France-Presse Households in Europe and North America are flooding the oceans with plastic pollution simply by…

Global warming to continue no matter what we do: study

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm…

Biggest North Pole mission back from ‘dying Arctic’

by Yannick PASQUET Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole returned…

Arctic summer sea ice second lowest on record: US researchers

by Ivan Couronne with Pia Ohlin in Stockholm WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Arctic summer sea ice melted in 2020…

Canada backs opposition to Alaska oil drilling threatening caribou

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada on Thursday threw its support behind groups fighting to safeguard caribou that are threatened by…

Bering Sea ice at lowest levels in 5,500 years: study

WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — Winter ice in the Bering Sea, in the northern Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia,…

Arctic sea ice melting faster than forecast

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models had predicted, researchers at the University…

Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago

OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country's meteorological institute reported. According…

Russian mining giant admits waste ‘violations’ at Arctic plant

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had…

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