Siberian wildfire may have amped up Arctic algal bloom

Smoke from a Siberian wildfire may have transported enough nitrogen to parts of the Arctic Ocean to amplify a phytoplankton bloom, researchers say.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Sept. 19, 2022 ~5 min

Ghost islands of the Arctic: The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the map

The new discovery echoes a mission in 1931, when a five-day zeppelin flight sent robots to the stratosphere and redrew the maps of the high Arctic.

Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii • conversation
Sept. 8, 2022 ~11 min


Arctic lakes are doing a vanishing act

Arctic lakes are drying up. A new study offers clues as to why—and what can be done to slow the loss.

U. Florida • futurity
Aug. 30, 2022 ~7 min

What could we do to cool the Arctic, specifically?

Here are two possible forms of regional geoengineering.

Hugh Hunt, Reader in Engineering Dynamics and Vibration, University of Cambridge • conversation
Aug. 17, 2022 ~6 min

Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world – new research

The Arctic may be warming four times faster than the rest of the world.

Jonathan Bamber, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Bristol • conversation
Aug. 11, 2022 ~6 min

Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears finding it harder to hunt seals on dwindling sea ice

Polar bears are increasingly seeking sustenance in human trash because of melting sea ice and a loss of hunting opportunities. The result is a rise in human-bear conflict – and dead bears.

Thomas Scott Smith, Professor - Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation Program, Brigham Young University • conversation
July 20, 2022 ~8 min

Ozone depletion over Arctic drives odd weather

New findings indicate a causal relationship between spring ozone depletion over the Arctic and weather anomalies.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
July 13, 2022 ~6 min

Alaska on fire: Thousands of lightning strikes and a warming climate put Alaska on pace for another historic fire season

Fires today are hotter and more destructive, thanks in part to a warming climate.

Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks • conversation
July 6, 2022 ~7 min


Why freezing the Arctic Council is bad news for global security

The Arctic Council was the world’s primary forum for cooperation among the eight Arctic nations and a channel for diplomacy – until Russia launched a war.

Gabriella Gricius, Graduate Fellow with North American and Arctic Defense Security Network, PhD Candidate in Political Science, Colorado State University • conversation
April 20, 2022 ~7 min

Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms

Ground is collapsing and massive lakes are draining in a matter of days. Thawing permafrost is having profound effects on the region and its infrastructure.

Mark J. Lara, Assistant Professor in Plant Biology & Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
April 12, 2022 ~12 min

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