Climate change: threshold for dangerous warming will likely be crossed between 2027-2042

Published: 21 December 2020

The threshold for dangerous global warming will likely be crossed between 2027 and 2042 – a much narrower window than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s estimate of between now and...

North pole will be ice-free in summer

Published: 21 April 2020

Summer Arctic sea-ice is predicted to disappear before 2050, resulting in devastating consequences for the Arctic ecosystem. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how often and...

USA TODAY | Arctic will see ice-free summers by 2050 as globe warms, study says

Published: 23 April 2020

The Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in the summer within the next 30 years, a study says, which will result in "devastating consequences for the Arctic ecosystem," according to McGill University in...

Increasingly mobile sea ice risks polluting Arctic neighbours

Published: 19 March 2020

The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the risk of more widely transporting pollutants like microplastics and oil between...

Expert: Giant iceberg breaks off Antarctica

Published: 12 July 2017

"One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up." (CBC)

Sea ice extent in Arctic and Antarctic reached record lows in November

Published: 7 December 2016

“Both the Arctic and Antarctic experienced record lows in sea ice extent in November, with scientists astonished to see Arctic ice actually retreating at a time when the region enters the cold...

HMS Terror was found

Published: 13 September 2016

The second, HMS Terror, of the two Franklin Expedition shipwrecks was found earlier this month, Arctic Research Foundation expedition lead Adrian Schimnowski confirmed Monday. (Toronto Star)...

Paris Climate Change Conference (Nov.-Dec. 2015)

Published: 27 November 2015

  The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11.

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