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Gen Z and Alpha-ers are set to outlive polar bears, if we don’t act in time
Polar bears, once thriving in the Arctic, now face a dire future due to unprecedented melting of se…
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An 'ice-free' summer awaits the Arctic within ten years, study finds!
Although Arctic ice has been steadily diminishing over the past fifty years, the most dramatic decl…
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Melting poles: Unprecedented levels of sea ice loss threatens global climate balance
Sea ice plays a crucial role in maintaining Earth's temperature by reflecting a significant amount …
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Antarctica's sea ice is decreasing, but that seems to also be increasing snowfall over the continent!
Antarctica's ice sheet, like Greenland, comprises a massive reservoir of freshwater. The primary so…
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Wind is thawing Greenland, but also helping Antarctica retain its ice sheets somehow
Even if you leave the various glacier-laced mountains out of the equation, the ice sheets in Greenl…
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Why the melting of the Arctic ice matters to India
The Arctic has experienced two to four times faster temperature increases than the rest of the worl…
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Sea-ice levels in Antarctica at a 'mind-blowing' historic low
Sea ice levels in Antarctica are at an all-time low, causing scientists to worry about the effects …
Marta Biino
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The planet lost more Arctic sea ice than the area of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh combined in 2021
Every year, sea ice regrows during the winter months to recuperate what was lost during the summ…
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Greenland’s ice sheets are melting too quickly, and we’re already halfway to the point of no return
Imagine you stand by the ocean line at the beach, where the rolling waves periodically drench your …
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Bizarre heat waves strike Arctic and Antarctic poles, raising them 50 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit above normal
As the Arctic emerges from the darkest winter days, Antarctica is about to enter them. Atmospheric …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The US Army has its eyes on the Arctic and is readying soldiers for the cold, unforgiving wastes that could be their next battlefield
With Russia and China looking to project power in the region, the US Army is pushing its soldiers t…
Chris Panella
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Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast than expected, say researchers
Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thou…
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The summit of Greenland got rain, rather than snow, for the first time on record
Melting on Greenland, which has the largest ice mass in the northern hemisphere, contributes to ris…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Polar bear and grizzly bear hybrids, known as 'pizzly bears,' could become more common because of the climate crisis
Also known as grolar bears, the hybrids usually share some characteristic of both species, which on…
Kelsey Vlamis
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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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Arctic sea ice is melting faster than it has in 41 years
The National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic …
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A thriving colony of 300-year-old Arctic sea sponges survives by eating the fossils of extinct worms
Scientists are discovering alien-like worlds in the uncharted oceans of the Arctic and Antarctica. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Map shows the ice sheets and glaciers melting that scientists most fear will be the source of catastrophic rising sea levels
Sea levels are rising steadily each year due to global warming, but these glaciers and ice sheets m…
Marianne Guenot,Annie Fu
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Russia is sending an ice-breaking tanker of oil to China via the Arctic Circle, opening up a faster route to Asian buyers
The journey means ships could take just half the time to reach China from Russia as usual, as Mosco…
Zahra Tayeb
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Key ice shelf on Antarctica's doomsday glacier will probably shatter like a car windshield within 5 years, scientists say
Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier — a key source of sea-level rise — will melt much faster after losing…