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Arctic

Global Temps Continue to Soar Upward as NOAA Confirms July 2019 Was Hottest Month Since Records Began in 1880

'This Is Crazy': Scientists Alarmed as Lightning Near North Pole Seen as Latest Sign of Climate Breakdown

Julia Conley, staff writer

"I think there's potential for nasty surprises coming out of the Arctic."

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'We Urgently Need to Change Our Way of Living,' Experts Warn as Heat Wave Causes Historic Ice Melt in Greenland

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Greenland's southwestern coastline

"More than 12 billion tons of water will have entered the ocean by tonight,...

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US Eyeing Militarization of Antarctic as Well as Arctic

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

View of China's military base in the King George island, in Antarctica, on March 13, 2014.

Treaty that "has been the cornerstone of governance" for most southerly...

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The Greenland ice sheet may melt at a pace that could break records set in 2012 this year as a heatwave from Europe turns north.

'We Are in a Climate Emergency' Warn Experts and AOC as Greenland Ice Sheet Faces Possible Record-Breaking Melting

Several wildfires between about 57°N and 70°N

Satellite Images Ignite Alarm Over 'Unprecedented' Scale and Planet-Heating Emissions of Raging Arctic Wildfires

A view of Akademik Lomonosov, a floating nuclear power unit, its hull painted at the Atomflot base; being part of a floating nuclear power station, the vessel belongs to a new class of energy sources based on Russian nuclear shipbuilding technologies.

'Chernobyl on Ice': Nuclear Plant Barge Headed Across Arctic Circle

A collapsed block of ice-rich permafrost along Drew Point, Alaska.

'Canary in the Coal Mine': Experts Warn of Climate Tipping Point as Scientists Find Permafrost Thawing 70 Years Ahead of Schedule

A team from the Danish Meteorological Institute travels across the melted sea ice to retrieve equipment. Photograph: Steffen M Olsen/Twitter

'This Should Scare the Hell Out of You': Photo of Greenland Sled Dog Teams Walking on Melted Water Goes Viral

The Sawyer Glacier in Alaska, July 2016. The Arctic is enduring unprecedented warming this year, affecting Alaska and Greenland specifically.

'The Changes Are Really Accelerating': Alaska at Record Warm While Greenland Sees Major Ice Melt

Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Ecological Importance and Human Rights Be Damned, Trump Admin Says Fossil Fuel Pillaging in Arctic Refuge Coming Soon

The Arctic is melting rapidly. Ice and glaciers are at record low levels in the North Pole.

Pompeo Cheers 'Opportunity' in Arctic From Climate Change as America Blocks Resolution Language

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks Monday at the Arctic Council meeting in Finland.

Pompeo, in Finland, Calls China Claims to Arctic 'Lawlessness'

'We Are Not Moving Fast Enough': Study Shows Cost of Melting Permafrost Could Total $70 Trillion

Point Barrow

Thawing Permafrost Emitting Higher Levels of Potent Greenhouse Gas Than Previously Thought: Study

The Yukon River winds through western interior Alaska in early April. (Photo: UAF/Todd Paris)

Researchers Warn Arctic Has Entered 'Unprecedented State' That Threatens Global Climate Stability

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Elegy For the Arctic

Fires are raging, ice is melting. In a bid to save the singular "purity and fragility" of the rapidly-melting Arctic ice - and in support of eight million voices calling for its protection - Greenpeace has released a video of renowned Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi performing on a floating platform before Norway's Wahlenbergbreen glacier, cracking and groaning even as he plays - a haunting reminder of what's at stake.

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Sierra Club

Pressure Mounts on Oil Companies and Banks to Reject Arctic Drilling

Sierra Club

At Annual Meetings, Banks and Oil Companies to Face Questions About Arctic Drilling

Environment America

Statement: The Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act Is the Strong Step We Need to Protect the Crown Jewel of Our Wildlife Refuge System

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Restore Protections to the Arctic Refuge

Sierra Club

Interior Pushes Forward Irresponsible Arctic Offshore Drilling Project

Center for Biological Diversity

Trump Administration Approves Offshore Oil Drilling Project in Arctic

Views

Andy Rowell

Arctic Warming & Climate Change 'Should Be the Number One Urgent Conversation Right Now'

David Suzuki, Ian Hanington

Rapid Warming Deserves More Than a Lukewarm Response

Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, Subhankar Banerjee, Finis Dunaway, & Norma Kassi

Arctic Refuge Protectors: An Open Letter from Teachers and Scholars

Andy Rowell

2018 Starts With “Record Lows In Arctic Sea Ice Extent”

Andy Rowell

The Arctic – Our Climate Canary in the Coal Mine – Issues Further Warnings

Subhankar Banerjee

The Last Oil: Gathering to Resist Trump’s Reckless Arctic Energy Policy

Andy Rowell

Welcome to the “New Arctic”: The Region “As We Once Knew It Is No More”

Subhankar Banerjee

Drilling, Drilling, Everywhere...

Annika Nilsson, Miyase Christensen, Tom Buurman

The Thawing Arctic Beyond Flags

Shreya Dasgupta

Top 10 Happy Environmental Stories of 2016