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Friday briefing: What a record drop in sea ice means for our planet

In today’s newsletter: As we hit another alarming milestone, we speak to environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan on why this is a warning we can’t afford to ignore

The Guardian - UK

World's Sea Ice Cover Hits Record Low In February

Global sea ice cover fell to a historic low in February when the world continued to experience exceptional heat and temperatures reached 11 degrees Celsius above average near the North Pole, Europe's climate monitor said on Thursday.

International Business Times

Global Sea Ice Cover Hits Record Low In February As World Continues Hot Streak

Global sea ice cover reached a historic low in February, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, with temperatures spiking up to 11C above average near the North Pole as the world continued its persistent heat streak.

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Global sea ice hit record low in February, scientists say

Scientists called the news ‘particularly worrying’ because ice reflects sunlight and cools the planet

The Guardian - UK

Growing Trump-Putin detente could spell trouble for the Arctic

During a wide-ranging 90-minute speech to the US congress of March 4, Donald Trump revisited his determination to “get” Greenland “one way or the other”. Trump said his country needed Greenland “for national security”. While he said he and his government “strongly support your right to determine your own future”…

The Conversation

Takeaways from AP's report on Greenlanders resisting Trump's talk of acquiring their homeland

Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homeland

The Independent UK

Arctic creature spotted in the Firth of Forth in rare appearance

AN Arctic creature made a very rare appearance in the Firth of Forth recently ...

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The secret lives of polar bear families

Despite being the largest land carnivore and a top Arctic predator that can weigh over 600 kg, polar bears start off surprisingly small. Blind, almost hairless, and weighing just 600g at birth, cubs are born in maternity dens under the snow. These snow caves keep newborns warm and safe for…

The Conversation

Watch polar bear cubs emerge from their winter den for 1st time on Svalbard

For nearly a decade, researchers have gathered camera footage from outside the dens of female polar bears and their cubs on Svalbard, shedding light on the behaviors linked to denning.

LiveScience

Computer simulations show nightmare Atlantic current shutdown less likely this century

A new study reassures people that the nightmare disaster movie scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok putting Europe in a deep freeze, looks unlikely this century thanks to a rescue from around Antarctica

The Independent UK

Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold

Snowy roads led to hundreds of crashes throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including a series of crashes on an interstate highway involving more than 50 vehicles

The Independent UK

Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison

The Independent UK

US suffers record-breaking cold: What's going on with the polar vortex?

A winter storm is hitting the U.S. with record-breaking cold and heavy snow. Is the polar vortex to blame?

LiveScience

“It was more of an expedition than a race” – watch the moment a Norwegian runner becomes the first ever finisher of the brutal 293-mile Arctic Spine Race

Leif Abrahamsen had to crawl on his hands and knees through a storm during the eight-day ordeal

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Evening Standard

Police drama Vigil starring Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie to return to the BBC

The new series will see the pair investigate the death of a member of a covert British special forces mission at a remote Arctic research station.

WhatToWatch

Vigil to return for season 3 — and this time it's murder in the Arctic!

Their new case takes them to a remote Arctic research station...

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UK Braces for 144-Hour Arctic Blast with '10cm Per Hour' Snowstorm Incoming

The UK is set to be battered by a 144-hour Arctic blast this month, with up to 10cm of snow falling per hour in some areas, according to the latest weather

The Independent UK

A deadly polar vortex is hitting the US. But what is it?

An extreme coled warning is place

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Digital Camera World

How a photographer turned filmmaker captured one of the Arctic's most powerful documentaries

Evgenia Arbugaeva's journey from photography to filmmaking is a real inspiration for photographers

Louder

“The wolves are howling with great soul, great passion... it's jazz, the jazz wolf of the Arctic tundra.” Former Police drum legend Stewart Copeland on recording his new album with wolves, hyenas and a black-footed albatross

British punks Gallows may have an album titled Orchestra Of Wolves, but Stewart Copeland now has the real thing guesting as 'musicians' on his forthcoming album

The Independent UK

Very cold weather is coming. US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter

Meteorologists warn that the coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy and prolonged exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions starting this weekend

The Guardian - UK

‘The synergy is amazing’: Stewart Copeland album fuses nature and music

Exclusive: Former Police drummer and the naturalist Martyn Stewart collaborate on album inspired by migration of Arctic tern

Al Jazeera

‘The majority of Greenland’s population wants independence’

Al Jazeera interviews Greenland-based scientist Birger Poppel on the rising tensions stoked by US President Trump.

The Conversation

This is Australia’s only icebreaker. Here’s why experts say we need another

Australia’s Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three bases – Mawson, Davis and Casey – as well as the base on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, to research everything from ecology to climate science.

The Independent UK

'We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood': Danes petition to buy California as Trump seeks Greenland

A lighthearted Danish petition to buy the state of California and “bring hygge to Hollywood” comes in response to President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland, a vast and mineral-rich Arctic island, from Denmark

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