Arctic Watch

Facts About the Arctic

Climate

Black Carbon and CO2 Emissions from EU-Regulated Shipping in the Arctic

The Arctic region is experiencing significant environmental stress due to rapid warming, with temperatures rising 3–4 times faster than the global average.

Arctic animals evolved in different ways to beat the cold

Across the wind-swept tundras of the Arctic and the icy plateaus of Eurasia, a handful of remarkable creatures defied extinction.

Seaweed forests spreading, could change ocean chemistry in the Arctic

The study found that all of them contributed similar chemical markers to the sediment.

Why climate models miss the mark on Arctic warming – and how scientists are improving their accuracy

Most simulations overestimate the amount of ice and underestimate the amount of liquid in wintertime Arctic clouds.

No Clear Winners: New Research Shows How Arctic Plants Are Responding to Warmer World

Arctic ecosystems are changing fast — but not in predictable ways.

The “Rebound” in Arctic Sea Ice – 2025 Edition

Renowned climate scientist Roger Pielke Jr. has just published an interesting paper in the highly respected academic journal the New York Post.

Arctic plants react to climate change in unexpected ways

Researchers tracked more than 2,000 plant communities in Arctic over four decades, and found that some species thrived while others declined.

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.

The Arctic is the world’s region that has warmed the most, followed by Europe

The world is heating up. By the 2010s, the global average temperature of the air above the surface was about 1°C higher than in the 1940s.