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Arctic Ice

Maersk's new ice-class container vessel, Venta Maersk, loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics, arrives at the port of Saint Petersburg on September 28th, 2018, becoming the first container ship to navigate the Russian Arctic as the ice pack melts and recedes.

Many Scandinavians are hoping that disappearing Arctic ice will lead to an economic boom—but the Sámi people are worried that multinational infrastructure projects will eliminate their livelihood.

By Gloria Dickie

The crew of patrol vessel KV Svalbard and scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research play football on a floe of offshore ice on March 22nd, 2018, in the sea around Greenland, while two armed guards keep watch for polar bears.

Ideas

The loss of Arctic ice could double global warming over the next few decades—even if we stop emitting fossil fuels.

By Peter Fiekowsky

Arctic Ice

A Proposed Railway in the Arctic Has Investors Excited—and Indigenous Groups Terrified

Restoring Arctic Ice Is the Key to Curbing Climate Change—So Why Are We Ignoring It?