The loss of sea ice is exposing darker waters, which absorb more of the sun’s energy. It’s a devastating feedback loop with major consequences for the planet.
Thawing permafrost may have caused a disastrous diesel spill above the Arctic Circle and poses wider threats to Putin’s ambitious plans for military and industrial development in the region.
A heat wave sent temperatures spiking 30 degrees above normal in part of the Arctic, and sea ice is taking a nosedive. That ice loss has scientists worried.
