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

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

Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, ecosystems and wildlife

The annual report is also a reminder that what happens in the Arctic affects the rest of the world.

Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 13, 2022 • ~9 min

Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, plants and wildlife

The annual report describes the changes underway and the impact they’re having on people and wildlife. It’s also reminder that what happens in the Arctic affects the rest of the world.

Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 13, 2022 • ~9 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

Arctic sea ice is being increasingly melted from below by warming Atlantic water

Scientists find oceanic heat has overtaken atmospheric heat as the main cause of melting.

Tom Rippeth, Professor of Physical Oceanography, Bangor University • conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~5 min

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