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- Extreme Arctic warmth deeply concerning, scientists say Tue, 27 Feb 18, 1:03amA recent bout of extreme warm weather in the far north Arctic Circle is setting new temperature records and unnerving climate scientists. "To have zero degrees [Celsius] at the North Pole in February - it's just wrong,"...
- Video of starving polar bear rips your heart out of your chest Wed, 13 Dec 17, 12:46amConservationist Paul Nicklen recorded this devastating video of a polar bear struggling to survive in a warming Arctic. With now-viral footage, which Nicklen describes as so wrenching that "it rips your heart out of your...
- US Slaps New Sanctions on Russia, Stops Exxon from Drilling in the Arctic Tue, 16 Sep 14, 5:30amThe Ukraine crisis may be inadvertently working towards environmental conservation in the Arctic. On Friday, the US government ordered American companies to cut off exports to Russian oil exploration within 14 days, stymying...