Facts About the Arctic in February 2026
Hudson Bay has fully frozen over during January. However, there is still open water north of Svalbard and in the North Water Polynya. It’s even possible to go swimming in the Nares Strait according to the latest AMSR2 concentration map…
The Sixth US National Climate Assessment
The Fifth US National Climate Assessment was published in 2023 during the Biden/Harris administration. The report begins as follows: The Global Change Research Act of 1990 mandates that the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) deliver a report to Congress…
Facts About the Arctic in January 2026
A Happy New Year to our loyal reader(s) from the shores of (the now frozen) Santa’s Summer Swimming Pool: Note that for the hardy, swimming is still possible north of Svalbard, in parts of Hudson Bay and the North Water…
Facts About the Arctic in November 2025
The latest Alfred Wegener Institute sea ice concentration map shows the East Siberian and Laptev Seas almost completely refrozen.