The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

UN says temperatures nearly half a degree above average last month, as EU monitor records record-low Antarctic sea ice.

Authorities say a French woman has been injured when attacked by a polar bear in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands

French environmentalists are hoping to feed a catch of herring to a worryingly thin Beluga whale that has strayed far from its Arctic habitat into the Seine River

Two caretakers at an abandoned Soviet mining village in the Arctic debate their unease at the country’s present and what became of the USSR

French authorities are tracking a beluga whale that strayed far from its Arctic habitat into the Seine River, raising fears that the ethereal white mammal could starve if it stays in the waterway that flows through Paris and beyond.

Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air pollution from wildfires, vehicles and industries threatens human health. Bees and pollinators are dying in unprecedented numbers that may force changes in crop production and food availability.

‘ I don’t know if it’s already too late,’ says one rescuer

A Beluga whale, a protected species usually found in cold Arctic waters, has been seen in France's Seine river, with authorities urging people to keep their distance to avoid distressing the animal.

From its picturesque coastal communities to the majesty of the High Arctic, this Scandinavian nation is home to some of the most beautiful places on Earth