Arctic Watch

Facts About the Arctic

Year: 2025

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”.

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.

To the ends of the Earth: The Arctic’s battle for sustainable tourism

Tourism, for a resource-dependent economy like Greenland, which is almost entirely dependent on fisheries, represents a good way to build greater resilience through economic diversification.

PFAS are polluting the Arctic, threatening both humans and animals

Scientists say that PFAS, nicknamed “forever chemicals,” are building up in animals like polar bears, seals, and birds and at alarming levels in the Arctic.

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.