Blog – Summer 2020: When the unprecedented becomes the precedent
It’s raining. I’m delighted. A strange response from a Scot who has fled the damp British climate. I write this
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Hottest May on record with Russian Arctic hardest hit
May 2020 was the hottest May on record, reported the Copernicus Climate Change Service on June 5. Their data shows
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Ice-free Arctic summers likely by 2050, even with climate action: study
Much of the Arctic Ocean will become ice-free during summers by 2050 even if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced sharply,
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Scientists sound alarm on striking transformation of Bering and Chukchi ecosystems as ocean warms
A team of scientists are sounding the alarm on some of the striking changes they’re witnessing in the Bering and
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Questions raised as two species of Arctic seal are spotted in southern Ireland
Two species of seal, whose ranges are typically restricted to the Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic, unexpectedly showed up on
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MOSAiC international science expedition completes crew transfer in Central Arctic
A one year, international Arctic science expedition started its second leg this week with approximately 100 people switching places between
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Bering Sea region focus of recent papers on climate risk to northern communities
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a U.S. scientific agency, released it’s annual Arctic report card this month, warning that
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International Inuit leaders demand decisive action on climate change amidst COP25 breakdown
Just before the COP25 climate conference went into overtime in Madrid this weekend, international Inuit leaders renewed their call for
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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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Warm winter expected across the Arctic
Air temperatures will be above normal across the whole region and ice layers far below norms, an international group of
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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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UK’s new flagship polar research vessel officially named Sir David Attenborough
The United Kingdom’s new polar research ship was formally named RRS Sir David Attenborough on Thursday by the Duke and
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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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Twin science projects seek to understand impacts of Arctic climate change
Two major international science projects involving hundreds of scientists from around the world are underway in the Arctic seeking to
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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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