World / Science & Health Sep 9, 2021
Russia, a third of which is within the Arctic circle, is warming faster than the global average, with temperatures having risen by half a degree per decade since 1976.
World Sep 9, 2021
Breaking barriers: Russian woman leads the way on Arctic ship
At just 27, Diana Kidzhi is a chief mate — second in command to the captain — and sets the path the giant vessel will take through the frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean.
World Sep 8, 2021
As Arctic ice cover recedes with climate change, Russia is pinning its hopes for supremacy in the warming region on a fleet of giant nuclear-powered icebreakers.
World Aug 5, 2021
Global heating makes blazes more likely as harsher and longer droughts dry out regions to create ideal fire conditions, experts say.
World Jul 15, 2021
Russia races to build giant icebreakers in bid for Arctic dominance
Transit in the eastern Arctic usually ends in November but Moscow is hoping the ships will help it make use of the route — becoming more accessible due to climate change — year-round.
World / Science & Health Jun 16, 2021
Irreversible warming tipping point possibly triggered, Arctic mission chief says
Markus Rex said scientists found that Arctic sea ice had retreated "faster in the spring of 2020 than since the beginning of records."
World May 18, 2021
Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter, study says
by Tom Balmforth
Several recent studies warn of the increasing rate of ice melt in the Arctic, where climate change is causing temperatures to rise much faster than in the rest of the world.
World May 18, 2021
Arctic fires and thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate, study says
by Timothy Gardner
Estimated emissions levels do not take into account the wildfires and abrupt thawing recently observed, which could blow the global "emissions budget."
World Feb 17, 2021
How the warming Arctic helped drive a deep freeze into Texas
Some experts maintain that climate change has increased the frequency with which the polar vortex weakens and allow cold to air to run amok.
World / Science & Health Jan 13, 2021
Washing your clothes can create Arctic microplastic pollution
Plastic particles have infiltrated even the most remote and seemingly pristine regions of the planet.
Asia Pacific Dec 23, 2020
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government rejected a plan by China’s Shandong Gold Mining Co. to acquire a gold miner that operates in the Canadian Arctic, potentially inflaming a diplomatic feud. TMAC Resources Inc. owns the Hope Bay gold mine in the northern territory of ...