World Sep 24 Research reveals threats polar bears face as climate change melts Arctic ice hunting grounds By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
World Apr 11 Watch 6:32 How climate change is threatening a remote town nestled in the Arctic Circle The Arctic town of Longyearbyen, Norway, is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. It sits in an island chain where average temperatures are up and sea ice is declining. Life there is having to adapt to longer summers, and…
Politics Aug 15 The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not been uniform, with some regions warming at a far greater pace. One such region is the Arctic. By Jonathan Bamber, The Conversation
Science Dec 11 The Arctic is experiencing its ‘most unprecedented transition in history.’ Here’s why 2018 is the second warmest year for the Arctic in a century, plus other takeaways from this year's Arctic Report Card. By Nsikan Akpan
Science Nov 25 Watch Polar Bears Struggle to Survive as Arctic Climate Changes As climate change threatens polar bears' survival, laws put in place to protect the bears are impacting the Inuit people who have long hunted them. ITN's ITV news reports on the plight of both polar bears and Native people in…
Sep 04 Study: Arctic Sea Ice at Second-lowest Level on Record By Admin, PBS News Hour The Arctic ice cap has melted to a point that exceeds the 2005 level -- previously the second lowest on record -- and could surpass the record this year, scientists at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center have… Continue reading
Feb 23 U.S. Government Looks to List Polar Bear as Threatened By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the polar bear -- a species whose survival depends on the sea ice that is melting as the Earth's temperature rises -- as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading
Sep 14 Arctic Ice Melting at Growing Rate, NASA Finds By PBS News Hour NASA-funded studies conducted last year found that sea ice present year-round in the Arctic is melting at a rate of 9 percent per decade, and in two recent summers, the ice was at record lows. Continue reading