The Deep Freeze: Too Much Dependence On Renewables, Or A Lack Thereof?
A gust of cold air swept across the great plains of the U.S. on Feb. 14, 2021. An extreme weather abnormality had impacted up to 25 states with more than 3.3 million residents in eight of those states waking up
The Effects of Arctic Warming on Indigenous Communities
Current average rates of warming in the Arctic are approximately double those of the rest of the world, while regional variation accounts for certain areas warming even faster than this. Novembers in the town of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, are around 5.5C warmer than they were
Arctic Summer Sea Ice Could Disappear As Soon As 2035
-- Updated on 06 November 2020. -- The magnitude of Arctic sea ice that the Earth has lost in recent decades cannot be recovered. This makes its implications all the more catastrophic – both for the biodiversity of life in these
New Research Discovers Bacteria That ‘Eats’ Methane
With global temperatures on the rise, scientists are concerned that the thawing of the Arctic permafrost will release alarming levels of methane into the atmosphere. However, new research has found a bacteria that ‘eats’ methane, preventing much of the gas
Scramble for the Arctic: Is World War III Next?
Updated 21 April. News of a mysterious deep-sea Russian submarine accident off the coast of Norway is adding a new sinister twist to the "scramble for the Arctic". It would seem, according to a recent article in the New York Times
Climate Change in the Arctic for Dummies — the Basic Facts We Need to Know to Care
We don’t have to be climatologists to acknowledge that climate change is real. Nowhere is it more noticeable than in the Arctic, where temperatures have risen two times as the global average. A quick Google search is enough to find