By Liz Kimbrough The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic Report Card released by the U.S. National Oceanic and ...

What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic,' says a conservation lead and climate expert on the accelerated warmth occurring in the polar region.

A new paper reveals what lies ahead for the fastest-warming region on Earth. In 2024, the global average air temperature ...

Let’s talk about data. Just the facts. These data are information gathered by satellites, instruments on the ground (thermometers, wind speed gauges, etc.), lasers and the many other ways humans use ...

As soil a couple of feet deep goes from frozen to mush, the release of carbon could push climate change to a tipping point, writer Craig Welch reports in “Arctic permafrost is thawing fast.

The thawing of the permafrost not only changes the face of the Arctic, it also has an impact on Earth's climate. This is because permafrost stores huge amounts of carbon—the soils in the ...

"The Arctic and boreal regions are made up of diverse ecosystems, and this study reveals some of the complex ways they are responding to climate warming," said Dr. Sue Natali, lead of the ...

A geopolitical storm is brewing in the Arctic, accelerated by climate change and a play for global domination of Arctic land, coastline and trade routes that provide access to massive reserves of ...

The graph shows how yearly Arctic (red line) and global (grey line) temperatures compared to the long-term average (1991-2020) from 1900–2024. Data provided by NASA. (NOAA Climate.gov ...