Toxic algae blooms increasing in Arctic due to climate change, new study finds Warming ocean waters are encouraging more rapid production of harmful blooms.

The book closes with a stark—and accurate—lament of Washington’s distinct lack of ambition in its recent Arctic policies. Thompson-Jones, writing before the U.S. presidential election last year, ...

In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing firsthand the effects of climate change.

Peatlands across the Arctic are expanding as the climate warms, research shows by University of Exeter edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Peatlands across the Arctic are expanding as the climate warms, new research shows. Scientists used satellite data, drones and on-the-ground observations to assess the edges of existing peatlands ...

A new analysis says human-caused climate change had a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May.

Bowhead whales are endemic to the icy waters of the Arctic and prefer living in shallow waters near sea ice, filtering krill and tiny crustaceans called copepods for food. However, the Arctic is ...

On May 12, at the 14th meeting of the Arctic Council, representatives from the eight Arctic States and six Permanent Participant organizations met virtually to conclude Norway’s two-year ...

Science Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets ...

Rapid climate change is upending plant communities in the Arctic, with species flourishing in some areas and declining in others, according to a new study in Nature. The decades-long investigation, ...

Banner image: Reindeer are iconic Arctic animals adapted to thrive in extreme cold, but new extreme winter weather conditions, including higher temperatures and rain-on-snow events, are ...