Arctic

A small crowd of people are shown examining green ballots next to rows of boxes.

Main opposition party against mining wins Greenland election

Greenland's main opposition party wins parliamentary election after securing more than a third of the votes. The Community of the People party is against an international mining project involving uranium and other metals.

Main opposition party against mining wins Greenland election
A man walks in the snow next to the Houses of Parliament in London on March 1. Brtain and much of the rest of Europe have been hit with a late winter blast linked to extreme warming in the Arctic.

Europe's cold blast, Arctic's heat wave are 'two sides of the same coin'

Europe's cold blast, Arctic's heat wave are 'two sides of the same coin'
A view of tundra landscape in the Rocky Mountains — 11,000 feet from sea level.

In the dead of winter, plants are already starting to prepare for spring — underground

In the dead of winter, plants are already starting to prepare for spring — underground
A research team crossing an ice plateau in the Indian Himalayas faced risks of hidden crevasses, storms, avalanches and earthquakes.

Climate change research can be risky. But not doing it is even riskier.

Climate change research can be risky. But not doing it is even riskier.
Arctic

President Trump, why are scientists finding their research suddenly being censored by the government?

President Trump, why are scientists finding their research suddenly being censored by the government?
Wind patterns in the ice pack that covers the Arctic Ocean north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on March 18, 2011.

Sea ice has hit new record lows at both poles

These are the smallest polar ice caps in the Arctic and Antarctic this time of year in the 38-year satellite record.

Sea ice has hit new record lows at both poles
Freshwater ponds appear atop the Arctic ice

Arctic ice melt poses a risk of uncontrollable climate change, scientists say

Melting in the Arctic is an example of climate changes that, if not stopped and reversed, could become drivers of climate change in their own right.

Arctic ice melt poses a risk of uncontrollable climate change, scientists say
The pool at Barneo Ice Camp.

A tussle between Russia and Norway at an exclusive resort at the top of the world

Barneo Camp is probably the most exclusive Russian resort in the world — even though it’s not in Russia. And it's not exactly a resort.

A tussle between Russia and Norway at an exclusive resort at the top of the world
A general view of the Exit Glacier is seen at Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, Alaska, September 1, 2015.

Global temperatures rise to scary new levels

NASA says January 2016's temperatures were the "greatest departure from average" of any month on record. That's globally. But the spike in temperatures last month was particularly pronounced in the Arctic.

Global temperatures rise to scary new levels
Dark rock above the Helheim glacier in southeastern Greenland marks its former level, before a sudden and dramatic retreat of hit many Greenland glaciers a decade ago. Scientists working on the Helheim and the fjord it drains into are looking for clues to

In Greenland, a climate change mystery with clues written in water and stone

About a decade ago, several of Greenland's biggest glaciers suddenly began melting. A decade later, two groups of scientists are trying to unlock the secrets behind a scientific mystery story with potentially big consequences for the future of the island's rapidly-melting ice sheet.

In Greenland, a climate change mystery with clues written in water and stone
The coming of Santa Claus, by Thomas Nast

How and when the North Pole became part of Christmas

The North Pole is where we send letters to Santa Claus. But this was not always the case. The Turkish origins of St. Nick — and how he settled so far north.

How and when the North Pole became part of Christmas
Demonstrators protest against Royal Dutch Shell near the Polar Pioneer oil drilling rig on May 16, 2015, in Seattle.

$7 billion later, a dry well sends Shell home from the Arctic

Just months after dodging protesters to send an exploratory drill rig to the Arctic Ocean, Shell has pulled the plug on its oil drilling plans there.

$7 billion later, a dry well sends Shell home from the Arctic
British singer Charlotte Church holds her hands to her face during an environmental protest near the offices of Shell in central London, Britain August 26, 2015.

Is America's newest frontier in the Arctic?

President Barack Obama becomes the first sitting president to head north of the Arctic Circle. His focus is climate change, but it could also be about claiming new land for the US.

Is America's newest frontier in the Arctic?
An iceberg from the Helheim Glacier in calm waters, Sermilik fjord, East Greenland.

Grizzlies, polar bears evolve with climate change.

The appearance of the "Pizzly" bear, a grizzly-polar bear hybrid, is just one example of a recent natural phenomenon scientists think is the result of climate change.

Grizzlies, polar bears evolve with climate change.
"Kayaktivists" demonstrate in Seattle's Elliot Bay against the arrival last month of the Shell's massive Polar Pioneer oil rig, rising behind them above the city's waterfront. Shell is using Seattle as a staging area for its new offshore drilling operatio

The road to Arctic oil drilling runs through Seattle. People there are trying to block it.

President Obama has given Shell the green light to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean, but activists and politicians in Seattle are throwing up as many stop signs as they can as the drilling rig preps there for its journey north. It's the latest flashpoint in the growing international anti-fossil fuel movement.

The road to Arctic oil drilling runs through Seattle. People there are trying to block it.