English

More about this topic

World

Arctic sea ice isn't freezing in October for the first time on record

For the first time since records began, the main nursery of Arctic sea ice in Siberia has yet to start freezing - even though it's late October.

Green News

World’s biggest Arctic expedition brings back 1000 ice samples

It has been in stuck in the Arctic ice for a year.

Green News

18-year-old launches climate strike from Arctic ice cap

"We're past the point of a wake-up call, we're past the point of ignorance," says climate youth activist Mya-Rose Craig.

World News

Global warming shrinks Arctic sea ice to near-record level

Scientists say a Siberian heatwave is one of the reasons behind the rapidly melting ice

ADVERTISEMENT

World News

Seven things to learn on the Arctic from documentarian Louie Palu

'It's like being on another planet. It makes you learn how strong you are as a human".

Denmark

All eyes on the Arctic: US, China and Russia race to control far north

As the Arctic ice sheet melts, the United States, Russia and China are racing for a share of the region’s energy and mineral resources.

Russia

Heat, melting ice and fires combine for unprecedented Arctic summer

Fuelled by record high temperatures in the Arctic region, fires are currently burning an area of land the size of Luxembourg.

Russia

Russian mining company Nornickel admits new pollution in Arctic Tundra

Nornickel has opened an investigation after suspending the employees responsible.

World News

The other new normal: A record 38C and forest fires in the Arctic

This weekend a shocking new record temperature was recorded in the Arctic Circle, amid warnings some parts of the world are heating much faster than others.

Green News

Coronavirus delays largest Arctic expedition in history

Scientists on board the icebreaker Polarstern have been without supplies for two months.

World News

Largest-ever hole in the ozone layer above Arctic finally closes

A record-size hole in the #ozone layer above the Arctic has finally closed.

Russia

Dozens of polar bears 'invade' Russian village in search of food

A village in northeastern Russia is warding off a polar bear "invasion" after dozens of the animals have edged closer to the village in search of food.

Green News

How sustainable is staying in a luxury igloo in the North Pole?

The Scandinavian travel company claim the experience does not damage the arctic environment.

World News

Arctic ice reached record low in October

Arctic sea ice extent was more than 2.6 million square kilometres lower than the average between 1981 and 2010 and the lowest on record for a month of October.

Partner content

Walking on thin ice in the Arctic?

Partner content presented by Copernicus

Ice-free summers expose Arctic ecosystems to more than open waters

Ocean

Protecting life in the Arctic seas

In partnership with the European Commission

Climate change is making Arctic waters more accessible to vessels, raising the controversial prospect of industrial-scale fishing. Here's how world countries came together to protect the fragile Arctic ecosystem - for now.

Ocean

Mapping the Arctic sea life

In partnership with the European Commission

"If you start fishing, you can destroy the ecosystem, or the balance of the organisms." This MOSAiC expedition scientist is mapping the hidden Arctic sea life

World News

Watch: Thirty-five years of Arctic thaw in two minutes

NASA's scientific visualisation study has updated its animation to show not only how Arctic sea ice has less surface; It is also getting thinner.

World News

Before and after: Huge iceberg breaks off from ice shelf in Antarctica

A massive iceberg that is five times the size of Malta has broken away from Antarctica.

World News

IPCC report highlights crisis facing world's oceans and cryosphere

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a report with stark warnings on the current and future state of the oceans and cryosphere - the ice that covers planet Earth.