In 1945, the North Pole was a powerful global symbol. It’s...
NEW YORK — The Uber driver slid onto Columbus Avenue, where not a single moving car blocked our path on a street that normally...
Could resurrecting mammoths help stop Arctic emissions?
If you managed to time travel back to Ice-Age Europe, you might be forgiven for thinking you had instead crash landed in some desolate...
Can we harness the Arctic’s methane for energy?
When I first saw Lake Kivu in Rwanda, I was struck not just by its dazzling beauty but also by how little activity there...
How fake news and starving bears could keep more complex stories...
In Tromsø, the main Arctic city in Norway, mayor Kristin Røymo welcomed us with a warning. She talked of what she called “Google images...
Why climate policy makers should listen more carefully to the Arctic’s...
While the global spotlight has placed climate change on many regional and national agendas, it’s easy to overlook smaller scale efforts to adapt and...
Why the US needs polar security cutters for the 21st century
U.S. polar icebreakers are again in the news with a decision earlier this month to withdraw funding for new polar ships from the federal...
As Iceland celebrates its centennial, it offers lessons in independence for...
One hundred years ago, in 1918, the year of Iceland’s independence, the winter was so harsh and cold in the first months of the...
A new course for the Arctic Council in uncertain times
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had tremendous impact on international relations globally. While the Arctic has generally been immune from external political pressures, the...
Trump’s Greenland sideshow needs to be shelved
Forget the gibberish from President Donald Trump; the United States is not interested in buying Greenland.
It’s not a “real estate deal.” It’s an absurd...
From crisis to resilience in the Arctic
When Rick Thoman and Brian Brettschneider get alarmed, I freak out. Rick and Brian are climate experts in Alaska, and they know of what...
