Even small reductions in warming matter to the Arctic
A difference of half a degree Celsius would make a huge difference in the future of the Arctic. A carbon sequestration project in Iceland offers hope of keeping warming under control.
Posts Categorized: environment
Sea change
The Arctic Ocean is beginning to look and act more like the Atlantic. It’s a shift that threatens to upend an entire food web built on frigid waters.
Arctic dogsledding culture is slipping through the cracks
Warming temperatures and shrinking sea ice threaten a way of life.
High Stakes in the High North
A remote island that harbored the word’s last mammoths is becoming a holdout for Arctic wildlife once again.
Saving the Arctic’s natural heritage
Scientists are trying to protect seven marine areas before climate change worsens.