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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Russian research vessel heads for High Arctic for sea ice study
It is part of Russia’s preparations for the building of an Arctic research platform to be permanently based in the
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Russian Arctic town overrun by polar bears
People in Russia’s eastern Arctic are scrambling to come up with a plan to take back their community after it
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New Arctic shipping database launched by Arctic Council working group
An Arctic Council working group launched a new shipping database this month that they say will help close ongoing knowledge
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New icebreaking tankers sailing through Russia’s thick Arctic ice
Two ships are on their way from China and South Korea and will have to break through up to 2
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Satellite imagery illuminates ice conditions around communities in Canada’s east-Arctic
Inuit in Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk and Gjoa Haven, in the territory of Nunavut, are getting a clearer picture of sea-ice
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December sea ice levels in Arctic Europe at record low
It is December and European Arctic waters are free of ice way north of Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya. Norwegian Ice Service,
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Interactive Canadian ebook seeks to make Arctic climate science accessible
An interactive ebook focused on research in Canada’s Hudson Bay area, and its wider connection to the Arctic, has been
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Russia loosens ice-class requirements for Arctic shipping
With thinner Arctic ice comes softer regulations for vessels operating on the Northern Sea Route. The Russian Transport Ministry aims
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Warm water under Arctic ice a ‘ticking time bomb,’ researcher says
A pocket of warm ocean water underneath the surface of the Canada Basin could melt a significant portion of the
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Russian and American scientists team up to study Arctic Russia’s weakening sea ice
More than 50 oceanographic researchers are on board Russia’s polar research flagship Akademik Tryoshnikov as it makes its way towards
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Polar bears greatly exposed to toxic chemicals in eastern Barents Sea
Polar bears following the sea ice in hunt for seals have a 30-35% higher concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances compared to
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Warming Arctic shrinking Canadian glaciers at alarming rate says study
Arctic glaciers are shrinking at an alarming rate and show no signs of regeneration, says a recent study conducted in
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Swedish icebreaker heading for North Pole to study melting sea ice
The icebreaker Oden will embark next week on an Arctic research expedition to study how clouds are formed there and
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Northern Barents Sea warming at alarming speed
Scientists link the sharp increase in ocean temperature to a recent decline in sea ice import. Around Svalbard, this July
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