Arctic Watch

Facts About the Arctic

Year: 2024

The chill is gone

Arctic sea ice cover retreated rapidly in July 2024, pushing the daily ice extent at the end of the month to the third lowest in the 46-year satellite record.

ArcticNet: Advancing knowledge on the Arctic

Canada’s ArcticNet aims to advance knowledge of the Arctic and provide innovative solutions to its challenges through scientific excellence, self-determined research, and collaboration.

Sailing The Northwest Passage Solo

Two sailors, one young and one old, have recently started their 2024 voyages through the Northwest Passage.

Facts About the Arctic in August 2024

In particular the sea ice between the North Pole and northern Greenland is remarkably fragmented.

Moscow’s Arctic policy is based on lies and corruption

Mikhail Krutikhin argues that several of the major industrial projects currently under development in the Russian Arctic are nothing but a scam and part of a grand corruption scheme.

Researchers return to Arctic to test integrated sensor nodes

The nodes are intended to become part of a widespread sea-ice monitoring network.

Can India’s Arctic aspiration lead to effective trilateral cooperation with Russia, China?

India is paying increasing attention to the Arctic region, as evidenced by the discussion of Arctic issues during the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Russia in early July.

Accepting uncertainty in sustainable fisheries is essential in a rapidly changing Arctic

Climate change is making it almost impossible to decide how much, where and what to sustainably fish.

SOS Arctic 2024: mission accomplished!

An 8-person team to develop the zero-impact expedition for extreme polar conditions.