What does the word ‘Arctic’ mean? It depends who you ask
At Arctic Today, we are often challenged with the question: what is the Arctic?…
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The Arctic Congress doubles in size as the world’s attention turns north
When the University of the Arctic convened its first members in 2001, the circumpolar…
Weekend Video: A key Atlantic current is weakening
Each spring, Greenland’s ice sheet begins to melt, sending fresh water into the North…
Iceland’s Climate Council warns AMOC collapse demands action now
Iceland’s Climate Council (Loftslagsráð) has urged the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate to…
Filmmaker turns lens on her Alaska village to document the Arctic’s disappearing past
In the coastal Alaska village of Quinhagak, the past is emerging from melting ice.…
Alaska could spend nearly $200 million on oil exploration, leasing in Arctic refuge
Alaska’s economic development agency, AIDEA, wants to conduct geologic testing on its existing oil…
Critical minerals could save or destabilise the Arctic
A few weeks ago, students from my “International Relations of the Arctic” class at…
War-fuelled energy crisis boosts renewables and embattled climate
As the European State of the Climate Report confirms Europe is the fastest-warming continent…
A climate fix or a dangerous gamble? The case for closing the Bering Strait
Could a 50–mile-long dam between Alaska and Russia help prevent climate collapse? Two scientists…
