Seafloor affects ice movement in Arctic

"The ice is clearly feeling the influence of the bottom of the ocean," says researchers Daniel Watkins.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Aug. 17, 2023 ~8 min

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.

Tammy Rittenour, Professor of Geosciences and Director of Luminescence Lab, Utah State University • conversation
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.

Patrick Louchouarn, Professor of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University • conversation
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.

Arwyn Edwards, Reader in Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Aberystwyth University • conversation
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.

Jonathan Bamber, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Bristol • conversation
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.

Sarah H. Watts, PhD researcher in plant ecology and conservation, University of Stirling • conversation
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.

Steve Allen, Ocean Frontier Institute researcher, Dalhousie University • conversation
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.

P. Joshua Griffin, Assistant Professor of Marine and Environmental Affairs and American Indian Studies, University of Washington • conversation
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.

Paul G. Harris, Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong • conversation
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.

Pengfei Zhang, Assistant Research Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State • conversation
Feb. 6, 2023 ~7 min

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