Cool, stormy summer weather preserves Arctic sea ice
After tracking very low through winter and spring, minimum sea ice extent settled in at the eighth lowest level in the satellite record.
After tracking very low through winter and spring, minimum sea ice extent settled in at the eighth lowest level in the satellite record.
If atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration continues to climb, scientists projected, Arctic sea ice could begin melting in the winter as well as summer.
A study published Wednesday said ExxonMobil misled the public on climate change. The oil company issued a strong rebuttal.
For polar bears pushed to shore as summer sea ice vanishes, there appears to be a side benefit.
The elusive animals use snow caves to give birth and nurture their young. Just how much spring snow they need is not yet known.
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said Anchorage would maintain policies aimed at mitigating climate change.
Optimism about climate action has evaporated, says a Shishmaref teen who served as an Arctic youth ambassador. Foreign ministers from Nordic nations share similar sentiments.
Optimism about climate action has evaporated, says a Shishmaref teen who served as an Arctic youth ambassador. Foreign ministers from Nordic nations share similar sentiments.
New details emerge about U.S. efforts to change wording in the Fairbanks Declaration issued at the close of the council's ministerial meeting.
The U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship is over, but some Alaskans are trying to keep the Arctic momentum going.
India and other nations far from the Arctic Circle see a need to get in on the action at the top of the world.
The binding agreement, the third produced by the council, will be followed by a treaty aimed at removing barriers to Arctic research.
Seven member nations of the eight-nation Arctic Council urged strong action to address climate warming, including adherence to the Paris climate agreement that President Trump has denigrated.
Seven member nations of the eight-nation Arctic Council urged strong action to address climate warming, including adherence to the Paris climate agreement that President Trump has denigrated.
The Arctic Council, meeting in Fairbanks, has zeroed in on black carbon reductions as a way to clear the air and slow climate warming
Later arrival of winter and warmer temperatures above and below the ground's surface are causing tundra soils to produce more carbon-dioxide emissions than sunlight-dependent tundra plants can absorb.
The ultrawarm 2015-16 season was a preview of what will be typical in the 2040s and 2050s, according to weather and climate analysis.
Trump revoked an Obama order that had called for the creation of a tribal advisory council to work with federal managers in the Bering Sea region.
Rapid changes in the Arctic show why there is urgency for global action to limit carbon emissions, scientists say.
Recreational outings in Arctic Alaska inspired two scientists to track changes in the melt rates of the frozen groundwater that accumulates along far-north rivers.