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Scientists have tracked decades of glacier retreat in the fast-warming Arctic islands of Svalbard.
The Danish-controlled island is coveted by some external actors who see the vast territory as a vector for precious minerals and great-power politics.
Tree planting can help address the climate and biodiversity crises – but only in the right circumstances.
Explorer Pen Hadow is campaigning for a North Pole marine reserve to protect the Arctic’s peoples, its species and its natural landscape.
The last ice area is projected to be the last place on Earth to retain year-round sea ice by 2040. A recent Arctic expedition to the area has provided key data that could help guide conservation efforts.
Rapid changes underway in the Arctic affect the region’s people and wildlife, and the entire planet.
Greening sounds good compared to deforestation, but in the Arctic, the expansion of plant life amplifies dangerous feedback loops and could harm the carbon-storing permafrost.
Northern communities in Canada have long relied on ice roads to bring in essential goods, however, climate change is making these routes more perillous and unpredictable by the day.
Commercial whaling, present challenges and future threats shape genetics and the potential for adaptation in the bowhead whales and narwhals of the Canadian Arctic.
The key to understanding shifts in climate and life on Earth is sustained long-term research. Enabling this research to take place should be a priority for universities and governments.
A round-up of all the latest stories relating to the Ukraine war.
Russian attempts to use the Arctic as a military resource for the war are starting to be diminished by more effective western pushback.
A study of Arctic microalgae could benefit everyone from farmers to astronauts.
As the Arctic Ocean loses sea ice due to climate change, fisheries access is increasing and large-scale exploitation is on the horizon. Here’s how to manage the uncertainty and the risks.
Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of centuries of life at a glacier’s edge.
Women play a critical role in fieldwork in the Arctic and Antarctica, but the vast majority of them report negative experiences while undertaking this research. Here’s how we can fix the problem.
China, which is not an Arctic state, is nonetheless increasingly outpacing the rest of the world in terms of scientific research in the Arctic. Here’s why that’s a problem for Canada.
Our work shows they may be caused by spontaneous combustion triggered by sudden climate change.
A major focus of the federal government’s defence policy update is the need to develop quantum-based defence technology that will help Canada address two big threats: the Arctic and cyber security.
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Senior Research Fellow, Center for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark
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Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont
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Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Glaciology and Earth Observation, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
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Associate Director, Climate System Research Center and Associate Professor of Climatology, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Loughborough University
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba
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Chief Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Professor of Climate Science, Australian National University
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Professeur associé/Adjunct professor, École nationale d'administration publique, École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP)
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University