Geography ❯ Polar Regions

Arctic

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Greenland’s Petermann Glacier Loses Manhattan-Sized Ice Island

Satellite interferometry tracked rapid crack growth that produced a roughly 76 km² tabular iceberg and left large rifts that could shed more ice.

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Returns to Significant Decline

Tara Polar Station Sets Out From Lorient on First Long-Term Arctic Drift

WMO Forecast Says Global Temperatures Likely to Stay Near Record Levels Through 2030

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Matches Record Low for Second Year, NASA and NSIDC Report

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Near Record Low as 2026 Maximum Stalls at 14.22 Million km²

Navy Opens Ice Camp Boarfish, Begins Three-Week Arctic Under-Ice Operation

Iceland Confirms 19.8°C on Christmas Eve, Setting New December Temperature Record

Scientists Confirm Deepest Gas Hydrate Seep in Arctic at 3,640 Meters

Utqiagvik Enters Polar Night, Sunless Until Late January

Cosmic Dust Isotopes Chart 300,000 Years of Arctic Sea-Ice Change

IUCN Elevates Threat Levels for Three Arctic Seals as Sea Ice Shrinks

Coast Guard Commissions USCGC Storis as Third Polar Icebreaker

Scientists Confirm Upward-Draining Subglacial Flood in Greenland Ice Sheet

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Record-Low Winter Maximum in 2025

Global Sea Ice Levels Reach Record Low in February 2025

Global Sea Ice Reaches Historic Low in February

Global Sea Ice Extent Hits Record Low in February

January 2025 Becomes Hottest January on Record Despite Cooling Effects of La Niña

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