Using satellite data to monitor and navigate icy waters
With sea traffic set to rise in a warming Arctic, researchers are helping sailors plot a safer course through sea ice and ...
National Snow and Ice Data Center11d
February made me shiver (but not the Arctic)
Arctic sea ice growth was slow in February, leaving extent at record-low levels for the end of the month. In the Antarctic, ...
Gigwise4d
Arctic Ocean Cruises: 7 Facts That Will Surprise Even Seasoned Travelers
Discover a pristine wilderness spanning millions of square miles in the Far North. For adventure seekers, an arctic ocean ...
Russia Is Absolutely Crushing the U.S. Navy in the Arctic. That’s a Real Threat to America.
Not only are the U.S.’s nuclear missile defenses based in the Arctic, but there’s also fear Russia could seize control of ...
I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice
Tony Dauksza became the first person to navigate the Northwest Passage in anything other than a ship. This is the story of ...
USNI News9d
Pitch for ‘Arctic Security Cutter’ Part of FY 2025 Budget Negotiations
The final Fiscal Year 2025 spending bill could include a provision for a new Arctic Security Cutter that would operate in parallel with the ongoing Polar Security Cutter icebreaker program, according ...
NZ's glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice—as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
New Zealand ranks third globally in the proportion of ice lost from glaciers. Almost 30% of ice volume has melted during the ...
Daily Mail26d
World's sea ice plunges to a record LOW: Shocking maps reveal how the North and South Poles are both missing thousands of miles of ice
It provides habitats for wildlife and reflects sunlight back to space to help keep our planet cool. But scientists warn that the world's sea ice – the frozen ocean water at the North and South ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN2d
I Camped at the 'Edge of the World' in Greenland—Here's What It Was Like
On a journey through a remote part of Greenland, travel journalist Chloe Berge discovers a landscape at once fragile and ...
Are We Crazy to Cross Such a Treacherous River?
The real danger wasn’t the stream but what lay beyond — where it spilled into the ocean and the currents were treacherous. On ...