Did anyone talk about the Arctic at COP24?
I keep wondering if anyone really talked about the Arctic in Poland at COP24, the great international climate meet that recently ended? This was...
Do we need to build a polar ark?
When Noah got news of the encroaching great flood, he rallied together one female and one male of each animal onto his ark, preserving...
Is there a way to stop burning money in the Russian...
Viewed from outer space, Western Siberia — illuminated by hundreds of flaming oil well flares — is brighter than Novosibirsk, the biggest city in...
How border wall hysteria continues to threaten to US icebreaker funds
It makes no sense to cut money for building a polar class icebreaker so that Congress can fund a U.S. border wall with Mexico.But...
From threatened to thriving: Using technology to preserve Arctic Indigenous languages
Most Gwich’in children living in the Northwest Territories in Canada and Northern Alaska will never learn to speak their native language. Of the 6,000...
A film festival in Murmansk shows why dialogue with Russia is...
We drive from Kirkenes at the very top of Norway to the Russian border and across the tundra for four hours to Murmansk, the...
Deleting a policy report won’t stop Alaska climate change
It was not a big surprise that the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation deleted a new climate change report from its website on the...
How permafrost insurance could revolutionize Arctic development
Say you’re a homeowner in Utqiagvik, Alaska, the northernmost American city. You have fire insurance for your home, insurance against the weight of snow...
A renaissance in Arctic film and television
Armed horsemen, resembling grayish, black shadows emerge from a porcelain-white haze. The horsemen descend on a Norwegian village, engulfing it in flames, amidst a...
How to write an Arctic story in 5 easy steps
So you’ve been assigned to write a story on the Arctic. Congratulations! This will be one of your easiest assignments.The key is to write...
