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Extreme weather events have become significantly more common in the Arctic over recent decades, posing a threat to vital polar ecosystems, according to new research by an international team of scientists.
Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with life.
As worrying as the findings are, research that reveals the full extent of the problem has never been more important. A problem cannot be solved until it is properly understood. That's why it's so important for all of us to keep up to date on the issues.
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Frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology
The correlation between Arctic wildfires and abnormal snow cover under global warming is of growing concern. A comprehensive quantitative assessment by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that increasingly frequent seasonal wildland fires across the Arctic in recent years have delayed snow cover formation by at least five days and could lead to a future 18-day reduction of snow cover duration,
I felt humbled," a guide leading the Arctic tour told Newsweek, as "they walk by as if you are just an object out on the land."
National-security officials say Chinese submarines and icebreakers pose a new military threat from the High North.
Arctic air is spilling into Florida ahead of New Year’s, bringing colder-than-normal temps. Are frozen iguanas a probability during this cold snap?
Prediction markets are pricing 40 percent odds of a Greenland takeover, driven by Arctic security, Starlink connectivity, Anduril defense systems, and shifting incentives.
To support the Eastern Front, the Allies sent convoys to Russia through waters so frigid men could freeze to death in five minutes if they fell in.