Peter Hadfield versus Tom Nelson
This article not directly related to Arctic sea ice, but instead is one of our (very!) occasional series on the psychology of anthropogenic global warming “skepticism”. Peter Hadfield is better known as the man behind Buster Keaton’s face on the…
Facts About the Arctic in May 2025
JAXA/ViSHOP extent is no longer “lowest for the date”! After “flatlining” for most of April the metric is now in the midst of a close knit group of the other years in the 2020s: The high pressure area over the…
Politicians talk about Arctic sovereignty
The pandemic meant I didn’t have many opportunities to return home, and I was happy to be back Arctic.
Sustainable governance of agricultural land in Arctic Norway
Agriculture in Arctic relies on preserving its limited production base.
Geological and Prehistoric Foundations of Arctic Geopolitics
To fully understand contemporary Arctic geopolitics and its significance to world politics, it is essential to understand the geopolitical connections interlinking the Arctic region to the rest-of-the-world.
Food, transitions and Indigenous knowledges in Arctic
Finding new pathways towards resilient societies in the High North, in the Arctic.
The weakening Arctic consensus is worrying
In spite of rising diplomatic tensions, the most immediate geopolitical risk for Arctic is not military conflict.
Russian Arctic oil exports to China jump helped by ship-to-ship transfers
At least 4 million barrels of Arctic oil completed STS last week and 16 million more have arrived, or will arrive, in the South China Sea this month.
Microplastics in Arctic waters threaten spotted seals and humans
Samples of spotted seal stomachs, obtained from traditional subsistence hunts conducted by indigenous communities, were used for analysis.