More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military ...

“Arctic nature and peoples desperately need environmentally sustainable management practices. A well informed and active public can help push for such practices, and these maps can help in supplying ...

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the world at large, causing ice to shrink by an area the size of Austria each year. Since the 1980s the volume of ice has fallen by 70% or more.

A new area equivalent in size to Sweden has been mapped in the Arctic Ocean, contributing to the project's aim to map global ...

What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic,' says a conservation lead and climate expert on the accelerated warmth occurring in the polar region.

Maps are being updated as global warming melts ice across the Arctic. Gumrf.ru Marina Migunova (file pic) is now a scientist in the Russian navy The islands found by Ms Migunova range in size from ...

"The most climate-stressed regions all contained permafrost, which is vulnerable to thaw as temperatures rise," researcher Sue Natali said.

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Judy and Randy Adamson’s fate was sealed in the Great Blizzard of 1978 when the town sent Arctic Cat workers out on snowmobiles to bring home nurses stranded at the ...

However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...