Arctic News

Fires are raging over Alaska. The satellite image below shows the situation on July 8, 2019. The satellite image below shows the situat...

Arctic sea ice extent is very low, much lower than it was in other years at this time of year. On May 11, 2016, Arctic sea ice extent was 1...

On May 27, 2015, Arctic sea ice extent was merely 11.973 million square kilometers, a record low for the time of the year since satellite st...

Huge amounts of carbon are contained in sediments, soils and vegetation in the Arctic. Rising temperatures in the Arctic threaten to cause...

On May 20, 2015, Arctic sea ice extent was only 12.425 million square km, a record low for the time of the year since satellite measurements...

Prominence of earthquakes in North America and around Greenland has prompted a team of researchers led by Arctic-news blog editor Sam Cara...

While much of the continental United States endured several cold snaps in January 2014, record-breaking warmth gripped Alaska. Spring-like c...

Cruising for methane with Sam Carana, a video at youtube.com/watch?v=3l6PtWf4i9w

NASA/NOAA image based on Suomi NPP satellite  data from April 2012 to April 2013, with grid added A new map has been issued by NOAA/NASA...