Climate and Environment

Advisory Parameters for Arctic Climate Intervention Assessments Report 2026

Prof. Philip Steinberg (left) and Dr. Romain Chuffart at the Fram Center in Romsa/Tromsø in February 2026. Photo:

The European Union and its 2026 Arctic Strategy: Three Questions Worth Asking

The EU’s 2026 Arctic strategy will succeed only if ambition translates into institutional ownership, resources,

What Rights Cannot Hold: Sea Ice and the Exhaustion of Legal Imagination

Legal rights struggle to address the materiality of Arctic sea ice, prompting planetary solidarity as a new framework

A Skier Goes for a Glacier Walk

An exploration of grieving and celebrating glacial travel in a changing climate, through 40+ years of one skier’s

A Map of the Arctic Ocean

A speculative map layering Arctic ice retreat, territorial claims, shipping, extraction, and wildlife migration to

The Arctic Institute’s 2026 Connecting the Cryosphere Series: An Introduction

The Arctic Institute's 2026 Connecting the Cryosphere Series explores the layered nature of the cryosphere through

The Arctic Institute’s 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: A Conclusion

The 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series recaps key findings and arguments, concluding with a broader

Local Perspectives in Disaster Risk Reduction: Visualising Disaster Risk in Svalbard

This photo essay explores local perspectives in disaster risk reduction through a curated visual narrative of

Keeping an Eye on Iceland: Volcanoes and Climate Change

Research suggests climate change can increase eruptions beneath ice. Iceland helps study how climate change and