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Arctic

Trump has a fighting chance to prevent Arctic meltdown. He should take it.

By Durwood J. Zaelke, Paul Bledsoe | Climate Change

Doomscrolling—the fun way! Our picks for best multimedia stories in 2024

By Erik English, Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk

A rising danger in the Arctic: Microbes unleashed by climate change

By Valerie Brown | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Investigative Reporting

‘Uncharted territory’: Warming oceans and disappearing sea ice alarm scientists

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

Research ship and icebreaker in Arctic ice

The Ukraine war is affecting vital Arctic research

By Ed Struzik | Analysis

Melting sea ice accelerates acidification of the Arctic Ocean

By Karen McVeigh | Climate Change

ice melting on a siberian lake

Russia’s war has chilling effect on climate science as Arctic temperatures soar

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

Earth has shifted on its axis due to melting of ice, study says

By Damian Carrington | Climate Change

wildfire on mountain reflected in lake

Underground “zombie” peat fires release 100 times the carbon of wildfires

By Matt Simon | Climate Change

Quannah Chasinghorse, the 18-year-old fighting to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By Maia Wikler | Climate Change

Despite worldwide oil glut, Trump releases plan to open Arctic to drilling

By Emily Holden | Climate Change

ice melting on shore

Arctic warming, as seen by Alaska’s Native Inupiat

By Jenna Kunze | Climate Change