Thwaites Glacier is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Its ice shelf is one of the fastest melting. Like those of the other glaciers in West Antarctica, it extends into the Amundsen Sea. (Photo: David Vaughan) The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt faster and...
No more smoke is emitted from the chimney of Norway’s last coal-fired power plant since yesterday. Photo: Marcel Schütz The end of coal: Just over 24 hours ago, an era came to a close in Longyearbyen. For decades, the power plant supplied electricity and heat...
(Photo: Karl Heuchel / Umeå University) Arctic lakes are amongst the most common type of freshwater body. Therefore, knowing what happens to the organic matter that winds up in them is crucial for understanding whether they are helping to remove carbon dioxide from...
In addition to carbon dioxide, the short-lived greenhouse gases methane and nitrogen oxide, as well as particles of soot and sulfur, are causing the atmosphere to warm, with the strongest effects already being felt in the polar regions. Photo: Julia Hager The Paris...
You can’t tell by looking at it, but the Southern Ocean is highly productive thanks to a generally good availability of the micronutrient iron. Photo: Julia Hager Primary production in the Southern Ocean depends critically on the concentration of the...