Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report

Move by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is latest government rollback of climate science activity…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/trump-administration-arctic-environmental-report 

 

Here's why Trump says the U.S. 'needs' Greenland for Arctic security | PBS News

Location, location, location: Greenland's position above the Arctic Circle makes the world's largest island a key part of security strategy. But for whom?…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/heres-why-trump-says-the-u-s-needs-greenland-for-arctic-security 

 

Inside Canada’s new Arctic ambitions - POLITICO

After decades of neglect, the Far North is suddenly central to Ottawa's vision of sovereignty and security — and Washington is paying close attention.

 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/26/inside-canadas-new-arctic-ambition-this-is-not-a-no-mans-land-00615511

 

A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals

Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows…

https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/7652103633459993609 

 

Canada boosting Arctic presence in face of Russian threats

New plans include more aircraft and drones to grow foothold as other powerful countries seek base in far north…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/06/canada-arctic-military-russia

Why Russia is Building Bases in the Arctic

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JdyJBbRPBM0

‘It’s devastating’: summer in Canada’s Arctic region brings severe heatwaves

Temperatures in Canada – and especially the Arctic – are climbing faster than the global average, with highs of 33C…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/08/canada-arctic-region-heat-wave

Science and the Rapidly Changing Arctic (Union of Concerned Scientists; Got Science? podcast #122)

Arctic expert Joel Clement is back with an update on federal science in the region, and how Alaska Natives are adapting to the changing landscape.

Interview: 

https://soundcloud.com/gotscience/ep-122-science-and-the-rapidly-changing-arctic

Got Science? · Ep. 122: Science and the Rapidly Changing Arctic

Wanted: 100,000 pioneers for a green jobs Klondike in the Arctic

Northvolt is looking in particular for immigrants to Sweden who have good English and a technical background, says Katarina Borstedt, the person responsible for finding the more than 3,000 people needed for the battery factory. "You don't have to learn Swedish before you can work at Northvolt," she says.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/19/sweden-north-green-jobs

Trump's sale of Arctic refuge drilling rights earns just a fraction of GOP prediction | TheHill

... "The Trump administration railroaded this lease sale through amid a global pandemic and economic recession, and absent any real evidence that pursuing Arctic Refuge oil would provide any significant federal returns. Not surprisingly, today's sale generated significantly less federal revenue than the $1 billion promised by drilling proponents, resulting in a fire sale of some of the most valuable and ecologically significant wilderness remaining in North America," a coalition of major environmental groups like the Sierra Club and Earthjustice said in a release.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532983-trumps-sale-of-arctic-refuge-drilling-rights-earns-just-a-fraction

Greenhouse gas emissions transforming the Arctic into 'an entirely different climate'

Warmest temperatures since 1900 have all occurred within the past seven years, according to Noaa's annual Arctic report card.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/08/arctic-report-climate-crisis-wildfires-ice-loss

Trump administration accused of trying to bully banks into financing Arctic fossil fuel extraction – Raw Story

... The Wall Street Journal reports the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Friday proposed a new rule that would bar financial institutions from refusing to lend to entire categories of lawful businesses. In the name of "fair access," the proposed rule would force banks to finance not only the fossil fuel industry that is largely responsible for the ever-worsening climate emergency, but also other highly controversial sectors such as for-profit private prisons and firearms manufacturers...

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/trump-administration-accused-of-trying-to-bully-banks-into-financing-arctic-fossil-fuel-extraction/

'We packed long underwear and never wore it': Arctic scientists shocked at warming

"It's surprising that in my lifetime, particularly in the last five to eight years, how quickly things have changed," Grebmeier said. "You can't project like you used to."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/13/arctic-melting-climate-change

'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find

...High levels of the potent greenhouse gas have been detected down to a depth of 350 metres in the Laptev Sea near Russia, prompting concern among researchers that a new climate feedback loop may have been triggered that could accelerate the pace of global heating...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/27/sleeping-giant-arctic-methane-deposits-starting-to-release-scientists-find

Alarm as Arctic sea ice not yet freezing at latest date on record

For the first time since records began, the main nursery of Arctic sea ice in Siberia has yet to start freezing in late October. The delayed annual freeze in the Laptev Sea has been caused by freakishly protracted warmth in northern Russia and the intrusion of Atlantic waters, say climate scientists who warn of possible knock-on effects across the polar region.....
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/22/alarm-as-arctic-sea-ice-not-yet-freezing-at-latest-date-on-record

Climate change: Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes - BBC News

Teenagers living in remote Arctic communities say they're worried about the effects of climate change. Scientists warn that melting ice and warming temperatures show rapid climate change is taking place. Rarely heard young people from multiple countries within the Arctic Circle say their way of life is at risk and governments must act.....

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-54572400

The Arctic is in a death spiral. How much longer will it exist?

The region is unravelling faster than anyone could once have predicted. But there may still be time to act
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/oct/13/arctic-ice-melting-climate-change-global-warming

100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern

The Arctic heat wave that sent Siberian temperatures soaring to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the first day of summer put an exclamation point on an astonishing transformation of the Arctic environment that’s been underway for about 30 years.
https://theconversation.com/100-degrees-in-siberia-5-ways-the-extreme-arctic-heat-wave-follows-a-disturbing-pattern-141442

Arctic will have iceless summer by 2050: study | TheHill

The Arctic Ocean will see an iceless summer within the next 30 years, according to a new study looking at the impact of climate change on the region. The study, conducted by McGill University in Montreal, found that the impact of climate change could have "devastating consequences for the Arctic ecosystem" by the year 2050, according to USA Today. .
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/494203-study-arctic-will-have-iceless-summer-by-2050

How global warming has ravaged the Arctic and threatens reindeer herds - Business Insider

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'a annual Arctic Report Card, which describes how the Arctic has changed each year, came out this week. https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-how-global-warming-ravaged-arctic-threatens-reindeer-herds-2019-12