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Alaska’s Coastal Permafrost Is More Vulnerable Than We Thought
Scientists have long assumed that a thick, solid mass of permafrost underpins all of Alaska like the sturdy foundation of a house, stretching from the…
Russia’s Laptev Sea Should Have Started to Freeze by Now
Normally, the ‘birthplace of ice’ freezes by late October. For the first time in recorded history, it hasn’t. That could have knock-on effects across the…
Greenland’s ice melting faster than at any time in past 12,000 years
Increased loss of ice could trigger sea level rise of up to 10cm by end of century Greenland’s ice is starting to melt faster than…
Arctic wildfires pose new threat to planet, report finds
<p>‘Zombie fires’ in far north are having a harmful effect on global climate </p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-wildfires-arctic-siberia-b691061.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
‘Devastating’: Arctic sea ice shrinks to near record low
<p>Scientist says only hope is for humans to act on climate crisis and slow down ice loss</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/arctic-sea-ice-record-low-satellite-observation-summer-winter-b526703.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Preserved Ice Age cave bear found by Siberian reindeer herders
<p>Discovery is ‘of great importance for the whole world’, says Russian scientist</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cave-bear-siberia-russia-ice-age-preserved-reindeer-herders-b445552.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you….
The Arctic We Know Is Disappearing
There have been some pretty freaky things happening in the Arctic this year, with historic levels of ice melt, absurdly high temperatures, and wildfires in…
Mysterious crater appears in Siberian tundra
Discovered by journalists with Vesti Yamal TV in Russia, a 164-ft crater in Siberia joins the other mysterious holes (previously, previously) thought to be the…
Arctic Wildfires Have Never Released This Much Carbon Dioxide
Sure, we’re all aghast at the Siberian tundra exploding because it’s too damn hot. But there’s a much bigger catastrophe that’s played out this summer…
Bering Sea Ice Hasn’t Been This Low in at Least 5,500 Years
The Arctic has seen some weird happenings as the climate crisis reshapes the region, but among the most dramatic was what happened in winter 2018…
Your Blue Jeans Are Polluting the Arctic
Since quarantine began, I’ve donned nary a pair of jeans. Sweatpants? Hell yeah! Dresses? Glorified pajamas, I say. But blue jeans? To sit on the…
'Melting faster and faster': Greenland lost 1 million tonnes of ice for each minute of 2019
Island’s contribution to sea levels in span of one year ‘astounding’, Nasa scientist says Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/greenland-ice-melt-glacier-global-warming-climate-change-nasa-alfred-wegener-institute-a9683866.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Companies May Not Even Want to Drill in the Arctic
On Monday, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt approved the first-ever oil and gas leasing program for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, opening up 1.56 million acres of…
US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge
The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-approves-oil-gas-leasing-plan-alaska-wildlife-72418255 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Milne Ice Shelf: Satellites capture Arctic ice split
The Planet Earth-observation company releases new imagery of Canada’s broken Milne Ice Shelf. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53737138 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
RIP: Canada’s Last Ice Shelf Has Collapsed
Canada’s Arctic has been getting slammed by the climate crisis. The region hasn’t been this hot in at least 115,000 years, and its ice is…
Trump reverses Obama policy with huge Alaska goldmine despite outrage among environmental and indigenous groups
The mine requires 82 miles of road construction, a dredging port and will destroy nearly 2,300 acres of wetlands, but is expected to produce $500bn…
Most polar bears to disappear by 2100, study predicts
Melting Arctic sea ice could cause starvation and reproductive failure for many as early as 2040, scientists warn Scientists have predicted for the first time…
100-degree heat inside the Arctic Circle: Siberian heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate change, says new study
This year’s Siberian heatwave, which has seen temperatures of over 38 degrees Celsius in the Arctic Circle, was made at least 600 times more likely…
The ancient roots of Arctic sled dogs
Experts have uncovered a vivid and genetically detailed picture of the oldest known case of selective breeding. James Gorman reports Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dog-breeding-ancient-archaeology-dna-a9600051.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Climate crisis: Siberia's record heatwave forecast to continue during July, raising major fears over wildfires and Arctic heating
Exceptional warmth after hottest winter ever is ‘warning cry’, scientists say Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/siberia-russia-arctic-record-heatwave-2020-wildfires-a9607961.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
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