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The Arctic just hit an unfortunate climate milestone
The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle, and this year saw a number of new milestones in ...
Arctic's Dramatic Changes: Worrying Trends In Snow, Ice, Wildfires And More
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 ...
Greenland is getting greener, helped by a mining company and tree enthusiasts
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.
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Tree planting may not be effective climate change solution for the North, study finds
(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 ...
Blowing snow, blustery winds, bitter cold: Gnarly winter weather grips swath of nation
Blowing snow could snarl travel Thursday as unrelenting waves of winter weather continue an assault on parts of the Midwest and East.