US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes
Equally worrying, Russia has increased its naval cooperation with China and given Beijing access, and a stake, in the Arctic.
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The Alaskan island on the front lines of the Arctic scramble
The Inuit on Little Diomede are watched over by Russian soldiers. But that’s not their biggest problem in these icy badlands ...
Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs
The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to ...
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2025 Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Low Maximum Extent
Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) have said that Arctic sea ice most likely reached its yearly ...
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Arctic sea ice hits record winter low, raising global alarm
The meltdown extends beyond the Arctic. Antarctica recently flirted with a record low in its own annual sea ice minimum – ...
Thinner Arctic sea ice may affect the AMOC, say scientists
One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to ...
Why Norway is restoring its Cold War military bunkers
Norway's proximity to the USSR in the Cold War led to it building many military bunkers – some of them vast secret bases.