Trump’s Arctic Goals Demand Icebreakers, but U.S. Struggles to Build Them
The president plans to order new icebreakers to help compete with Russia and China, but the first one the U.S. has built in decades isn’t expected to be finished until after 2030.
The secret history of the Arctic and Antarctica
When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to ...
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Earth’s warming is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what that means for extreme cold.
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...
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Polar maritime seminar focuses on ensuring Arctic, Antarctic shipping safety
In all, 200 participants from nearly 100 countries and organizations, attended the meeting focused on the future of shipping in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Safety and sustainability in polar ...