The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

As global temperatures inch upwards year after year, the world’s glaciers retreat. These rivers of ice and the even larger ice sheets which cover Greenland and Antarctica are melting – and the melt is speeding up.

Vladimir Putin’s forces are conducting naval drills in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, and Baltic and Caspian seas

Nick Hollis, 50, decided to leave his high-flying corporate career for mountaineering in 2012

Beijing and Moscow accuse the US of misplaced and confrontational criticism of their actions in the polar region.

Pentagon's strategy emphasizes Arctic investments to counter China and Russia amid rapid warming.

Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair announced at the recent NATO summit that Canada would be purchasing up to 12 conventionally powered submarines.

When it comes to inland surface water bodies, saline lakes are unique. They make up 44% of all lakes worldwide and are found on every continent including Antarctica. These lakes’ existence depends on a delicate balance between a river basin’s water input (precipitation and inflows) and output (evaporation and seepage).

Climate change is making it almost impossible to decide how much, where and what to sustainably fish as the fate of future fisheries is becoming increasingly uncertain. This is leading to a slow process or inaction in adapting fisheries and their management to climate change.

Partnership could produce up to 90 icebreaker ships to counter Russian and Chinese inroads into region

U.S., Canada, and Finland collaborate to enhance icebreaker fleets in the Arctic to counter Russian aggression and maintain a strong defensive posture.

Melting sea ice in the fast-warming Arctic Ocean is not making it easier for sailors to navigate a legendary shortcut between Europe and Asia despite popular belief, scientists said Thursday.