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Ever Given is no longer blocking the Suez Canal, but Russia sees a long-term benefit from it being stuck
Russian officials capitalized on the canal's blockage to tout the Northern Sea Route, which Moscow …
Christopher Woody
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The heavy-duty ship the US needs to protect its thawing border with Russia 'is just falling apart,' captain says
Polar Star can still get the job done, but the 45-year-old ship is "definitely showing its age," it…
Christopher Woody
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Antarctic ice may melt 20 years sooner than estimated — global sea levels likely to rise by an additional three inches by 2100
The fact that the polar ice sheets are melting as the planet gets warmers is no secret. However, sc…
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Rain could soon overtake snow in parts of the Arctic, top scientists warn
The Arctic fringes may become rainfall-dominant environments in a few decades. In places like south…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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How US Navy submarines carefully smash their way through Arctic ice
How does a US Navy submarine surface through Arctic ice? Very carefully.
Christopher Woody
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NATO's 2 newest members would move the alliance closer to one of Russia's most sensitive military outposts
Admitting Finland would extend NATO's border with Russia's Kola Peninsula, a region that Moscow see…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Climate-related changes to Earth's ice and oceans are now 'irreversible for centuries to millennia,' a new report says
The new IPCC report concludes that the past century has changed the Earth as we know it - and that …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin W…
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Rapid melting sea-ice in the Arctic may hamper India’s monsoon pattern: Study
The polar Arctic Zone — which has been melting from the past two centuries — has started melting dr…
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Greenland's melting ice sheet has 'passed the point of no return,' scientists say, dooming it to disappear
Rising temperatures have driven Greenland's glaciers past a critical tipping point, where snowfall …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A renowned climate scientist once compared to 'an icy Indiana Jones' has died after falling through ice thinned by melting
One of the world's leading climate scientists died on Saturday after falling through part of Greenl…
Susie Neilson
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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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These photos of sled-dogs trekking through meltwater in Greenland are a stark reminder of vanishing Arctic sea ice
Mottram said: "With regard to what it means in future, our climate model simulations expect there t…
Alexandra Ma
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Chris Hemsworth swam in freezing Arctic waters to boost his longevity— here's how to get similar benefits at home
Chris Hemsworth swam in icy Arctic water for health benefits on his new show "Limitless," but you c…
Gabby Landsverk
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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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78 years after a 'forgotten' WWII battle, the US military is 'plussing-up' in the 'most important strategic place'
With the Arctic growing more accessible and competition with Russia and China intensifying, Alaska …
Christopher Woody
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Mike Pompeo claims rapidly melting Arctic sea ice could actually be a good thing, as it will create 'new opportunities for trade'
"Do we want the Arctic Ocean to transform into a new South China Sea, fraught with militarization a…
Tom Porter,Tom Porter
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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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The Coast Guard's only working icebreaker sailed farther north than ever before 'to wave the flag' in the Arctic
While the US is scrambling to start building more icebreakers, its only functioning one is setting …
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy says Santa and his elves 'were born into' one of its most exclusive clubs
Only sailors who make it north of the Arctic Circle can join the Order of the Blue Nose, and Santa …
Christopher Woody
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After decades of climate change, 42 square miles of ice broke away from the largest remaining Arctic shelf and shattered
The Spalte Glacier in northeast Greenland has split off the Arctic's largest ice shelf and is adrif…