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A Louder Arctic: New Research Expands Understanding of Underwater Noise

Using 10 years of underwater observations from 2015 to 2024, the researchers found that a multitude of sources in the Arctic, including ships, snowmobiles, machinery, and aircraft, are sizable contributors to underwater noise.

Arctic Lapland Scraps Proposed Health Cuts

The Lapland regional council’s decision to maintain the three health services is an important success for the area’s local and Indigenous communities in Arctic.

January 2026 Arctic and Alaska Climate Review

January 2026 temperature departures from the 1991-2020 baseline around the Arctic showed notable cold and mild areas, though of course there was a much larger area above normal than below.

‘What research can do for a community’: New center dives into Arctic research

Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq knows firsthand the toll climate change has on Arctic communities.

Kicking off 30 years of Arctic Council cooperation

The Arctic Council has developed into an indispensable forum not only for cooperation across the circumpolar North.

What Trump’s plans for the Arctic mean for the global climate crisis

With plans to sell off over a million acres of natural habitat for oil and gas development, the Trump administration is ignoring the dire impact on its fragile Arctic ecosystem.

A new Arctic strategy for Sweden

The Swedish government is crafting a new Arctic strategy, updating its 2020 document of the same name and building on its 2024 National Security Strategy.

Preserving traditional lake fishing through Arctic tourism

As climate change is making livelihood in Arctic increasingly uncertain, the Sámi Education Institute is helping adapt.

How You Can Stop Drilling in the Arctic Refuge

It’s our chance to make it crystal clear for Arctic that any company reckless enough to bid will face immediate public scrutiny and sustained opposition.