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Judge rules Willow oil project in Alaska's Arctic can proceed

The decision removes one of the last obstacles to the Willow project, which would be the largest oil development on federal land in decades, and has become a flashpoint for climate activists.

WEKU

Why are dead and dying seabirds washing up on our beaches in their hundreds?

In October and November, horrified beachgoers often find dead and dying muttonbirds washing up in an event called a seabird “wreck”.

The Conversation

Luminous 'mother-of-pearl' clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming

Our planet has warmed by about 1.2°C since 1850. But this warming is not uniform. Warming at the poles, especially the Arctic, has been three to four times faster than the rest of the globe. It’s a phenomenon known as “polar amplification”.

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Kufos researchers brave extreme Arctic conditions in quest for new findings

KUFOS researchers from Kochi are swapping warm climes for Arctic research. Four have already made it to the list of Arctic explorers. All are from the same lab and focus on the Southern Ocean. Their research includes sedimentary organic compounds, micro/nano-plastics, pollutants, Arctic warming, and methane release. Resmi P. is…

The Hindu

Albanese and Wong evoke Whitlam in bid to defrost China relations

Labor duo shrug off Arctic weather in Beijing to use re-enactment of their hero’s famous 1973 photo op to plot a new course out of the cold

The Guardian - AU

Italian ultra-endurance cyclist returns to Antarctica crossing where isolation is the enemy

In his first attempt to cross Antarctica last year, Omar Di Felice was prepared for minus 38C temperatures and gale force winds — but not extreme loneliness

The Guardian - AU

The world's boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward

Earth’s boreal forests circle our planet’s far northern reaches, just south of the Arctic’s treeless tundra. If the planet wears an Arctic ice cap, then the boreal forests are a loose-knit headband wrapped around its ears, covering large portions of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Siberia.

The Conversation

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The ‘flickering’ of Earth systems is warning us: act now, or see our already degraded paradise lost

When Rishi Sunak granted 27 new North Sea licences this week, he wasn’t thinking about the survival of the living world, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

The best winter adventure holidays (that aren't skiing)

From a new, end-of-the-earth opening in Iceland, to a more affordable way to step foot in Antarctica, Hayley Spencer has the most thrilling cold weather trips to book now

Evening Standard

Man to run across the Arctic in memory of late friend

Dan’s friend Alex died earlier this year.

The Independent UK

The West Paid for Putin’s Huge New Gas Project

Despite sanctions, the United States and Europe continue to cooperate on Russia's lucrative fossil fuel ventures.

Foreign Policy

Putin Says Arctic Shipping Route Could Be Navigable Year-Round by 2024

Russia welcomes countries to get ‘directly involved’ in the development of its 3,500-mile-long Northern Sea Route, the country’s president said at the Belt and Road forum in Beijing

Caixin Global

More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble

While the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming for decades, the annual extent of winter sea ice seemed relatively stable – compared to the Arctic. In some areas Antarctic sea ice was even increasing.

The Conversation

Scientists may have finally decoded mystery behind whales washing up dead along Pacific coast

‘We are in uncharted territory now’

The Independent UK

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Gray Whales Experience Extreme Population Swings Due To Arctic Changes

Changing Arctic conditions drive boom-and-bust cycles in gray whale population, reveals new research

Evening Standard

Arctic winds to bring in colder temperatures after ‘unseasonably warm’ start to October

Highs of 14ºC and 11ºC forecast for Saturday and Sunday

The Independent UK

Up to 1.5 million UK properties at risk of flooding due to melting Arctic ice

MPs say climate crisis threatens the UK but more research and attention to the polar region is needed to better understand it

The Guardian - UK

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the High Arctic

An Inuit teenager faces nature’s power and the repercussions of colonialism in a compelling debut from a singer-songwriter

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The Conversation

How Arctic landscapes and Canadian cityscapes share a similar pattern

The year 2023 has been one of extremes, from heatwaves that baked millions across the globe and made the summer the world’s hottest on record to the fires that forced tens of thousands to evacuate across Western Canada. From the feel of surprising warmth in the mid-winter sun to the…

The Guardian - AU

The high-risk life of the bar-tailed godwit: endurance flyers under threat from development

These globe-trotting shorebirds travel nonstop from the Arctic but urbanisation is leading to their dramatic decline

Al Jazeera

Antarctic sea ice hits ‘record-smashing’ low coverage area, new data show

Concerns that world is experiencing start of a long-term trend of decline in Antarctic sea ice.

The Hindu

Antarctic winter sea ice hits 'extreme' record low

Antarctic sea ice extent hit record low this winter, per NSIDC. Impact on animals like penguins & global warming could be dire. Study finds warming ocean temperatures driven by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions contributing to lower sea ice levels since 2016.

The Conversation

As Antarctic sea ice continues its dramatic decline, we need more measurements and much better models to predict its future

After two seasons of record-breaking lows, Antarctica’s sea ice remains in dramatic decline, tracking well below any winter maximum levels observed since satellite monitoring began during the late 1970s.

The Hindu

Something changed about cyclone formation in the 1990s | Explained

Climate scientists are examining whether observed changes in climate variables, such as decreasing monsoon rainfall, increasing extreme rainfall, droughts, heatwaves, and cyclones, are trends, shifts, or decadal cycles. These distinctions are important for how we plan for resources, such as water, crops, and energy. A new study suggests a shift…

The Independent UK

9 of the best winter cruise holidays for winter sun, city breaks and the Northern Lights

Set sail to the sun kissed Caribbean, frosty Arctic Circle and Europe’s charming Christmas markets this winter

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