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The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Northern Canada (Canada), Finland, Greenland (Kingdom of Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost (permanently frozen underground ice)-containing tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places.
The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. For example, the cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. In recent years, Arctic sea ice decline has been caused by global warming. Life in the Arctic includes organisms living in the ice, zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies. Arctic land is bordered by the subArctic.
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Voice of America
April 17, 2018
Inside NoVA
April 17, 2018
Documentary filmmaker Jenny Nichols long has been fascinated by the natural world, and her latest video, "Colors of Change," records the effects of climate change in the Arctic. The Great Falls native's 20-minute film blends three elements. Nichols documented artist Zaria Forman producing ...
Department of Defense
April 17, 2018
Marine Forces Reserve is the lead service for this year's Arctic Care. Personnel from 4th Dental Battalion and 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, are coordinating and conducting critical mission training and logistical movements with the other military branches to simulate ...
WDAY
April 17, 2018
National Geographic has selected Kerri Westgard as one of its Teacher Fellows. This means the middle school geography teacher is headed to the Arctic, once school is out at DGF this spring. Studying the world is a passion for teacher Kerri Westgard, Monday her students begin researching the ...
Phys.Org
April 17, 2018
The hypothesis of an Arctic ice shelf was first put forward in the 1970s, but there was limited evidence supporting it. When ice reaches the seafloor it causes erosion. Although ice scour marks have been found on the Arctic seafloor previously, it was argued whether the keels of icebergs or an ice ...
GlacierHub
April 17, 2018
High above the Arctic Circle, far from the footprint of human civilization, a significant indication of human-induced climate change has manifested in Lake Hazen, the largest lake by volume north of the Arctic Circle. The lake and surrounding glacial environment are experiencing rapid change as the ...
The Arctic Institute
April 17, 2018
KFQD
April 17, 2018
PAXSON, Alaska (AP) - Alaska State Troopers say a man died at this year's Arctic Man snowmobile and skiing event near Paxson. Troopers say 31-year-old Nuiqsut resident Clayton Kaigelak was found dead on Saturday trapped beneath a snow machine. He had been reported missing a day prior after ...
DeSmog Canada
April 4, 2018
On a sunny August afternoon in 2010, the Clipper Adventurer hit an underwater rock shelf near Kugluktuk, Nunavut, carrying 128 Adventure Canada passengers and 69 crew. The nearest ship capable of responding to the incident was the coast guard icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, 500 kilometres away inÃÂ ...
Physics
April 4, 2018
Climate change has dramatically altered the Arctic, with sea ice melting faster than large-scale models predicted. Part of the reason for this underestimation is the lack of a full understanding of the ponds that develop from the melting ice. A new geometric model of Arctic ponds can reproduce observedÃÂ ...
Robb Report
April 4, 2018
Ice Dancing: Powering through the Pure McLaren Arctic Experience. The marque's multiday driving course provides full-throttle fun on a frozen lake in Finland. By Dan Carney on April 3, 2018. Share This Article; Pin It ÷ Reddit; WhatsApp; Tumblr; Print; Talk ÷ A McLaren 570S drifts during the Pure McLaren Arctic Experience.
Manila Bulletin
April 4, 2018
Paris – Even if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degrees Celsius, long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will still disappear in some years, scientists have warned. Holding the line at 1.5 C (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), however, would make a huge difference,ÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
April 4, 2018
In a study released in the Wednesday, April 4, 2018 edition of Biology Letters, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales which roam the Arctic under the ice, and have found they are more prolific and jazzier than other whales. (Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen/NorwegianÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
April 4, 2018
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Bowhead whales, the black filter-feeding giants of the Arctic that can live for 200 years devouring tons of tiny marine creatures, boast another remarkable quality. Their unique underwater songs make them wonderful "jazz" artists. Researchers on Tuesday (April 3) said theyÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
April 4, 2018
Canadian scientists thought one of the Arctic's largest lakes could handle small changes in climate, but it turns out that's not the case. A study published recently in the journal Nature Communications, found that it only took 1 C of warming in the last 18 years to change the ecosystem in Lake Hazen onÃÂ ...
SeafoodSource (blog)
April 4, 2018
Climate change is causing significant reduction in Arctic ice totals, opening vast areas of the world's northern seas to transportation and fishing. According to research from the Arctic Council's Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, the Arctic may be ice-free as soon as 2030, though other researchÃÂ ...
The Hindu
April 4, 2018
Even if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degress Celsius, long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will still disappear in some years, scientists have warned. Holding the line at 1.5 degrees Celsius, however, would make a huge difference, according to two separateÃÂ ...
i95rock.com
April 2, 2018
30-year old Breezy Grenier from Sherman is an ocean scientist who claims the Arctic is melting and she's going to prove it. Grenier and a ... Geology.com. describes the Northwest Passage as a sea route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by way of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. BetweenÃÂ ...
Toronto Star
April 2, 2018
A study examining the effects of climate change on a remote Arctic lake concludes such ecosystems are changing more quickly and profoundly than previously thought. Canadian scientists recently published research on Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island. They found that even a one-degree temperatureÃÂ ...
CTV News
April 2, 2018
Climate change could be altering northern ecosystems more quickly and profoundly than anyone surmised, suggests a study that focused on a large Arctic lake. "Everything is so intricately connected," said lead author Igor Lehnherr of the University of Toronto. "You warm the region and it has this dominoÃÂ ...
Science Daily
March 31, 2018
A possible explanation is that the build-up of methane below the ocean floor creates bubbles. They could cause very weak tremors as they migrate, expand and release gas into the water column in the area." says Peter Franek first author of the study, and researcher at CAGE Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate,ÃÂ ...
Second Line of Defense
March 30, 2018
We have focused on this evolution over the past few years and most recently highlighted the evolving strategic environment in a series of special reports. Recently, in a press release by the Norwegian government dated March 23, 2018 underscored the requirement to expand digital coverage in the HighÃÂ ...
TASS
March 30, 2018
MOSCOW, March 30. /TASS/. Rosneft will continue geological explorations in the Arctic offshore zone after ExxonMobil quits the joint projects with the Russian state oil company, Natural Resources Minister Sergey Donskoy told reporters. "The Arctic licenses will remain with Rosneft," Donskoy said addingÃÂ ...
Asia Times
March 30, 2018
The Independent Barents Observer reports that the first ever shipload of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Arctic has reached India via the Northern Sea Route. More shipments from Russia's huge LNG plant in Yamal are expected to follow. “One of our main priorities, which is laid down in theÃÂ ...
ScienceAlert
March 30, 2018
"The Arctic sea ice cover continues to be in a decreasing trend and this is connected to the ongoing warming of the Arctic," said Claire Parkinson, senior climate scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland. "It's a two-way street: the warming means less ice is going to form and more ice isÃÂ ...
The Diplomat
March 30, 2018
Since China began to deepen its engagement with the Arctic region over the past decade, culminating in the publication of the country's first White Paper on the region in January this year, much global attention regarding Chinese Arctic interests has centered on Sino-Russian cooperation, including jointÃÂ ...
EarthSky
March 29, 2018
Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent – the largest ice-covered area of the year – last week. NASA scientists said 2018 joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the four lowest maximum extents on record. The sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean melts and regrows in an annual cycle, thickening andÃÂ ...
InsideClimate News
March 28, 2018
As Arctic sea ice breaks up, it's starting to move southward faster, creating new and unexpected hazards. More icebergs calving off Greenland add to the threat.
WLTZ 38 NBC
March 26, 2018
(CNN) – The size of the Arctic Sea ice is extremely low for a fourth year in a row. The Northern Arctic Sea ice grows and shrinks depending on the season. But NASA says the ice cover reached its maximum size for the year last week. And it's the second-lowest on record, not much larger than the all-time lowÃÂ ...
Voice of America
March 26, 2018
Benjamin Vidmar lives and works in one of the most northern towns in the world. He is trying to grow food for the town of about 2,000 people. But that is difficult when temperatures are often below freezing and it stays dark for months in the winter. Vidmar keeps a greenhouse where he grows vegetablesÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 26, 2018
The biggest name attached to “The Terror,” a new series on AMC, is that of the executive producer Ridley Scott. And the show has some Scott trademarks. It's about a dangerous expedition to what might as well be a distant planet (unless you're an Inuit) — the Canadian Arctic in the 1840s. And along theÃÂ ...
National Geographic Australia
March 26, 2018
In fact, through most of the winter, the Arctic was on track to have its worst period ever. The only reason this winter ultimately didn't break yet another record for low sea ice was that as cooler air in recent weeks allowed ice to reform, the increase near Japan in the Sea of Okhotsk was significant enough toÃÂ ...
Fox 59
March 25, 2018
Seeing the Northern Lights is an unforgettable experience, but standing outside in the cold waiting for them to appear is pretty tedious. So, what if you could enjoy the Aurora Borealis from the comfort of your bed? And what if your bed could be moved, depending on where the Aurora was strongest?
New York Times
March 24, 2018
“We've probably known for 100 years that as the climate warms up in response to loading the atmosphere with greenhouse gases, we would see the changes first in the Arctic,” said Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo., which issued the new data. “This is whatÃÂ ...
KIRO Seattle
March 24, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. government scientists say ice covering the Arctic ocean reached its second lowest extent on record this winter. For most of the winter, sea ice in the Arctic was at record lows, but cold March winds helped the ice expand just beyond the low set in 2017. Scientists from NationalÃÂ ...
INFORUM
March 24, 2018
The general decline of sea ice is related to the warming Arctic climate, but the peculiar lack of ice this winter is related to unusual weather and ocean currents the past few months. As the Arctic region has warmed in recent decades, Arctic Now data shows an accompanying decrease in high-latitude snowfallÃÂ ...
The Keene Sentinel
March 24, 2018
The two nor'easters that together dumped more than 2 feet of snow throughout much of Maine recently – and more than 3 feet in some areas —could have been fueled by warming temperatures in the Arctic, according to a new scientific study. As periods of warmer winter weather occur in and around theÃÂ ...
KXLY Spokane
March 24, 2018
"They've got the best in terms of the night sky, they've got incredible Arctic wilderness, they've got snow skis and kick sleds if you want to go a little bit further afield to explore the area." But Hayward says the real appeal is having your own warm cabin, surrounded only by scenes of snow and ice.
U.S. News & World Report
March 24, 2018
The Christophe de Margerie (R), an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia ... OSLO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Winter sea ice on the Arctic Ocean covered the second smallest area on record this year, part of a thaw that isÃÂ ...
Phys.Org
March 24, 2018
On March 22, NASA completed the first IceBridge flight of its spring Arctic campaign with a survey of sea ice north of Greenland. This year marks the tenth Arctic spring campaign for IceBridge. The flights continue until April 27 extending the mission's decade-long mapping of the fastest-changing areas of theÃÂ ...
Science Daily
March 24, 2018
Because of the very low nitrate levels found in arctic tundra soil, scientists had assumed that plants in this biome do not use nitrate. But a new study co-authored by four Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Ecosystems Center scientists challenges this notion. The study has important implications forÃÂ ...
National Geographic
March 24, 2018
In fact, through most of the winter, the Arctic was on track to have its worst period ever. The only reason this winter ultimately didn't break yet another record for low sea ice was that as cooler air in recent weeks allowed ice to reform, the increase near Japan in the Sea of Okhotsk was significant enough toÃÂ ...
Mental Floss
March 22, 2018
The route, which runs along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline north-south between Fairbanks and the remote Arctic town of Deadhorse, saw an average of 196 vehicles a day over the course of 2015—one for every two miles of road. Many of those vehicles are trucks carrying vital supplies to the oil fields of theÃÂ ...
EcoWatch
March 22, 2018
Peaceful "kayaktivists" from Greenpeace Norway boarded a Statoil-contracted rig set to drill two Arctic wells this year. Two people boarded the rig at the Skipavik yard on Norway's west coast Thursday morning and have requested a meeting with the rig's captain.
The Guardian
March 22, 2018
The attack submarine HMS Trenchant has joined US submarines in the Arctic for ICEX 2018, military exercises involving practice with dummy torpedo attacks and navigation and surfacing through the ice cover. The sea ice provides almost perfect concealment for submarines but brings problems too.
The Pilot
March 21, 2018
Three months earlier the Canadian Arctic Expedition's much-famed organizer Vilhjalmur Stefansson left the retired whaler, The Karluk, with a small crew to hunt for food on Thetis Island. Capt. Bob Bartlett of Brigus, Newfoundland, who grew to manhood sealing and fishing on the Labrador Coast, ponderedÃÂ ...
Scientific American
March 21, 2018
Twenty-five scientists, including me, had an epiphany about the Arctic in 2003. The National Science Foundation had invited us to a retreat in Big Sky, Mont. Before this gathering, each of us had been focusing our Arctic research on our own narrow topics. As we shared our perspectives, we came to a frightening realization:ÃÂ ...
The Drive
March 20, 2018
The U.S. military, along with other federal and state authorities, has been training to respond to potentially dangerous releases of radioactive material in and around the Arctic. Though there is no clear indication of a direct link between Russia's reported tests of nuclear-powered missiles or expanding use ofÃÂ ...
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