Arctic

Obama and McCain: Silent on Climate Change

Betsy Taylor | Posted 10.13.2008 | Green


Betsy Taylor

If McCain and Obama don't address the scale and urgency of global warming, on what basis will we insist that they live up to their campaign commitments and to take bold action next year?

Russia's Other Front

Scott G. Borgerson | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Scott G. Borgerson

President Bush is right to demand an immediate end to the looting and shooting in Georgia by Russia, but he should also turn his attention to recent aggressive Russian activity in the opening Arctic.

Unprecedented warming, melting forces Arctic tourist evacuation

Todd Carmichael | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green


Todd Carmichael

If the 21 tourists evacuated from the Baffin Islands yesterday weren't convinced that we're near a climate change tipping point they are now. Accordi...

Massive piece of Ward Hunt Ice Shelf collapses

Todd Carmichael | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green


Todd Carmichael

Explorers have used the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf as a launching point for expeditions for years. Like the changes that I have witnessed in the Antarctic, things just aren't right at the other Pole either.

Permafrost Threatened by Rapid Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

A new study warns that the integrity of carbon and methane sequestering permafrost is threatened by the rapid retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, and this summer may see the first ice-free North Pole for the first time in recorded history.

Elusive Northwest Passage May Open To Shipping As Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks

AP | Jamey Keaten | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous ...