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Trump administration takes first steps toward Arctic refuge drilling

Apr 20, 2018

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced plans Thursday to begin an environmental review of the impact of oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska, according to the Hill. The move i...

Study shows high concentrations of plastic pollution in Arctic Ocean

West Side Story

Apr 19, 2017

Environment, Science

A new study, published Wednesday in Science Advances, shows that a major ocean current is depositing bits of plastic from the North Atlantic onto the surface waters, sea ice, and possibly the ocean floor of the...

New study highlights direct link between extreme weather and climate change

West Side Story

Mar 29, 2017

Environment, Science

A new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, directly links climate change caused by human activity to the phenomena behind recent increases in extreme weather, such as heatwaves, flooding, and dro...

Arctic sea ice reached record low winter maximum this month

West Side Story

Mar 25, 2017

Environment, Science

Levels of Arctic sea ice at the end of winter were at their lowest point in four decades of records this month, after a season that also saw record high temperatures in the Arctic. This marked the 3rd year in a...

December heat wave continues pattern of extreme Arctic warming

West Side Story

Dec 23, 2016

Environment, Headlines, Science

For the second year in a row, temperatures at the North Pole are predicted to reach almost 50 degrees above normal in a heat wave ahead of Christmas. News of the winter heat wave comes after temperatures in Nov...

Temperatures in the Arctic rising twice as fast as the rest of the world, says the Arctic Report Card

NOAA Arctic report says Arctic region heating twice as fast as the rest of the world

Amanda

Dec 17, 2014

Innovation

Scientists have raised concern over the Arctic getting warmer faster than the rest of the world and fear that it will have far greater repercussions than the temperatures rising elsewhere. It is being estimated...

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