The Arctic could be free of sea ice roughly a decade earlier than projected, scientists warn – another clear sign the climate crisis is happening faster than expected as the world continues to ...

The Arctic is the early warning system for climate change and the loss of sea ice is a clear sign it’s in trouble, scientists say. It should be reaching its annual maximum levels of ice at this ...

The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not been uniform, with some regions warming at a far greater pace. One such region ...

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 ...

The Arctic Report Card, issued annually since 2006, provides regular documentation of the Arctic’s evolution. The first installment warned of melting sea ice and thawing permafrost and pointed ...

Polar bears increasingly under threat as glaciers melt faster than ever 02:15. Churchill, Canada — On the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws ...

The Pentagon on Monday announced a new strategy to build up its presence in the Arctic region, which is becoming more contested militarily as climate change drives the melting of sea ice and opens ...

Congress is pushing for new oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which would threaten the region’s outdoor recreation economy and generate minimal revenue for taxpayers.

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border.

The Tara Polar Station, a $23 million research vessel with a crew of 12, will drift across the Arctic ice to enable better monitoring of a rapidly changing environment. By Madeleine Cuff.

The Arctic is "fast becoming an area of intense focus for geopolitical competition", said Foreign Secretary David Lammy during his recent visit to the region. Russia has long eyed control over the ...