Arctic Watch

Facts About the Arctic

Year: 2026

The Sixth US National Climate Assessment

The Fifth US National Climate Assessment was published in 2023 during the Biden/Harris administration. The report begins as follows: The Global Change Research Act of 1990 mandates that the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) deliver a report to Congress…

Facts About the Arctic in January 2026

A Happy New Year to our loyal reader(s) from the shores of (the now frozen) Santa’s Summer Swimming Pool: Note that for the hardy, swimming is still possible north of Svalbard, in parts of Hudson Bay and the North Water…