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Arctic Ocean

Sea ice breaks apart as the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica traverses the Northwest Passage through the Victoria Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in a Friday, July 21, 2017, file photo.
Climate Change
Sea ice plays a crucial role in cooling the planet. It’s melting at record-breaking rates.
sea ice
The Big Melt
Ice is us: Alaska Natives face the demise of the Arctic ice pack
James McCarthy
Global Politics
Tyler Environmental Prize winner James J. McCarthy has hope for the future
Arctic ice with ship
Environment
Thinning ice and new tankers are opening up sea routes through the Arctic
Eating a mussel
Science
To understand climate change, look at it from a mussel’s perspective
Ice scientists Ken Golden and Chris Polashenski drill a plastic tube into the Arctic ice cap north of Alaska as part of their research into melt ponds that form on the ice every spring. The ponds play a key role in the accellerated warming of the Arctic,
Environment
A scientist unlocks one of the mysteries of Arctic ice melt
Sea ice melt
Environment
Melting Arctic sea ice doubles the chances of harsh winters in other parts of the world
This gaping hole in the Siberian tundra was the first of two recently discovered on Russia's far northern Yamal Peninsula. Scientists say they almost certainly appeared on the landscape only recently, and may be a result of a buildup of gas underground, l
Environment
Scientists are trying to get to the bottom of those mysterious new holes in Siberia
This gaping hole in the Siberian tundra was the first of two recently discovered on Russia's far northern Yamal Peninsula. Scientists say they almost certainly appeared on the landscape only recently, and may be a result of a buildup of gas underground, l
Environment
Scientists are trying to get to the bottom of those mysterious new holes in Siberia
Arctic ice with ship
Environment
Today’s Arctic explorers follow in the footsteps of history
A man is silhouetted against condensation rising off of Lake Michigan in Chicago on January 6, 2014. Chicago was experiencing historic cold this week.
Environment
Could the polar vortex have something to do with global warming?
The European Space Agency’s Earth Explorer CryoSat makes precise measurements of changes in the thickness of marine ice floating in the polar oceans, as well as variations in the thickness of the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica.
Environment
On a long downward slide, scientists say 2013 was an up year for Arctic Ice
Environment
Warming climate presents grave risk of greenhouse gas release in Arctic
Environment
Iceland’s president weighs in on impact of rapidly disappearing Arctic ice
Business, Economics and Jobs
Foreign students paying to get fish processing jobs in Alaska
Arts, Culture & Media
Scientists Debate the Prospects for Bringing Woolly Mammoth Back to Life
Environment
An Arctic Climate Catastrophe?
Arctic Summit
Winter Storms Batter Alaska
Business, Economics and Jobs
Ships Crossing an Icy Sea to Bring Fuel to Alaskan Community
Arctic Melting Speeds Up Rising Sea Levels
Silver Lining
Just How Cold is it In Alaska
Congress’ Rushed Riders Wrap
Fish Camp
Shepa Artic Ice Project
SHRINKING POLAR PACK ICE
Postcard from Alaska
Clinton Administration Takes a Stand
Postcard from Alaska
Acid in the Arctic
On Thin Ice
Arctic Methane
A Whale of a Tale
Alaska’s Changing Climate
Alaska Wonderland
Native Corporations
Interview with Michelle Brown, Commissioner of Alaska’s Dept. of Environmental Conservation ** Web Only
Arctic Ice
Arctic Ice Hole
Development & Education
Hotter planet allows shortcut through Arctic
Global Politics
Melting Arctic North Up for Grabs
Global Politics
Polar bear ‘endangered’ decision approaches
Global Politics
Archaeologists find HMS Investigator
Conflict & Justice
Strange voyage of the Arctic Sea
Global Politics
Disputed arctic territory
Environment
Geo answer
Environment
Geo answer
Arctic ice may soon disappear