Climate and Environment

Indigenous Resilience, Mentors and Champions of Hope for Contemporary Times

Resilience is currently being tested in the Arctic as it confronts indigenous peoples with conditions beyond their

EU Arctic Policy: Caught between Energy Security and Climate Change

The EU Arctic Policy is currently caught between questions of energy security and climate change and does not follow a

German Icebreaker “Polarstern” Returns from Arctic

The research icebreaker Polarstern - the 30-year old flagship of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute - returned from its 26th

NASA Discovers Significant Ozone Hole Over The Arctic

For the first time, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration discovered a significant ozone hole over the

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Reaches New Historic Minimum

Scientists at the University of Bremen confirmed that on September 8, 2011 Arctic sea ice extent reached a new all-time

Sea Ice Extent In August Second Lowest On Record

The average of Arctic sea ice extent for the month of August 2011 is the second lowest level since satellite-based

Polarstern Reaches North Pole

The research icebreaker Polarstern of the German Alfred-Wegener-Institut for Polar and Marine Research reached the

After Period of Slow Melt, Arctic Ice Extent is Again Declining Rapidly

With about a month to go before the melt season concludes, the Arctic ice cap has begun shrinking at a faster pace

Arctic Wildfires May Add to Global Warming

An exceptional wildfire near Bettles released as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as the entire Arctic tundra