Scientists have found that the maximum extent of sea ice in the Arctic is lowering, with the melting season lasting five more days and the rate...
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth has been discovered in newly analysed satellite data to be an astonishing -93.2C (-135.8F). Unsurprisingly, the coldest place on...
Sea ice cover in the Arctic has improved since 2012, when record low levels were noted, but preliminary statistics from the National Snow and Ice Data...
A recent study has suggested that ice cover in the Arctic could disappear completely within around 40 years, due to rising temperatures in the region. The...
Last year, researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in the US found that the Arctic sea ice cover was at its lowest ever point....
The Arctic is found to have surpassed a number of records in 2012, including for sea ice loss, snow cover and Greenland ice sheet melting, according...
The chief executive of one of the world’s most prominent oil companies has condemned drilling in the Arctic, in what could be a real turning point...
In the wake of the environmental audit committee’s Protecting the Arctic report, which called for more safety measures and higher safety standards to prevent oil spills,...
An inquiry by a cross-parliamentary group of MPs has called for a moratorium on drilling in the Arctic until a number of safety standards are implemented...
Ice in the Arctic Sea has continued melting, dropping below 4 million square kilometres less than a fortnight after reaching its lowest ever point since records began in...
August 2012 will undoubtedly be remembered for one thing: the London 2012 Olympic Games. So there’s no surprise that it dominates our ‘Month in Headlines’ feature...
Disturbing statistics have emerged detailing the staggering extent to which one of the planet’s most vulnerable regions, the Arctic, is melting. National Snow and Ice Data...