For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

Trump's stance on Greenland, Canada and a previous refusal to sign a 2019 council meeting communique mentioning climate change have also upset the balance between the western block of Arctic nations.

On May 12, at the 14th meeting of the Arctic Council, representatives from the eight Arctic States and six Permanent Participant… Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Denmark has taken over the Arctic Council's rotating chairmanship at a time when regional security tensions are fraught and U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to annex Greenland.

During World War II, the U.S. got a taste of what a war in the Arctic could look like. In the Battle of Attu, the Japanese army took the Aleutian island of Attu in Alaska and the 7th Infantry ...

But climate change and retreating ice are making it “much easier” to mine in the far north, says Mads Fredericksen of the Arctic Economic Council, a lobby. The Arctic is now 0.75°C warmer ...

After decades of war in the desert, the U.S. is looking to the Arctic and preparing for cold warfare. By James Clark. Published Apr 8, 2025 1:09 PM EDT. ... The latest on Task & Purpose.

Shipping over Arctic routes saw a 37% increase between 2013 and 2023, according to the Arctic Council. Money Report. news 45 mins ago ...

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.