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Plastic waste lying on an Arctic beach

Tourists Help Scientists Reveal Microplastics Polluting Arctic Beaches

Samples collected by tourists on the beaches of Svalbard helped scientists detect microplastic from lost fishing gear

Arch iceberg in Greenland

Shrinking Arctic Glaciers Are Unearthing a New Source of Methane

by University of Cambridge

A humpback whale breaching in the Arctic

Warming Arctic Draws Marine Predators Northwards

by Hokkaido University

Spitzbergen mountain reflection in Isfjord,

A Warmer Arctic Ocean Leads to More Snowfall Further South

by Hokkaido University

The study provides a key element to understanding the mechanism of this weather system

Melting ice flows in the arctic

Arctic Warming Linked to Increasing Arctic Wildfires

by American Association for the Advancement of Science

Findings suggest an exponential relationship between fire associated with increased temperature and annual burned area

Overhead photo of frozen ground and permafrost

Future Emissions from ‘Country of Permafrost’ Significant

by Northern Arizona University

New study describes nine different futures based on how climate warming progresses

Two humpback whales swiming in the Arctic ocean

New Dataset Reveals Biological ‘Treasure Trove’ of Arctic Ocean

by University of East Anglia

The data from this project will help build better models and guide conservation efforts

Ship saling through ice in the arctic

For the First Time We Can Measure the Thickness of Arctic Sea Ice All Year Round

by UiT The Arctic University of Norway

This is of great importance both for ship safety and for weather and climate forecasting

Lake surface ice

Microbiologists Study Giant Viruses in Climate-Endangered Arctic Epishelf Lake

by American Society for Microbiology

These viruses are key to understanding the polar aquatic ecosystem

Polar bear on pack ice

Investigation of Heat Movement near the North Pole and under the Arctic Sea Ice

by Research Organization of Information and Systems

Researchers show how profiling sea ice meltwater distributions can strengthen sea ice predictions

An East European vole on Spitzbergen island. These animals were introduced to the Svalbard islands over a few decades. With no predators, their presence provides scientists with a living system to assess the impacts of predators on the populations cycles of small Arctic mammals.

Study of Voles Advances Knowledge of Small-Mammal Population Dynamics

by Canadian Museum of Nature

A decades-long study of voles on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is offering insights into a longstanding puzzle

Polar bear on melting ice flow

Rapid Arctic Warming Likely Drives Extreme Winter Weather Events in the US

by American Association for the Advancement of Science

A physical link has been found that implicates rapid Arctic warming with stratospheric polar vortex disruption

Stratospheric clouds above the Arctic, like those seen here over Kiruna, Sweden, provide ideal conditions for chemical reactions that transform chlorine to a form that depletes the Earth's protective ozone layer

Rising Greenhouse Gases Pose Continued Threat to Arctic Ozone Layer

by University of Maryland

New study shows climate change is increasing ozone depletion over the Arctic