Arctic Transformation
The Arctic in a changing climate
The temperatures in the Arctic continue to rise at three times the global annual average, driving many of the changes underway in the Arctic.
Climate change has been identified as the major culprit behind the wildfires we are witnessing in the Arctic. The number and frequency of extreme forest and ...
World of Change: Arctic Sea Ice - NASA Earth Observatory
Since 1978, satellites have monitored sea ice growth and retreat, and they have detected an overall decline in Arctic sea ice. The rate of decline has steepened ...
A new view of the Arctic's transformation and its impact on national ...
Former NGA geospatial intelligence analyst Sue Kalweit highlights how Deloitte and Google help analysts view the potential geopolitical ...
GEOG 323 - Arctic Transformations - Modern Campus Catalog™
Students investigate three vibrant areas of Arctic transformation: cultural transformation occurring among indigenous and local peoples, biological and physical ...
Understanding rapid change in the Arctic | GlobalChange.gov
The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) project concluded a yearlong expedition into the Arctic ice pack, ...
Arctic | Strategic Intelligence - The World Economic Forum
Climate change is warming the Arctic region faster than any other place on Earth, creating dramatic consequences for everyone. Arctic sea ice fell to a ...
Colours of the Ice: The Arctic in Transformation
The Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation due to human activities and climate change. With the ice cover at its lowest level since 1850, the ecological, ...
Climate change in the Arctic - Norsk Polarinstitutt
The Arctic is warming three times as fast and the global average. This is mainly because melting of snow and ice exposes a darker surface and increases the ...
A detailed annual update on the transformation of the once reliably frozen, snow-covered region which is heating up faster than any other part of the world.
Arctic Report Card: Climate change transforming Arctic into ...
NOAA's 2021 Arctic Report Card documents the numerous ways that climate change continues to fundamentally alter this once reliably-frozen ...
Arctic Sustainability Transformation – What Is It, What Can It Be, and ...
We have set out to explore what sustainability transformation means in various Arctic regions, sectors, and cultures.
Climate Change and the Arctic - Marine Mammal Commission
Loss of ice and decreased snow depth in a warming Arctic compromises the structure of lairs and may negatively affect adult body condition and pup survival ( ...
See fifteen years of change in the Arctic - Climate Change - NASA
A remarkable six-minute time capsule of swirling clouds, bursts of wildfire smoke, the comings and goings of snow, and the ebb and flow of sea ice.
Arctic Development and Transport | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
Threats to infrastructure. Climate change is likely to have significant impacts on existing infrastructure in the Arctic and on all future ...
Dramatic transformation of the Arctic landscape may be permanent
From vanishing sea ice to blistering air temperatures to zombie fires, climate change is reshaping the Arctic. And that transformation may ...
Climate Change Indicators: Arctic Sea Ice | US EPA
A loss of older ice suggests that the Arctic ice cover is becoming thinner. Evidence also suggests that the melt season has become longer; the ...
The Transformation of the Arctic - Arctic in ContextArctic in Context
The Arctic now faces not one, but at least four major transformational processes that are now recasting the entire world.
Biodiversity and nature - WWF Arctic
Climate change is melting Arctic sea ice · The climate crisis threatens Arctic biodiversity · Rising Arctic shipping and extractive industries disrupting habitats.
Russia and China transforming Arctic security - GIS Reports
In a nutshell · China and Russia dominate Arctic resources, limiting access for other nations · Russia sees the Arctic as a theater where it can ...