Major Step for Arctic Ocean Research
Researchers at the Norwegian Polar Institute have recently succeeded in obtaining data from the Amundsen basin throughout all seasons for two consecutive years.
Arctic Sea Ice Forecast. 2024 Third report
The Arctic sea ice extent on September 10, when the sea ice minimum will be about 4.70 million square kilometers. This is almost the same as in 2021 and 2022.
Report to Congress on Changes in the Arctic
The following is the July 30, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress.
The Arctic: Rising Tensions and Evolving Geopolitics in a Thawing Frontier
Although familiar with geopolitical competition, strategic contestation in the Arctic entered a new, more confrontational phase following the Russian Federation’s annexation of Crimea in 2014
The chill is gone
Arctic sea ice cover retreated rapidly in July 2024, pushing the daily ice extent at the end of the month to the third lowest in the 46-year satellite record.
ArcticNet: Advancing knowledge on the Arctic
Canada’s ArcticNet aims to advance knowledge of the Arctic and provide innovative solutions to its challenges through scientific excellence, self-determined research, and collaboration.
Sailing The Northwest Passage Solo
Two sailors, one young and one old, have recently started their 2024 voyages through the Northwest Passage.
Facts About the Arctic in August 2024
In particular the sea ice between the North Pole and northern Greenland is remarkably fragmented.
Moscow’s Arctic policy is based on lies and corruption
Mikhail Krutikhin argues that several of the major industrial projects currently under development in the Russian Arctic are nothing but a scam and part of a grand corruption scheme.