The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle, and this year saw a number of new milestones in ...
The Arctic tundra has historically helped reduce global emissions. But rising temperatures and wildfires in the region are ...
The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren't one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can ...
Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, energy policy, and science. He is also a regular ...
The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren’t one of the 4 million people who live ...
(Submitted by Jeppe Kristensen) Planting trees is a popular way to mitigate climate change, but in northern and Arctic regions, it may not be an effective solution. A recent study published in the ...
Across the Circumpolar North (a region spanning three continents that includes eight countries), scientists have observed increases in greening of between 20% and 40% in recent decades.
Greening sounds good compared to deforestation, but in the Arctic, the expansion of plant life amplifies dangerous feedback ...