In 1913, the Karluk, flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, became trapped in the Arctic ice. Over months of constant darkness, the old ship drifted away from land, carrying a party of ...

In a perpetual dance of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, the Poles lay bare a delicate balance. Ice shields the Arctic from the sun’s fiercest rays, by reflecting them back into the atmosphere. Primordial sky ...

Some believe an ice-free Arctic will not occur until 2030s (NOAA) or 2065 (Carbon Brief, assuming 1.5C is held, but good luck with that) or 2035 (a National Geographic Arctic article) or a Nature ...

Arctic fossils indicate ice shelf is not as stable as previously thought, scientists say. Central Greenland was once iceless, an analysis of fossils show. By Julia Jacobo. August 5, 2024, 3:00 PM.

The planet’s northernmost ocean could experience its first day free of ice as early as 2027, a new study has found. While the three-year possibility remains extreme, the study authors determined ...

One solution comes from start-up Real Ice, which plans to use seawater to thicken the Arctic’s ice.It is controversial. Geoengineering of this sort, opponents argue, risks distracting humanity ...

Field trials indicate that pumping seawater onto the snow on top of Arctic sea ice can make the ice thicker, offering a possible way to preserve sea ice throughout the summer. Close.

Arctic sea ice’s biggest year since record-keeping began was 1979, at 6.42 million square miles (16.64 million square kilometers). That means since satellites began tracking it, ...

The Arctic tundra is warming up and that's causing long-frozen ground to melt as well as an increase in wildfires. The region is "now emitting more carbon that it stores, which will worsen climate ...

Arctic sea ice algae are among the best-adapted organisms on the planet to photosynthesise in low light levels, enabling them to survive in places where little else can grow. A new study published in ...

Watch as the breathtaking beauty of the Arctic reveals both its wonder and fragility. The vanishing ice tells a powerful story of climate change that we can't ignore. Let's come together to ...