Ice-Blog: China, USA climate pledge – all talk, no action?
In a blog post earlier this year, I mused on the danger of everybody sitting back saying, “Yes, we did,”
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Ice-Blog: Olympics over, but Arctic ice still chasing records
The Rio games have come to an end. Summer is drawing to a close here in Germany. It feels more
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Defrosting Arctic releasing powerful greenhouse gas
Vast quantities of methane are locked in the frozen ground and sea beds of the Arctic, and the warmer it
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Extreme heat on the Russian tundra
If this is the new trend, it will dramatically affect ecology in the region, researchers say. A state of emergency
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First half of 2016 breaks heat records, Arctic sea ice reaches lowest levels: NASA
The first six months of 2016 were the planet’s warmest since meteorologists started keeping records in the late 19th century,
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Inuit elders tell their experience of Arctic climate change
A new book looks at the human side of climate change in the Arctic. It’s called “The Caribou Taste Different
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New record for sea ice loss in the Arctic
The latest data shows that Arctic sea ice has retreated again for the month of June, to reach the lowest
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Populations on the rise in Alaska villages threatened by erosion, changing climate
Some Alaska villages perched on thawing and eroding permafrost may have to move soon to more solid ground inland, a
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Warming, fires, warming, fires: How tundra wildfires could create an unstoppable cycle
When lightning sparked a big fire in the tundra of Alaska’s Arctic North Slope nine years ago, scientists were stunned. The
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Arctic drilling not compatible with climate targets: Total
It will not conduct oil exploration or production operations in the Arctic ice pack, the French oil major underlines in
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Ice-Blog: Earth Day, Climate pact signing – and the Arctic?
How are you feeling this Earth Day? In some ways it could mark a turning point for the planet, with
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A letter from Svalbard’s dwindling sea ice
The Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum winter extent for this season, and it was a record low, as
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As temperatures climb, so do the shrubs on Alaska’s mountainsides
Devotees of Wolverine Peak, an Anchorage mountain with a well-used hiking trail, might feel like it takes them longer than
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Summit calls for Pan-Arctic climate change monitoring
A large gathering of Arctic scientists, politicians, indigenous peoples, and other observers and stakeholders are calling for a pan-Arctic climate
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Canadian study looks at Arctic beetles as climate change markers
The poster boy for climate change in the Arctic is the ferocious but wildly photogenic polar bear. But if Chris
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