Arctic
Biosphere Collapse?
by Robert Hunziker
December 19, 2019
Five years ago: Nations of the world met in Paris to draft a climate agreement that was subsequently accepted by...
Destroying life in Earth: the case of Greenland
Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s
Scale and speed of loss much higher than predicted, threatening inundation for hundreds of millions...
Polar Bears’ Diet Is 25% Plastic, Russian Scientists Say
Nov. 26, 2019
Plastic waste makes up one-quarter of polar bears’ diet as climate change pushes them closer to human settlements, Russian scientists...
New Arctic partnership announces construction of 17 icebreaking LNG tankers
A joint venture set up by Novatek and Sovcomflot will develop and run a powerful new fleet of Arctic carriers.
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Arctic fires: “You have to go to a different planet to...
By Matt Simon
July 31, 2019
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Wired. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
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Climatic Change hits the Arctic
Satellite Images Ignite Alarm Over 'Unprecedented' Scale and Planet-Heating Emissions of Raging Arctic Wildfires
Carbon dioxide emitted by Arctic fires in June and July, according...
Last four years were hottest on record: UN
In records dating back to the 19th century, 2016 was the hottest year before 2015 and 2017, with 2018 in fourth place.
Feb. 7, 2019
The...
Climat : la période 2015-2018 est la plus chaude depuis le...
L'ONU y voit la confirmation du réchauffement de notre planète et appelle à réduire les émissions de gaz à effets de serre.
06/02/2019
Le changement...
Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene
Will Steffen, Johan Rockström, Katherine Richardson, Timothy M. Lenton, Carl Folke, Diana Liverman, Colin P. Summerhayes, Anthony D. Barnosky, Sarah E. Cornell, Michel Crucifix,...
Russia confirms military flight exercise between North Pole and North America
By Kristina Harazim
29/03/2018
The Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, addressed senior military commanders in Moscow where he said the exercise involved anti-submarine aircraft.
He...