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27 07 2019 | 06:12

Wildfires Ravaging The Arctic Right Now Are So Intense, You Can See Them From Space

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and after the hottest June ever recorded on Earth, the region is literally on fire. From Greenland to Siberia to Alaska, huge swathes…

17 06 2019 | 13:14

Temperatures leap 40 degrees above normal as the Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet see record June melting

Ice is melting in unprecedented ways as summer approaches in the Arctic. In recent days, observations have revealed a record-challenging melt event over the Greenland ice sheet, while the extent of…

04 05 2019 | 10:50

Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact – study.

Study shows how destabilised natural systems will worsen man-made problem. The release of methane and carbon dioxide from thawing permafrost will accelerate global warming and add up to $70tn (£54tn…

19 04 2019 | 15:09

Canada’s Arctic Is Warmest In 10,000 Years As Region Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Change.

Canada’s Arctic is the hottest it’s been in 10,000 years, and the Arctic as a whole is being transformed into an “unprecedented state”, according to two new studies in the journals Nature…

19 04 2019 | 14:57

Even mountain glaciers are now contaminated with microplastic.

It’s not the first time plastic pollution has been found in ice. Previously, researchers have found plastic in remote regions such as the Arctic — now, the same researchers have now discovered…

14 03 2019 | 06:00

3-5°C temperature rise is now ‘locked-in’ for the Arctic

· Even if Paris Agreement goals met, Arctic winter temperatures will increase 3-5°C by 2050 compared to 1986-2005 levels.