It is in no one’s interest to militarise the Arctic but thanks to something of an arms race heating up between the US, Russia ...

It could be found on every map of the Arctic, but not in the Arctic itself … "Next objective: Harmsworth Land. Funny as it sounds Harmsworth Land didn’t exist either.

Everywhere in the world, good maps are preconditions for sound management and informed public debate about natural values and human activities,” says Nina Jensen, CEO of WWF Norway. The ArkGIS is a ...

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The Arctic World Archive — 300 meters below the permafrost in a demilitarized zone — houses art, music and a copy of the world’s open source code.

The consequences will be felt around the world By Laura Paddison, CNN 5 minute read ... Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal.

At the same time, Arctic sea ice levels are nearing their annual minimum and are the fourth lowest on record to date. The usual low point for the season arrives by mid- or late September.

What’s come of their effort is the world’s first and only permafrost atlas of the entire Arctic. Levi Westerveld: So, it’s a coffee-table atlas that you can open anywhere and start reading ...

A new study shows that the Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the world over the past 43 years. This means the Arctic is on average around 3℃ warmer than it was in 1980.