Arctic
Unleashed by Warming, Underground Debris Fields Threaten to ‘Crush’ Alaska’s Dalton Highway and the Alaska Pipeline
By David Hasemyer
‘A Trash Heap for Our Children’: How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, Became One of the Most Polluted Places on Earth
By Marianne Lavelle
Warming Trends: Where Have All the Walruses Gone? Plus, a Maple Mystery, ‘Cool’ Islands and the Climate of Manhattan
By Katelyn Weisbrod
Polar Bears Are Suffering from the Arctic’s Loss of Sea Ice. So Is Scientists’ Ability to Study Them
By David Hasemyer
In the Arctic, Less Sea Ice and More Snow on Land Are Pushing Cold Extremes to Eastern North America
By Bob Berwyn
Warming Trends: Climate Clues Deep in the Ocean, Robotic Bee Hives and Greenland’s Big Melt
By Katelyn Weisbrod, Bob Berwyn
A Federal Judge’s Rejection of a Huge Alaska Oil Drilling Project is the Latest Reversal of Trump Policy
By Georgina Gustin
Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat
By David Hasemyer
Ice Dam Bursts Threaten to Increase Sunny Day Floods as Hotter Temperatures Melt Glaciers
By Haley Dunleavy
New Climate Research From a Year-Long Arctic Expedition Raises an Ozone Alarm in the High North
By Bob Berwyn
In Two Opposite Decisions on Alaska Oil Drilling, Biden Walks a Difficult Path in Search of Bipartisanship
By Marianne Lavelle
New Arctic Council Reports Underline the Growing Concerns About the Health and Climate Impacts of Polar Air Pollution
By Bob Berwyn
Projected Surge of Lightning Spells More Wildfire Trouble for the Arctic
By Bob Berwyn
Russia is Turning Ever Given’s Plight into a Marketing Tool for Arctic Shipping. But It May Be a Hard Sell
By Sabrina Shankman
Long-lost Core Drilled to Prepare Ice Sheet to Hide Nuclear Missiles Holds Clues About a Different Threat
By Bob Berwyn
What’s On Interior’s To-Do List? A Full Plate of Public Lands Issues—and Trump Rollbacks—for Deb Haaland
By Judy Fahys