The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world
Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...
The Barents Observer1d
The Arctic is still heating up faster than the global average
The fact that it’s freezing cold on your doorstep cannot be taken as proof that global warming has stopped. The Arctic is ...
The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter
It’s really, really cold again – as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Here’s why it keeps happening.
Chicago Sun-Times27d
Polar Adventure Day draws a winter crowd to the Southeast Side: 'People are excited. People are thrilled'
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share In 30-degree weather, Polar Adventure Day wasn’t exactly an Arctic tundra on Saturday. Still, there was enough snow on the ground at Big Marsh Park in South Deering ...
Arctic ice approaches historic low, impacting habitat for polar bears
At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and ...
BGR27d
Scientists finally figured out why polar bears don’t freeze in the Arctic
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Polar bears are the ultimate survivors of the Arctic, thriving in temperatures as low ...
Live Science13d
'Winter is far from over': Polar vortex reversal could bring springtime snow to US
The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.
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The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world
These changes are fundamentally altering the ecosystem. For thousands of years, the shrubby landscape of the Arctic tundra stored carbon, but wildfires and thawing permafrost mean that this region ...