Methane emissions in Arctic Ocean have long been overestimated, study claims
A new study from UiT The Arctic University of Norway revealed that estimates of methane emissions released from the Arctic
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Ecosystems shifting in Russia’s Arctic waters, scientists find
Species that previously were non-existent in Russia’s remote and icy Arctic waters are now found in big numbers. The researchers
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We’ll see an ‘ice-free’ Arctic this century, says latest research
Researchers at the University of California’s Center for Climate Science say they have narrowed the projections of when the Arctic
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Blog – Why are we so afraid of China, even in the North?
Do you still remember how Japan was feared in the West? After World War II until the early 1990’s, the
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Russia says new data supports its claims to extended continental shelf in Arctic Ocean
The Russian Ministry of Defense says it has obtained comprehensive new proof that supports its claims on the Arctic shelf.
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What an ice-free Arctic really means, and why it matters so much
At Earth’s poles, ice and snow is disappearing — and it’s transforming our planet. Snow and ice have long played
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As China adapts to a melting Arctic, Shanghai prepares for the worst
China’s claims to be a near-Arctic state is not all about a Polar Silk Road and access to natural resources,
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U.S. ratifies moratorium on fishing in High Arctic seas
The United States has become the fourth jurisdiction after Canada, the European Union and Russia to ratify a landmark international
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Canada ratifies international moratorium on commercial fishing in the High Arctic
Canada has ratified an international accord that will protect nearly three million square kilometres of the Central Arctic Ocean from
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Blog – The Arctic shipping route no one is talking about
By mid-century – and perhaps by 2035 – a Transpolar Passage will open across the Arctic Ocean via the North
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North Pole camp season cancelled before it even started
Cold politics and warming climate are the reasons why the ice-camp for the first time in 18 years can’t open.
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Russia scores scientific point in quest for extended Arctic continental shelf
Russia has scored an important scientific point in its quest to declare vast swaths of the Arctic as part of
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North Pole drifting ice camp set to open
An ice floe has been found for the drifting ice camp Barneo-2019 Two helicopters first flew over the area to
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Urgent action needed to protect Arctic Ocean, WWF says
There is dramatic urgency in this matter, says Peter Winsor, Arctic program director at the World Wildlife Fund. Winsor, who
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Arctic ecosystems face irreversible change without fast climate action, UN report says
UN Climate Panel tells world leaders to take far-reaching and unprecedented action to avoid irreversible changes to life on planet
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