Arctic Watch

Facts About the Arctic

Year: 2024

The Formation and Surprise Impact of Antarctic Sea Ice

Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent of 768,000 square miles, tying for second lowest extent in the 1979 to 2024 satellite record.

Nordic wild and shrewd ecological negligence in three cases

We look at the Nordic Waste scandal and Norway’s potentially ecocidal decision to greenlight deep-sea mining and one else.

Arctic Climate Science On The Bottom Of Cooperation

A chasm has grown between Russian and other scientists

The 2024 Maximum Arctic Sea Ice Extent for Quick Decisions

Of why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings…

Japan’s first arctic research vessel to be named “Mirai II”

JAMSTEC started building a research vessel capable of breaking ice in the Arctic.

Studying Arctic Ice for the Best Future

The bulk of the research took place in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas in summer 2010 and 2011.

An entrancing artist with her heart in the Arctic Circle

Heritage to produce work that is both joyous and bleak

Hidden gas (methane) emissions modulated by warming and vegetation activity

Wetland methane (CH4) emissions over the Boreal–Arctic region are vulnerable to climate change and linked to climate feedbacks, yet understanding of their long-term dynamics remains uncertain.

Bellona meets with Arctic Council officials on black carbon and alternative energy in the polar region

Reducing ongoing pollution from black carbon, carving out green shipping corridors, using cleaner shipping fuels and pursuing an overall zero-emissions policy is needed.