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News Articles: Arctic

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 change impacts," explained NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad in a statement.

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  • Climate

Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds

Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires increase.

December 10, 2024
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  • Barbara Moran
A recently hatched shorebird rests in its nest. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • News

Beachgoers and their dogs threaten nesting shorebirds

Georgia beaches beckon not only locals and tourists, but also nesting shorebirds and seabirds and migrating species beefing up for long flights to the Arctic.

May 29, 2024
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  • Mary Landers
Large icebergs and smaller pieces of ice melt in the ocean waters near Ilulissat, Greenland on Sept. 7, 2023. The icebergs broke free from Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the largest and fastest moving Greenland outlet glaciers. Ice loss from Greenland has increased substantially during the 21st century and continued in 2023.

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  • Climate

Arctic "report card" points to rapid and dramatic impacts of climate change

This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, leading to early snowmelt and diminished sea ice.

December 12, 2023
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  • Barbara Moran / WBUR
A demonstrator protests against the Biden administration's approval of the Willow oil project in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

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  • Climate

Judge rules Willow oil project in Alaska's Arctic can proceed

The decision removes one of the last obstacles to the Willow project, which would be the largest oil development on federal land in decades, and has become a flashpoint for climate activists.

November 09, 2023
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  • Liz Ruskin
The iron ore mine in Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle, is one of the world's largest iron ore mines.

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  • Europe

It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden

Sweden says it found the largest deposit in Europe of rare earths — ingredients in a host of technologies from e-vehicles to wind turbines. Mining and processing them is another story.

July 18, 2023
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  • Jackie Northam
Temperatures in Longyearbyen, Norway above the Arctic Circle hit a new record above 70 degrees Fahrenheit in July 2020. The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the planet as a whole since 1979, a new study finds.

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  • Climate

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds

The Arctic is very sensitive to climate change. In the last 40 years, the region has warmed much more rapidly than the Earth as a whole, a new study finds.

August 11, 2022
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Norwegian coast guard cutters are used for rescue, fishery inspection, research purposes and general patrols in Norwegian waters.

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  • World

A new Iron Curtain is eroding Norway's hard-won ties with Russia on Arctic issues

The countries share a border. Along the frontier, residents say a new barrier has disrupted everything from Arctic climate action and nuclear waste control to trade and cross-border sports leagues.

April 30, 2022
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  • Quil Lawrence and
  • Connor Donevan
Tourists visit the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica in 2019. A new study suggests that tourism and research activity in the most heavily trafficked part of the continent are leading to significantly more snow melt.

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  • Climate

Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, a study finds

Arctic communities have long been plagued by soot that drives snow melt and respiratory disease. Now, humans are making their mark in Antarctica.

February 22, 2022
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  • Rebecca Hersher
A walrus pictured at the Pairi Daiza animal park in Brugelette, Belgium.

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  • Animals

Researchers are asking for volunteer 'walrus detectives' to spot walruses from space

Conservationists are trying to track walrus populations amid climate change but they can't do it alone.

October 14, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Voters stand in line to cast ballots Tuesday for Greenland's parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital.

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  • World

Opposition Wins Elections In Greenland, Casting Doubt On Future Of Rare-Earth Mine

At the center of Tuesday's election was a rare-earth mining project that has seen those favoring greater development square off against others who want more environmental safeguards.

April 07, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
A man wears a mask as the territory of Nunavut enters a two week mandatory restriction period in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, on Wednesday. More than 80 COVID-19 cases have been identified this month in Nunavut, where around 39,000 people, predominantly Inuit, live in communities scattered across the territory.

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  • World

Arctic Lockdown: COVID-19 Climbs In Canada's Far North

A large and isolated region of northeastern Canada entered a two-week lockdown as coronavirus cases creep up in areas, including largely Indigenous communities, with limited access to intensive care.

November 20, 2020
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  • Emma Jacobs

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