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Greenland and Iceland saw record heat in May. What does that mean for the planet?

A new analysis says human-caused climate change had a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May

The Independent UK

‘Old statistics do not apply’: Record-breaking Arctic heatwave made 3C hotter by climate change

Spring heat could be an emerging threat for vulnerable people in Iceland and Inuit communities in Greenland.

Euronews

Denmark blasts ‘unacceptable’ pressure from Trump over Greenland

President Donald Trump has not ruled out using force to take control of the Arctic island

The Independent UK

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UK funds controversial climate-cooling research

The UK government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency – known as Aria – recently announced it is funding 21 research teams to explore what it terms climate cooling. The money involved (£56 million) isn’t much in the grand scheme of things. But experts on both sides of the debate (and…

The Conversation

NATO set to approve new military purchases as part of a major defense spending hike

NATO defense ministers are set to approve plans to buy more weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and North Atlantic

The Independent UK

Greenland’s melting ice caps reveal the true extent of climate change

For most of us, first-hand knowledge of Greenland is probably limited to flying over it en route to North America. It’s likely that you’ve heard more about it over the last few months than in the rest of your life combined, but geopolitical debates aside, Greenland is also of vital…

The Conversation

Five geoengineering trials the UK is funding to combat global warming

The UK government recently announced plans to fund five small-scale trials related to geoengineering. It’s the first time a state research funding body has put serious money into what’s known as solar radiation management, or SRM, which seeks to cool the planet by reflecting more of the Sun’s energy back…

The Conversation

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Norway’s Lofoten islands: an Arctic wonderland that will blow your holiday expectations out of the water

When Nick Howells visited historic village resort Nusfjord, he discovered a wild landscape that inspired Frozen and drama as breathtaking as any Disney movie

Evening Standard

Birds were nesting in the Arctic during age of dinosaurs, scientists discover

Minuscule fossils from 73m years ago are oldest evidence yet for birds nesting in polar regions

The Guardian - UK

Birds have been nesting in the Arctic Circle for almost 73 million years, newly discovered fossils reveal

A major collection of more than 50 bird fossils found in northern Alaska suggest some ancient ancestors of modern birds learned to either adapt to the harsh Arctic winter, or migrate south during the Mesozoic — the age of dinosaurs.

LiveScience

Military-free Iceland should have 'skin in the game' in securing Arctic region, PM says

The country's prime minister stressed on Wednesday that although the island nation doesn't have a military, "that doesn't mean we don't have strong defences and a role to play in NATO."

Euronews

Shipping between EU ports in the Arctic is driving the rapid loss of sea ice, report warns

Black carbon emissions from ships in the Arctic nearly doubled in six years.

Euronews

NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?

An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather than an indication that global warming has reversed, scientists say.

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UK turns to AI in bid to tackle Putin’s threat in Arctic

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Navy to use AI to detect ‘hostile’ Russian activity in the Arctic

UK sanctions have also hampered Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to maintain his fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers to aid his invasion of Ukraine, as Donald Trump calls him ‘absolutely crazy’ for firing hundreds of drones and missiles overnight

Evening Standard

Lammy in Arctic mission to counter threat of Putin’s Russia

Foreign Secretary David Lammy is visiting Norway and Iceland to examine measures to counter Russia’s activities.

The Conversation

Improving Arctic food security through DNA science and respectful collaboration with Indigenous Peoples

Over three-quarters of adults in Inuit Nunangat face food insecurity, a rate more than six times the Canadian national average. This statistic reflects not only limited access to market food but also the disruptions to Arctic ecosystems impacting traditional food availability.

The Guardian - UK

Arctic, feathered … or just weird: what have we learned since Walking with Dinosaurs aired 25 years ago

As the BBC updates its groundbreaking series, a look at some of the recent scientific discoveries

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Growing Arctic Military Presence Worries Finland's Reindeer Herders

A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a growing military presence that is challenging the ability of reindeer herders to exercise their livelihood.

Euronews

Penguin poo creates clouds that help cool the planet, study finds

Penguin excrement releases ammonia that helps form clouds over Antarctica, possibly slowing climate change in the region.

Evening Standard

British woman setting sail to break Arctic record made possible by melting ice

Ella Hibbert, 28, is preparing to set sail from Portsmouth

International Business Times

The Surprising Climate Power Of Penguin Poo

Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an unlikely ally in the fight to keep the continent cool: penguin poo.

Euronews

Why climate models miss the mark on Arctic warming – and how scientists are improving their accuracy

Researchers have also warned that even limiting global warming to 1.5°C won’t save our polar ice sheets.

The Independent UK

The Arctic adventure so thrilling I forgot to look for the northern lights

There’s more to Lapland than chasing aurora borealis and searching for Santa, as Harriet Mallinson discovers on a survival experience in Sweden

LiveScience

World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge — Earth from space

A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.

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