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.
Thawing Grounds, Rising Stakes: The Importance of Including Permafrost Emissions in Climate Policy
Most Arctic nations recognize permafrost thaw as a threat in their broader climate policies but stop short of formalizing these emissions in their NDCs and national targets.
Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is smallest in 47-year record
Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.
Warming Arctic causes heat waves, floods in Europe
“Millions of people living on the coastline are in danger”, researchers warn after 2024 is declared the warmest year on record.
For Arctic scientists, climate change is impossible to ignore
Researchers at a remote station in Canada’s Northwest Territories have contended with wildfire and melting permafrost.