When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
Knowing Greenland’s ice-free history offers a warning for the future as global temperatures rise.
July 20, 2023 • ~10 min
'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future
Large stretches of the Arctic are carbon-rich peat bogs. As the region warms and dries, lightning strikes can spark underground fires that can burn for years.
July 18, 2023 • ~9 min
The melting Arctic is a crime scene. The microbes I study have long warned us of this catastrophe – but they are also driving it
To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.
June 23, 2023 • ~27 min
Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists – this would have global, damaging and dangerous consequences
A short history of predicting an ice-free Arctic – and why you should listen to this one.
June 6, 2023 • ~7 min
Tiny but tenacious: arctic-alpine plants are engineers and warning bells
Why we need to pay more attention to these minute flowers and how they survive in some of the harshest places in the world.
May 24, 2023 • ~8 min
Microplastics: we've found startling quantities in the ice algae that are essential for all Arctic marine life
Arctic sea ice algae contaminated with microplastics have serious consequences for ecosystems and the climate.
May 11, 2023 • ~6 min
Arctic sea ice loss and fierce storms leave Kivalina Search and Rescue fighting to protect their island from climate disasters
Ten years after Kivalina’s lawsuit against Exxon over climate change damage was dismissed, the Indigenous community’s volunteer search and rescue team is facing frequent crises.
April 26, 2023 • ~13 min
Russia’s aggression threatens efforts to protect nature beyond Ukraine
Russia has vast natural resources and is involved in many conservation efforts. Its diplomatic isolation as a result of the war in Ukraine is making it harder to protect many wild species and places.
Feb. 21, 2023 • ~10 min
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
Atmospheric rivers can melt fragile new sea ice. When these storms arrive in waves, the sea ice doesn’t have a chance to recover.
Feb. 6, 2023 • ~7 min
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