Climate and Environment

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

AI’s Arctic Land Grab

Companies race north to build AI data centers, yet energy and local opposition unveil the true consequences of AI’s

A Framework for Avoiding Polar Disasters

The Disasters Avoided project provides six characteristics for actions to ensure disasters avoided, applied here to the

Legal Preparedness for One Health in Polar Regions: Strengthening Disease Surveillance

Arctic warming drives zoonotic risks. Disease surveillance tracks pathogens, enabling prevention and One Health