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Protect the Arctic Region: Already Threatened Arctic Ecology Can be Devastated Further by Rapid Militarization
Protect the Arctic Region: Already Threatened Arctic Ecology Can be Devastated Further by Rapid Militarization The Arctic region is warming at twice the global rate, leading to rapid melting of ice–some have even predicted ice-free summers by year 2034. This has brought unprecedented threats to various species of the region including the polar bear. Some […]
Northern Permafrost Region Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Captures
Northern Permafrost Region Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Captures Permafrost underlies a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere. A comprehensive analysis shows that the area may have shifted from a sink to a source of greenhouse gases, bringing a longtime prediction to fruition. Credit: Justine Ramage Permafrost underlies about 14 million square kilometers of land in and […]
Satellite Images Reveal Beavers Are Transforming The Arctic “Like Wildfire”
Satellite Images Reveal Beavers Are Transforming The Arctic “Like Wildfire” (Dan Pepper/Getty Images) Beavers are taking over the Alaskan tundra, completely transforming its waterways, and accelerating climate change in the Arctic. The changes are so sudden and drastic that they’re clearly visible from space. As the Arctic tundra warms, woody plants are growing along its rivers and […]
Arctic Ocean overheating
Arctic Ocean overheating Arctic sea ice extent was 10.31 million km² on December 4, 2022. At this time of year, extent was smaller only in two years, i.e. in 2016 and 2020, both strong El Niño years. With the next El Niño, Arctic sea ice extent looks set to reach record lows. The NOAA image on the […]
“If We Lose the Arctic We Lose the Globe” We’ve Lost the Arctic
“If We Lose the Arctic We Lose the Globe” We’ve Lost the Arctic “Changes will happen decades earlier than previously thought.” Now where have we heard that before? “More rain than snow will fall in the Arctic and this transition will occur decades earlier than previously predicted, a new study led by the University of Manitoba […]
Climate tipping points: The Arctic is a Bellwether for Irreversible Change
Climate tipping points: The Arctic is a Bellwether for Irreversible Change “The Arctic is iconic for maintaining year-round ice and snow, but in the last decade, it has begun to transition to wetlands and open ocean. Emblematic of this change, in July 2020, the last intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic fell into the […]
Russia Voices Concern Over Increased US and NATO Military Activity in Arctic
Russia Voices Concern Over Increased US and NATO Military Activity in Arctic Russia’s FM called for military meetings between Arctic states On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced concern over the uptick in US and NATO military activity in the Arctic. The comments were made in a speech at a meeting of the Arctic Council […]
Setting the Scene for Global Destruction. Now It’s the Arctic
Setting the Scene for Global Destruction. Now It’s the Arctic The U.S. is preparing for war in the Arctic, and the “boiling point” might not be far away, Brian Cloughley writes. On April 8 the front pages of the main U.S. newspapers noted that President Biden was “open to compromise” and a quick glance prompted […]
Big Oil’s answer to melting Arctic: cooling the ground so it can keep drilling
Big Oil’s answer to melting Arctic: cooling the ground so it can keep drilling Technology is keeping patches of Alaska permafrost frozen to preserve energy infrastructure even as indigenous residents’ world is transformed by the climate crisis An oil pipeline stretches across the landscape outside Prudhoe Bay in North Slope borough, Alaska. Photograph: Bonnie Jo […]
Arctic Heat Overwhelms Green Infighting Issues
Arctic Heat Overwhelms Green Infighting Issues Image Source: Hunter Allen and Richard Rivera – Public Domain 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. That’s not normal. It’s 30°F hotter than normal. Farther […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, War in the Arctic?
Tomgram: Michael Klare, War in the Arctic? When I first met Michael Klare in the late Neolithic age (it was actually the early 1970s), he was already researching the U.S. military in a way no one else was doing. His first book on the subject, War Without End: American Planning for the Next Vietnams, had just been […]
The Race For Arctic Oil Is Heating Up
The Race For Arctic Oil Is Heating Up Despite climate concerns and environmentalist backlash against exploration for oil and gas in pristine sensitive regions of the Arctic, companies continue to explore for hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic Circle, in Russia and Norway in particular. The largest Russian energy companies are looking to explore more Arctic […]
Russia’s New Floating Nuclear Power Plant Begins Delivering Electricity To The Arctic
Russia’s New Floating Nuclear Power Plant Begins Delivering Electricity To The Arctic On September 14, we reported that the world’s first ever floating nuclear power plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, reached the port city of Pevek in Russia’s Chukotka after covering a distance of more than 4,700km from Murmansk. Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant has two KLT-40S reactor units that collectively generate […]
Navy, Marine Corps Begin Arctic War Exercise To Counter Russia and China
Navy, Marine Corps Begin Arctic War Exercise To Counter Russia and China The US Navy and Marine Corps are conducting a month-long war exercise in Alaska against the rising threats of Russia and China in the Arctic region. A massive threat to the US is that Russia and China are trying to establish the Belt and […]
