Tracking Seasonal Sea Ice in Real Time
Scientists, government officials, and industry representatives from around the world are working to improve sea ice forecasting in the Arctic.
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Letter From Qaanaaq, Greenland: The Man Who Listens for Nuclear Tests Above the Arctic
Svend Erik had not intended to spend the last 37-odd years of his life permanently in Qaanaaq, stewarding critical data through decades of changes in computing and communications technologies, but he had fallen in love.
The Importance of Ice Thickness in Assessing the Impact of Climate Change in the Arctic
This year's thinner, slushier ice is more vulnerable than the past's thick, multi-year ice, and it melts out rapidly during a spike in temperature or intense cyclonic activity.
The Grass Is Getting Greener in the Arctic
But that’s not necessarily a good thing for the region’s herbivores.
An Ice-Free Summer in the Arctic Ocean Would Be Deadly for the Northern Hemisphere
New modeling suggests it could happen as soon as mid-century.
New Research on How to Save a Huge Chunk of Earth’s Permafrost
A half-degree Celsius of global warming could make all the difference for the world’s permafrost, where huge amounts…
Since We Last Spoke: Cruising Over the Troubled Waters of the Northwest Passage
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
Save the Reindeer, Save the Arctic
Grazing may slow Arctic climate change, a new study finds — but we’re gonna need more reindeer. By Bob Berwyn…
A Conversation With Blair Braverman, Author of ‘Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube’
Two writers with roots in Alaska talk landscape, identity, survival, and the problem with the term alpha male.