Stories
Extreme Arctic melting is caused by the same gases harming the ozone
Between 1955 and 2005, ozone-depleting gases caused half of Arctic climate change (and a third of overall global warming).
By Jordan Aaron
Extreme Arctic melting has a new suspect: The same powerful gases screwing over the ozone
They don't just harm the ozone layer. They also have caused Arctic warming.
61 polar bears amass outside Arctic village because sea ice is pitifully low
"It's a really unusual event."
By Mark Kaufman
Watch the Arctic's oldest, toughest sea ice perish in new video
"We’re headed towards an ice-free summer in the not-too-distant future."
By Mark Kaufman
Arctic sea ice plunges to dismal levels
"The 13 lowest extents in the satellite era have all occurred in the last 13 years."
By Mark Kaufman
Century-old ship logs reveal extent of today's drastic Arctic melt
"The differences between the two periods are stark."
By Mark Kaufman
Smoky satellite photo shows what you need to know about fires ravaging the Arctic
The area is ripe for flames.
By Mark Kaufman
This remarkable Greenland photo highlights extreme Arctic melting
Just dogs sledding through melted sea ice.
By Mark Kaufman
There's some really intense melting in the Arctic right now
"I’m running out of adjectives to describe the scope of change we’re seeing."
By Mark Kaufman
Satellite photos show how pitiful ice cover is in the Arctic right now
Instead of ice, the Bering Sea is an open ocean.
By Mark Kaufman
Three giant submarines emerging from beneath the Arctic ice is pretty awesome
Three submarines breaking through ice is not something you see every day.
How climate change is shrinking the largest Arctic land mammal
Climate change isn't just affecting the polar bears...
These giant, beautiful icebergs are actually signs of a warm Arctic winter
Beautiful sights that come at a cost.
By Ryan Sedmak
Arctic Meltdown: NASA photos capture region in rapid transition
Continuing a decades' long decline, sea ice has hit record lows every month since October.
