The Arctic Report Card 2025: Record Low Winter Sea Ice and Orange Rivers The Arctic Report Card 2025 highlights the continued alarming developments in the Arctic and how climate change is disproportionately affecting the region.
Surprising Perceptions of Climate in the Canadian Arctic A significant proportion of surveyed Canadian Arctic residents believe climate change was either caused by natural changes or that the scientific evidence was not sufficient.
WMO Recognizes New Arctic Record Temperature of 38⁰C A temperature of 38°C in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Arctic Societies Must Plan for and Adapt to Increasing Occurrences of Forest Fires, Says Researcher Arctic forest fires are releasing record levels of carbon dioxide this year. "Increasing wildfire activity is one of many risks that a changing climate poses for Arctic societies", says Senior Researcher Marianne Tronstad Lund at CICERO.
Rapid Arctic Warming Accelerates Permafrost Collapse, New Report Warns A new report warns of the significant global impacts of Arctic warming, and calls for urgent Arctic repair to ensure the world remains habitable for future generations.
Arctic Heatwave Breaks Records ‘Profound heatwaves’ in region will be more common, warns meteorologists.
Japan to Build New Icebreaker for Arctic Research The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology will in 2021 begin the construction of a new icebreaker to conduct research in the Arctic.
Arctic Circle Launches Global Climate Award A new global climate award of EUR 100,000 will be awarded to action-oriented scientific initiatives to improve and reverse the dramatic effects of climate change in a concrete way.
Japanese Scientists Create Board Game About a Changing Arctic A project hosted by the Japanese National Institute of Polar Research recently released a role-playing game that takes place in the Arctic.
“For Every Centimeter the Sea Level Rises, One Million more People Will Have to Evacuate” Millions of climate refugees, lost species and less fish to feed a growing population. This is the nearby future unless the emissions are cut on a global level, climate researcher warns.
The Coast Is Ready for Change - Perhaps Now Is a Better Time Than Any? Op-ed: Given our politicians firm reaction to the pandemic, it seems timely to wonder if the same impressive determination could be used to tackle the climate crisis, which after all represents an even more serious threat than the current pandemic. By Jan-Gunnar Winther and Ida Folkestad Soltvedt at Center for the ocean and the Arctic.
Oil Spill in Siberia: Are We Prepared for Permafrost Thaw? Commentary: With a large share of Russian oil and gas industry concentrated in the Arctic, concerns arise over the preparation for the effects of climate change. Norilsk Nickel blames the oil spill on abnormally warm weather and thawing permafrost, which allegedly impacted the structural integrity.
The Struggle Over the Ice Edge Decides the Future of Norway’s Oil Where does one draw the boundaries for the Arctic? Who gets to define it? That is one of the major and challenging issues that Norwegian politicians need to answer before voting over a new Barents Sea management plan in April.
Hilde and Sunniva Will Spend All Winter at a Small Cabin in the Middle of Nowhere on Svalbard Hilde Fålun Strøm's lifelong dream is about to come true. Next Friday she and Sunniva Sørheim departs from Longyearbyen to over-winter on Svalbard.
Canadian Senate Study Acknowledges Past Neglect of Arctic Areas Canada has neglected and disregarded its Arctic region for too long. A failure to develop this region in the future will have long-term negative impacts for the country.
Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Affects Weather in Europe and North America Arctic loss of sea ice is connected to changes in the weather in Europe and North America and lower latitudes in general. However, the political reaction still seems weak.
What to expect from the 2019 Arctic Council Ministerial Tired of Brexit and Trump? Frustrated by protectionism and extremism? Set your alarm, grab some coffee and wrap yourself in the warm and fuzzy blanket that is Arctic politics on Tuesday. See what happens when the grown-ups are in charge.
U.S. Sought to Remove References to Climate Change From Declaration The Trump administration wanted no reference to climate change or the Paris international climate agreement in the joint statement to be issued in Finland next week, sources tell Washington Post.
What the Arctic Council has Achieved during the Two-year Finnish Chairmanship Meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Arctic could very well be the greatest achievement during the Finnish Chairmanship in the Arctic Council. "I dare call it a breakthrough", says ambassador Aleksi Härkönen.
No Declaration on Climate Changes will be a Moral Failure Although it is unlikely that the problem of global climate change can be solved in the Arctic Council alone, it would be a moral failure if the Arctic states do not reach agreement on a statement about climate in their joint declaration, expert says.
Entire North Pole Season Cancelled for the First Time Ever The cancellation is due to political, weather problems at Barneo ice camp
