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04/13/22

Remote Arctic Areas Have the Same Amount of Plastic Pollution As Cities

The Arctic Ocean now holds huge amounts of plastic in virtually all of its habitats: ice, land, the water column, and the seafloor.

12/20/21

The Arctic Recorded Temps Above 100°F in 2020

Temperatures in the Arctic surpassed 100°F for the first time ever in 2020.

11/18/21

Father-Son Duo Hopes to Slow Permafrost Melt in Arctic

This father-son duo hopes to bring back woolly mammoths to help slow permafrost melt in the Arctic.

04/30/20

Largest Arctic Ozone Hole Ever Recorded Has Closed

Researchers say the coronavirus pandemic, which has reduced air pollution levels around the world, likely had nothing to do with its closure.

11/12/19

This Man Traveled to the Arctic After Getting Diagnosed With MS

Jason Hallmark decided to travel to the Arctic to see how the climate crisis is playing out firsthand after getting diagnosed with MS.

09/07/19

Watch Sea Ice Melting in the Arctic Between 1984 and 2019

This visualization showing sea ice melting in the Arctic between 1984 and 2019 is alarming.

08/15/19

Scientists Find Microplastics in Most Remote Parts of Earth

Microplastics are accumulating in the most remote parts of Earth, including deep in Artic ice and even fresh Arctic snowfall.

08/14/19

Arctic Sea Ice Could Melt Each September If Carbon Emissions Rise

Arctic sea ice could disappear every September if carbon emissions continue to rise at the current rate.

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Anjuli Pandit on Millennials and Sustainability

Sustainability leader Anjuli Pandit believes young people are the key to solving the climate crisis, and they don't need to be activists to do it.

08/22/18

Strongest Ice in the Arctic Breaks for First Time During Warm Weather

The strongest ice in the Arctic Ocean just cracked for the first time ever after abnormally warm weather hit the Northern Hemisphere