We Might Be Just a Few Years Away From an Ice-Free Arctic
The Arctic may become ice-free for the first time on a late August or early September day in the 2020s to 2030s, 10 years earlier than expected, a shocking new…
U.S. releases video showing rapid, alarming Arctic change
NOAA’s 2020 Arctic Report Card doesn’t pull any punches. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed extreme changes in the Arctic this year and laid them bare in its…
Arctic ice drops below a grim benchmark
Atop Earth, ice is vanishing. The National Snow and Ice Data Center announced Monday that Arctic sea ice, which has historically blanketed the expansive Arctic ocean, fell to its lowest…
The smoke smothering Siberia is really intense
The fires burning in Siberia this year continue to be exceptional. First, overwintering zombie fires awoke in spring. Then, during an intense June heat wave with record-breaking temperatures, extreme fires…
A Canadian ice shelf has collapsed into giant ice islands
Warmer air temperatures and a lack of sea ice contributed to the breakup
Electric ship sets sustainable tourism standard, eliminating noise and pollution
Brim Explorer is a hybrid electric ship packed with 800 kilowatt hours of batteries, which means it can cruise the waters for 10 hours on 100 percent sustainable electricity. The…