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Wetlands in the icy Arctic have begun releasing 9% more planet-warming methane in the past two decades: study
While headlines may remain fixated on carbon dioxide, there is another accomplice aiding the gas in…
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The US Army is relearning lost skills in Alaska for war in the Arctic, the 'most challenging environment,' general says
At a training event in Alaska, the Army challenged soldiers to be a cold-weather fighting force rea…
Chris Panella
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I'm a US Army sniper in the Arctic, a beast of a place that can chew up even the strongest soldiers
To fight in the unforgiving Arctic, US Army snipers take lessons from "The White Death" of the Wint…
Chris Panella
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US soldiers say running high-stress artillery ops deep in the ever-changing Arctic is unlike anywhere else
Maneuvering and operating artillery is more stressful in Alaska's harsh, unforgiving environment th…
Chris Panella
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Elite cocktail bars in the UAE have a new way to draw in customers: luxury ice from arctic glaciers
A company in Greenland is harvesting ice from the country's shrinking glaciers and selling it to el…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Rapidly retreating Arctic glaciers are triggering the release of ancient methane. Here's why scientists are worried.
Groundwater springs have appeared close to Svalbard's retreating glaciers. Scientists are worried t…
Marianne Guenot
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'Zombie fires' smolder under the snow during the winter then rise from the dead come spring. They may get far more common.
A study suggests "zombie fires" that don't get extinguished in the winter may become more common in…
Aylin Woodward
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A year after a crippling fire, one of the Coast Guard's most important ships is on a rare trip around North America
The US Coast Guard has just two ships capable of patrolling the thawing frontline in the Arctic, an…
Christopher Woody
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79 years after a brutal battle to oust the Japanese, a remote piece of US territory is the center of attention again
With the US military focusing more on the Pacific and the Arctic, Alaska has renewed strategic sign…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Arctic is getting so hot again— scientists expect zombie fires to return
A normal person may not see what’s burning inside the ground and there’s a good chance that …
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Video shows the moment a new Russian submarine test-fired an intercontinental-range 'Bulava' missile
Russia said their new strategic nuclear submarine successfully launched a ballistic missile, the fi…
Chris Panella
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Wildfires are burning from the the Amazon to the Arctic — Here's why you should be worried
The Amazon rainforest has been dubbed the ‘lungs of the planet’ since its innate vastness …
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At the US's northernmost point, the Air Force is training to see — and strike — in tough Arctic conditions
In January, US airmen went to northern Alaska to improve their ability gather intel and, if needed,…
Christopher Woody
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Wildfires in California and Siberia are throwing soot into the high atmosphere that's landing in the Arctic and melting polar ice
Scientists are working to understand the impact of this effect on the Arctic's ice yearly renewal a…
Marianne Guenot
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'Zombie' fires smoldered beneath Arctic ice all winter then reignited, causing one of the region's worst fire seasons in history
High temperatures are exacerbating 'zombie' wildfires in the Arctic circle — fires that smolder und…
Susie Neilson
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Welcome to your new planet: There's no such thing as a local disaster
The effects of climate change are inescapable. Extreme weather no longer stays confined to one loca…
Aria Bendix
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Arctic explorer rates 9 polar survival scenes In tv shows and movies
Explorer Dwayne Fields looks at nine polar-exploration scenes from popular TV shows and movies and …
Ju Shardlow,Sarah Medroumi
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The US Coast Guard's biggest ship made a rare trip to the North Pole amid warnings about Russian and Chinese moves in the Arctic
"We have not built a polar security cutter since the mid-'70s," the US Coast Guard's top admiral sa…
Christopher Woody
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How Delta, Rangers, and the Green Berets' unique training would pay off in an Arctic war with Russia
Arctic warfare demands a special set of skills to survive and win - skills that Army special operat…
