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Arctic could go without ice for first time by 2030 under all emission scenarios: Study

First ice-free day in the Arctic could occur over 10 years earlier than previous projections; frequency of ice-free conditions to increase …

Simply Put: Ice-free Arctic

Marine heatwaves in Arctic shows worrying trend since 2007, marginal seas more vulnerable: Study

Since 2007, 11 marine heatwaves have occurred in the Arctic Ocean

How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences

Phytoplankton blooms are, in some aspects, metronomes of the annual oceanic cycles around which many species’ biological clocks are synced …

World Snow Leopard Day 2023: Time for the enigmatic cat to be recognised as climate adaptation mascot in the Third Pole?

The snow leopard is a resident of High Asia. Its imagery can appeal not just to people there but to those dependent on the cryosphere that the …

Why fires that scorched the Amazon are a planetary emergency

From the Arctic to the Amazon, fires are raging at an unprecedented scale, stoking an unfathomable fear: is the planet staring at an irreversible …

Anxiety, angst and anger in the High Arctic

As world powers race to extract the wealth of the melting Far North, the devastating impact on its ecology and indigenous peoples requires a …

Less ice, more rain... Why a new Arctic climate can be a global watershed

Global warming has dramatically changed the region’s climate, adding a rainy season almost equal to India’s and up to 10 months …

Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters

This year’s events in the Arctic are just part of the climate change story of 2020

Global warming, sea-ice loss intensify polar bear decline

Polar bear populations are expected to decline in the Arctic Circle region, said a study published July 20, 2020 in journal Nature.

We have already stepped on the minefield: Scientist on reversing global warming

Arctic Sea ice retreated record fast in spring 2020; also, the summer sea ice was only half as large as decades ago

Boiling Siberia shows temperature swings may be increasing: Experts

The warming of the Arctic, as seen by the Siberian heatwave, may also impact western disturbances in India

This summer was the hottest on record for the northern hemisphere, says NOAA

Planet Earth suffers third-hottest three-month season and second-warmest August, according to US’ weather agency

Indian president visits Norway, marks country’s presence in the ongoing Arctic rush

India’s interests in the Arctic region are scientific, environmental, commercial as well as strategic, says president

Caught between COVID-19 and climate crisis: How Arctic saw massive disruptions in 2021

The Arctic Circle has continued to warm at more than twice the rate as the rest of the world through 2021  

Arctic nations agree to bar fishing fleets from seas around North Pole

Fast melting sea ice and rising surface temperatures may draw fish farther north, experts feel

Poaching, climate change cause sharp decline in reindeer population in Siberia

Hunting of wild reindeer in violations to timing and amount has reduced reindeer population from one million to 400,000

'The Arctic will have a whole new face by 2050'

The Arctic changes faster than any other region and is a crucial indicator of climate change. The Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway, launched a …

Changing Arctic: New insight on freeze-melt cycle of sea ice

Accelerated warming is thinning sea ice, affecting exchange of heat between ocean and atmosphere

Arctic birds face disappearing breeding grounds as climate warms

For birds migrating to the top of the world, the warming climate could severely contract the available space they have to breed