20,000 Toxic Sites in Sagging Arctic Permafrost
New studies show the Arctic heating up 4-times the overall rate of global warming. This startling rate in one of the most sensitive environments in the world could trigger toxic…
Arctic Ice Melt
Faster and faster: The pace of climate change keeps surprising us
This seems like the 10th time that I’ve read a story that says Greenland’s glaciers are melting faster than previously thought and thus the consequences of climate change are moving much more…
The Arctic’s Iceless Upheaval
Anybody who closely follows global warming knows that the Arctic has been clobbered 2-3 times beyond the impact on the planet. And knowledgeable sources also know that what happens in…
The Arctic’s greening won’t save us
A new research led by scientists at UC Irvine and Boston University, published in Nature Climate Change (Jonathan A. Wang, Alessandro Baccini, Mary Farina, James T. Randerson, Mark A. Friedl,…
Arctic sea ice shrinks to its second-lowest annual minimum extent ever
Arctic sea ice reached a minimum extent of 3.74 million square kilometers on September 15, likely the annual low, and the second lowest minimum on record. The orange line represents…
Climate crisis: An emerging new Arctic
A new Arctic is emerging. The regions landscape is changing rapidly. Temperatures are skyrocketing, sea ice is dwindling and many experts believe the far north is quickly transforming into something…
Arctic Heat Overwhelms Green Infighting Issues
Arctic temperatures are soaring to new records… and staying there, ever since May of this year. Truth be known, the Arctic’s been heating up for years. Siberia recently hit 105°F.…
Trudeau Sleeping While The Arctic Melts In Winter
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign. That's laughable presently. The Trudeau government is still enjoying an extra long honeymoon; Canadians are still as happy about the change to 'sunny…
Warning Of Global Havoc As Possible Arctic ‘Tipping Points’ Pile Up
What is happening in the Arctic will not stay in the Arctic. In an ominous (though not hopeless) report published Friday, researchers warn that as many as 19 various 'tipping…
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low For June Amid Escalating Warnings
Shrinking sea cover means the Earth's surface darkens, increasing absorption of the sun's energy. (Photo: Christopher Mikel/flickr/cc) Arctic sea ice plummeted to a record low in June, shrinking 56,900 square…
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