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How Fast the expansion of Arctic sea ice now

The end of 2023 had above average sea ice growth, bringing the daily extent within the interdecile range.

The Arctic Ocean should be protected, not exploited

The Arctic Ocean is one of the most extraordinary, unique and severely threatened regions in the global biosphere.

The EU Allocates Millions to new Arctic Infrastructure

The EU is allocating over EUR 25 million to digital infrastructure projects in the Arctic.

Interesting Facts About the Arctic in January 2024

Whilst waiting for the all important thickness and volume data to arrive, we’ll start the new year in traditional fashion.

The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 18 December, 2023

Scientists Introduce a New Approach to Studying The Arctic Seafloor.

Tony Heller Confirms Global Warming!

As the New Year rapidly approaches Tony Heller is up to his old Arctic tricks yet again. No doubt we’ll get on to many of his hoary old chestnuts in due course, but although I may easily have blinked and…

The U.S. Initiates Extended Continental Shelf Claims

The US Department of State released the geographic coordinates defining the outer limits of the U.S. continental shelf in areas beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast, known as the extended continental shelf (ECS). The continental shelf is the extension of a…

Ukraine joins NATO’s Arctic projects against Russia

In a plea earlier this month to Republicans not to block further military aid to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden warned that if Russia is victorious, then President Vladimir Putin will not stop and will attack a NATO country. Biden’s…

Kiren Rijiju flags off India’s maiden winter science expedition to Arctic

A team of four scientists will embark on the journey on Tuesday to India’s research station in the NyAlesund town on the Brogger peninsula where research institutes from 10 countries have laboratories. The four members of the team, all first-timers…