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The Ilulissat Ice fjord in Greenland runs west 25 miles from the Greenland ice sheet to Disko Bay close to Ilulissat town. Credit: Veronique Durruty/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.

Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet

By Bob Berwyn

The high arctic ecosystem at Zackenberg Research Station in remote Northeast Greenland has been monitored since 1996 as part of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring program. The station is owned by the Greenland Government and run by Aarhus University, Denmark. Credit: Piotr Łukasik.

On the Coast of Greenland, Early Arctic Spring Has Been Replaced by Seasonal Extremes, New Research Shows

By Lydia Larsen

The Yukon River empties into the Bering Sea at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. in Alaska. Composite image using LANDSAT 7 data. True Colour Satellite Image. Credit: Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

Facing a Plunge in Salmon Numbers in the Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers, Alaskans Seek a Voice in Fishing Policy

By Emma Ricketts

A man wearing shorts and a t-shirt walks in the town center as the melting Longyear glacier looms behind during a summer heat wave on Svalbard archipelago on July 30, 2020 in Longyearbyen, Norway. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The Melting Glaciers of Svalbard Offer an Ominous Glimpse of More Warming to Come

By Lydia Larsen

A view of wildfires at Lebel-sur-Quevillon in Quebec, Canada on June 23, 2023. Credit: Frederic Chouinard/SOPFEU/ Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

June Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points

By Bob Berwyn

In Earth's geological past, surges of icebergs in the Arctic have been linked with sudden and almost simultaneous warming in Antarctica. Scientists say climate connections between the poles have important implications for the modern era of global warming, and that there may be unexpected impacts. Credit: Bob Berwyn

Can Iceberg Surges in the Arctic Trigger Rapid Warming at the Other End of The World?

By Bob Berwyn

New research shows that coastal ice sheets can retreat up to 2,000 feet per day in a warming climate. Credit: Bob Berwyn

Global Warming Could Drive Pulses of Ice Sheet Retreat Reaching 2,000 Feet Per Day

By Bob Berwyn

Pacific walruses rest on an ice floe in Russia. Credit: Sylvain Cordier/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Pacific Walruses Fight to Survive in the Rapidly Warming Arctic

By Kiley Bense

A drill site at Alpine Field in Alaska. Photo Courtesy of ConocoPhillips

Biden Approves ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project to Drill Oil in the Alaskan Arctic

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Holding a banner opposing the Willow oil project in Alaska, demonstrators gathered on Friday to urge President Biden to reject the proposal. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News.

Activists Make Final Appeal to Biden to Block Arctic Oil Project

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Aman Azhar

A tourist at the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Sept. 7, 2022. The ice there has been dramatically receding from year to year. Credit: Natasha Jessen-Petersen

This Arctic US Air Base Has Its Eyes on Russia. But Climate is a Bigger Threat

By Natasha Maki Jessen-Petersen

This aerial view taken on Aug. 24, 2021, shows the pond at the Storflaket mire, an area where permafrost is studied by researchers looking into the impact of climate change near the village of Abisko, in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images

Scientists Examine Dangerous Global Warming ‘Accelerators’

By Bob Berwyn

A rainbow touches down on the Kokalik River, in northwestern Alaska, winds its way through the National Petroleum Reserve. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Biden Administration Allows Controversial Arctic Oil Project to Proceed

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A view of pack ice floating on the ocean near the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean north of Norway on July 14, 2022. Credit: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

New Study Reveals Arctic Ice, Tracked Both Above and Below, Is Freezing Later

By Charlie Miller

An aerial view of meltwater lakes formed at the Russell Glacier front, part of the Greenland ice sheet in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Aug. 16, 2022. Credit: Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images

One of the World’s Coldest Places Is Now the Warmest it’s Been in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say

By Bob Berwyn

People hike near Thule Air Base on March 25, 2017 in Pituffik, Greenland. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Despite Misunderstandings, Scientists and Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic Have Collaborated on Research Into Mercury Pollution

By Myriam Vidal

Flames and heavy smoke approach on a western front of the Apple Fire, consuming brush and forest at a high rate of speed during an excessive heat warning on Aug. 1, 2020 in Cherry Valley, California. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Wildfire Pollution May Play a Surprising Role in the Fate of Arctic Sea Ice

By Bob Berwyn

Pipelines extend across the landscape outside Nuiqsut, Alaska, 36 miles from the Willow Master Development Plan located in the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska's North Slope. Credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images.

The Biden Administration Rethinks its Approach to Drilling on Public Lands in Alaska, Soliciting Further Review

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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