Arctic Watch

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The Arctic Five becomes a new UArctic Regional Centre

The Arctic Five has officially been established as a UArctic Regional Centre to enhance academic and research endeavours in the Arctic.

An early and suddenly Hudson Bay opening

The sea ice cover in May 2024 was marked by an unusually early opening of eastern Hudson Bay.

New achievements in the Arctic for Week 22, 2024

NASA Langley Researchers to Study Arctic Climate System This Summer

New Facts About the Arctic in June 2024

2012’s “June plunge” is almost upon us, and if 2024’s current trajectory continues extent will cross above 2012 for the first time since February in a week or so.

Timely and Thrilled Arctic Forum & Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue

An exciting gathering of experts and Arctic communities coming together to find solutions to the region’s most pressing challenges.

Shrewd sellers of Arctic land unconcerned by potential Chinese buyers

Private land of Svalbard is being auctioned off by its owner, with strong interest from Chinese buyers, according to a lawyer responsible for the auction.

Stunning and shrewd approach to grow Arctic presence

Russia is adopting a so-called hybrid approach to growing its strategic influence in the Arctic, through research, increased maritime activities and tourism.

The Face-off in a Fragmented Arctic: Who Will Blink First?

As uncertainty grows over the future of cooperation in the Arctic, creeping alternatives will harden the dividing lines between Russia and the West.

Sizable carbon emissions from Arctic permafrost

Wildfire emissions from biomass burning over the diverse range of permafrost regions and their share in global wildfire emissions have not been revealed.