Arctic

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Polar expedition to study effect of climate change from Arctic

'Largest polar expedition in history' to probe Arctic climate.

21 Sep 2019 11:11 AM

The company estimates that the battery pack will reduce fuel consumption and save about 20 per cent in carbon dioxide emissions, compared to if the ship was operating on marine gasoil alone. (Photo: Hurtigruten)

World’s first battery powered cruise ship voyages for Arctic

Named after the Norwegian explorer who navigated the Northwest Passage in 1903-1906 and was first to reach the South Pole in 1911.

02 Jul 2019 12:31 PM

The tropospheric polar vortex, sometimes, extends toward mid-latitudes accompanied with the meandering of mid-latitude westerly jets. (Photo: ANI)

Arctic weather observations may help in predicting tropical cyclones

Upper-level observations such as radiosondes in the Arctic can help to forecast mid-latitude extreme events.

24 Sep 2018 8:22 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Climate change sinking Arctic archeological treasures

Thousands of years of heritage are being lost.

29 Jun 2018 5:43 PM

Arctic jazz: bowhead whales have amazingly diverse songbook

Sound travels efficiently underwater and much further than light.

05 Apr 2018 1:09 PM

Ice skaters take advantage of unseasonable warm temperatures to ice skate outside at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo: AP)

Arctic not so chill this record warm winter

One scientific theory is that this is changing weather further south and plays a role in extreme events, especially in winter.

07 Mar 2018 12:37 PM

Climate change is affecting their environment for hunting fat-rich prey. (Photo: Pixabay)

Polar bears starving due to climate change: study

Researchers have been studying polar bears in the Beaufort Sea area since the 1980s.

03 Feb 2018 10:11 AM

The statement as published on Policy Horizons Canada website says that rising global temperatures, rapidly melting Arctic ice and increase in destructive drilling activity has prompted Santa to permanently move his operations. (Representational image)

Canada govt website says Santa Claus is moving to South Pole

Statement on virtual page says Santa Claus has signed agreement to move to South Pole because of global warming in the Arctic.

25 Dec 2017 1:46 PM

An iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland, near the Arctic circle. The far northern region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe. Photo: AP

Arctic report card: permafrost thawing at a faster pace

"What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic; it affects the rest of the planet."

13 Dec 2017 9:33 AM

Polar bears feast on a whale in the Arctic

The bears had come to feast on the carcass of a bowhead whale that washed ashore, later resting around the food source.

25 Nov 2017 1:28 PM

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