Some ideas never die as talk of a Bering Strait tunnel returns
A Russian proposal to build a "Putin-Trump tunnel" under the Bering Strait is just…
Shipping
Thamesborg refloated in Northwest Passage after month aground
The freighter Thamesborg has been refloated in the Northwest Passage after running aground on…
Russia’s Arctic route sells speed, at the planet’s expense
The opening of the Northern Sea Route is set to significantly reshape global shipping.…
High-tech alerts help Arctic cruise ships prepare for the worse
As vessel traffic in the Arctic increases with the opening of new shipping routes…
Tanker carrying 7th sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 cargo berths at China port
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker carrying cargo from Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project berthed…
Americans say they aren’t an Arctic nation. This must change: Commentary
As the holiday season approaches, I look forward to my family’s central Pennsylvania gatherings.…
A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data
As I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the…
Exposing the myths of Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Russia promotes the Northern Sea Route as a quicker, cheaper and environmentally-friendly alternative to…
Building a ‘heavy’ icebreaker in Helsinki
This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on Sixty Degrees North.…
