Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole world

Some Arctic regions will see more rain than snow decades earlier than previously thought, say scientists.

Richard Hodgkins, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Loughborough University • conversation
Dec. 1, 2021 ~6 min

Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year – 2 NASA scientists explain what's driving the overall decline

A closer look at how ice cover changed through the months offers some important insights into the role of climate change and why every year isn’t a record.

Linette Boisvert, Sea Ice Scientist and Deputy Project Scientist for NASA's Operation IceBridge, NASA • conversation
Sept. 22, 2021 ~9 min


The Arctic Council has weathered 25 years of bumpy Russia-western relations – but can it adapt to climate change?

Promoting dialogue among Arctic states and peoples has been a great success, but the council must now adapt to tackle new and emerging challenges in this fragile region.

Danita Catherine Burke, Fellow of the JR Smallwood Foundation, University of Southern Denmark • conversation
Sept. 17, 2021 ~7 min

How Europe's ban on seal products turned frontier communities into pariahs

Sealing is a more complicated issue than successful protests against it would suggest.

Danita Catherine Burke, Fellow of the JR Smallwood Foundation, University of Southern Denmark • conversation
Sept. 2, 2021 ~6 min

Extremophiles: resilient microorganisms that help us understand our past - and future

How do organisms survive extreme conditions – and how can their adaptations help us develop better technology?

Jaz L Millar, PhD Researcher in Biology, Cardiff University • conversation
Aug. 10, 2021 ~8 min

Record-breaking winter winds have blown old Arctic sea ice into the melt zone

A particularly stormy winter has pushed perennial sea ice into the Arctic melt zone.

Robbie Mallett, PhD Candidate, Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, UCL • conversation
Aug. 6, 2021 ~7 min

The US Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well

Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Vermont • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~10 min

The US Army tried mobile nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well

Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Vermont • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~10 min


Climate change threatens the Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’

An area once considered to be a potential last refuge for ice-dependent animals in the Arctic is already showing signs of ice loss.

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
July 9, 2021 ~7 min

Climate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?

A future of heat and strife or humanity’s finest hour – our response to climate change today will define the 21st century.

Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL • conversation
May 6, 2021 ~9 min

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