IMO greenhouse gas emission strategy needs teeth
The International Maritime Organization adoption of a revised, greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction strategy is a step in the right direction, but lacks the teeth needed to protect Arctic communities, says the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). “Unfortunately, the IMO negotiations…
A Melting Arctic Will Bring Climate Disaster Without Urgent Action
As the Arctic’s reflective sea ice continues to melt, more and more heat is absorbed by the darker ocean underneath, disrupting the world’s weather and inflicting punishing and hugely expensive climate impacts in the U.S., U.K. and around the globe.
Hidden fumes from melting glaciers could speed up global warming
Melting Arctic glaciers are unearthing a new source of potent greenhouse gas, warns new research. As the Arctic gets warmer, scientists found shrinking glaciers are exposing bubbling groundwater springs which could provide an underestimated source of methane. It is the…
Arctic permafrost runoff driven by climate change
Rising temperatures and changes in precipitation are driving increases to streamflow in areas of high-latitude North America where permafrost dominates the landscape. “We saw long-term trends of increasing streamflows in the Arctic that reflect how deeper layers of the permafrost are thawing…
The Arctic Is Farting ‘Ancient’ Methane and It’s Scary as Hell
Rapidly receding glaciers are leaving new tracts of Arctic land uncovered and causing a potent greenhouse gas to bubble out of the ground, according to scientists studying the region. The Washington Post reports that, thanks to climate change, glaciers on a Norwegian…
The melting Arctic is a crime scene. The microbes I study have long warned us of this catastrophe – but they are also driving it
The Arctic’s climate is warming at least four times faster than the global average, causing irrevocable changes to this vast landscape and precarious ecosystem – from the anticipated extinction of polar bears to the appearance of killer whales in ever-greater numbers. A new study suggests the Arctic Ocean could be…
Arctic tundra diversity loss slowed by large herbivores amid sea ice decline
Tundra diversity, including plants, lichens and fungi, declined over a 15-year experiment in the Arctic due to warming temperatures mediated by the disappearance of sea ice, according to Eric Post and colleagues. However, the presence of large herbivores such as…
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Remarks by Executive Vice-President Timmermans and High Representative/Vice-President Borrell on the new outlook on threats of climate change and environmental degradation on peace, security and defence. It’s abundantly clear that the growing impacts of the climate crisis and environmental degradation…
National Geographic Explorers win award for visualizing arctic climate change
The project, “Qikiqtaruk: Arctic at Risk” was selected for the award from across 150 submissions at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara, California on June 1, 2023.