Norway’s rising oil production not compatible with climate efforts, UN report warns
Over the next four years, Norway’s petroleum production will increase by 40 percent. A new report from the UN Environment
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Environmental science in the Arctic: Selected reports
From melting sea ice to permafrost thaw to polar bears, read our selected reports on environmental science in the Arctic.
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Oldest Arctic sea ice vanishes twice as fast as rest of region, study shows
As the Earth warms up, the Arctic Ocean’s year-round ice cover is reducing at an alarming rate. Over the past
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Canadian Arctic could face ‘abrupt’ climate threats due to permafrost thaw, says study
New research says major climate threats to Arctic communities, ecosystems and infrastructure could come much sooner than expected as vast
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Over 11,000 scientists sign statement warning of climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists from some 150 countries signed a statement warning of “untold suffering” from climate change. The academics
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Warmest October ever on Russia’s Arctic islands
After the hottest Arctic summer on record follows the warmest ever fall. The Russian archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and
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Swedish industry group asks government’s help in shifting away from fossil fuels
A group of corporations and other organisations has just handed over a list of political proposals they want carried out
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Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calls for climate action at Arctic Circle assembly
This is the war we must wage and win, says former U.S. Secretary of State as he encourages everyone, from
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Canada’s Arctic, boreal birds will be big climate change losers
Two-thirds of North America’s birds, or hundreds of species, will be squeezed by shrinking habitats if climate change continues at
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MLAs in Yukon, northwestern Canada unanimous in declaring climate emergency
Yukon MLAs voted unanimously on Thursday in favour of a motion to declare a climate emergency in the territory. “There
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Thousands rally for climate demonstration in Stockholm
Arrangers of the climate demonstration said 60,000 people had joined the Fridays for Future march in Stockholm, Friday, with pop
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Climate activists block cruise ship in Helsinki
Cruise ship visitors were delayed in Helsinki on Wednesday evening after climate activists blocked the MS Queen Elizabeth at Hernesaari
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Blog – Documentary will show climate change through eyes of pioneering scientist
British filmmaker Cal Murphy Barton is producing a documentary about a scientist who has witnessed five decades of Arctic sea
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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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IPCC climate report warns “extreme sea level events” will occur frequently
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns in a new report that the impacts of climate change will
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