The Arctic covers around 5% of the planet's surface, but it is capturing a disproportionate amount of attention. With temperatures rising at twice the global rate, the region's summer sea ice is ...

Four autonomous vessels sailed the Arctic to more precisely map its seafloor October 31, 2020 More than 4 years ago A worker readies an autonomous vessel for deployment on the Arctic mapping mission.

Map shows where Arctic blast will arrive today - and there's more to come. ... “The first Arctic high pressure area will sink southward across the Plains and impact Texas early next week.

Researchers at Durham University have drawn up the first ever "Arctic Map" to show the disputed territories that states might lay claim to in the future. The new map design follows a series of ...

Canada plans to map energy and mineral resources in its Arctic region in a bid to encourage development and assert its sovereignty in the far north, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.

Global warming has increasingly led to the melting of Arctic ice. And, as the ice melts, the world's last true backwater will become a hotbed of global geopolitical competition. The following map ...

These two maps show the largest winter Arctic sea ice extent on record (left), from March 1979, and the smallest summer extent on record (right), from September 2012. (NSIDC) ...

A collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, which aims to map the entire global seafloor by 2030, utilizes advanced ...

The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, which is expected to ...

The Arctic ice still harbors some sanctuaries. Among them, the "Last Ice Area" seemed to resist the upheavals of climate change. However, a new study suggests that it could disappear much faster than ...

Ottawa - Canada has unveiled the first comprehensive Arctic atlas, detailing geological features that point to where oil and gas, gold and diamond deposits are likely hidden beneath snow and ice. The ...