Global Warming Throws Polar Vortex over the United States

Global Warming Throws Polar Vortex over the United States

This mass of cold air is responsible for the recent weather patterns

Arctic Melt Continued Its Multi-Year Pattern in 2013

Arctic Melt Continued Its Multi-Year Pattern in 2013

Experts say that the ice fields declined at relatively high rates

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 28th, 2013
Greenpeace's Arctic 30 Finally Allowed to Return Home

Greenpeace's Arctic 30 Finally Allowed to Return Home

The 26 non-Russian nationals will leave the country over this weekend

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 21st, 2013
Oil Production Begins at Gazprom Offshore Field in the Arctic

Oil Production Begins at Gazprom Offshore Field in the Arctic

It's only a matter of time before a spill happens, Greenpeace says

Message in a Bottle Proves Global Warming Is Real, Glaciers Are Shrinking

Message in a Bottle Proves Global Warming Is Real, Glaciers Are Shrinking

The message was written by a geologist named Paul Walker back in 1959

Mercury Spreads in Intricate Patterns Through the Arctic

Mercury Spreads in Intricate Patterns Through the Arctic

Previous assumptions about how it permeates the water were wrong

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 20th, 2013
Lasers Can Help Keep Polar Bears Safe from Oil Companies

Lasers Can Help Keep Polar Bears Safe from Oil Companies

And no, not by using them to blow up drilling platforms

Global Hawk Flies Through Canadian Airspace for the First Time

Global Hawk Flies Through Canadian Airspace for the First Time

The drone collected a series of data on the Canadian Arctic

Arctic Sea Ices Finally Thickening for the Winter

Arctic Sea Ices Finally Thickening for the Winter

New satellite data show the ices recovering from summer extents

Changes Continue in the Arctic Due to Climate Change: Report

Changes Continue in the Arctic Due to Climate Change: Report

Study indicates the North Pole is still suffering due to global warming

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 11th, 2013
Santa Might Cancel Christmas, Warns About “an Empty Stocking Forevermore”

Santa Might Cancel Christmas, Warns About “an Empty Stocking Forevermore”

Video shows a scary-looking Santa pleading that people save his home in the Arctic

Gazprom Readies to Establish Two New Drilling Platforms in the Arctic

Gazprom Readies to Establish Two New Drilling Platforms in the Arctic

Exploration wells will be drilled in 2014, the company says

The Arctic Both Emits and Stores Carbon Dioxide

The Arctic Both Emits and Stores Carbon Dioxide

Experts discover paradoxical effects of climate change near the North Pole

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 5th, 2013
November Ice Extents Were Below Average, Study Shows

November Ice Extents Were Below Average, Study Shows

NSIDC releases new report on the state of the world's ices

Arctic Permafrost Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Arctic Permafrost Is a Ticking Time Bomb

This area appears to be more dangerous than first thought

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 20th, 2013
Shell Readies to Resume Drilling in the Alaskan Arctic

Shell Readies to Resume Drilling in the Alaskan Arctic

The company wants to finish a well it started last year, drill five new ones

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2013
The Arctic Ocean Had Frozen Almost Entirely by the End of October

The Arctic Ocean Had Frozen Almost Entirely by the End of October

Only small stretches of water remained open to navigation

 
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