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The Arctic Refuge is opening for oil drilling. Why is industry interest so weak?
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The Arctic Refuge is opening for oil drilling. Why is industry interest so weak?

A lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is set for January 6. But drilling proponents are battling economic headwinds.
Record-shattering warmth pushes Arctic temperatures to 12 degrees F above normal
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Record-shattering warmth pushes Arctic temperatures to 12 degrees F above normal

Even as winter darkness descends across the Arctic, a year of record-breaking heat continues.

The Arctic hasn't been this warm for 3 million years

The Arctic hasn't been this warm for 3 million years

This could mean big changes to the rest of the planet.
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Arctic sea ice reaches a low, just missing record
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Arctic sea ice reaches a low, just missing record

Only 2012 had less sea ice coverage, scientists say, as climate change takes its toll in the region.
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The Arctic’s thawing permafrost is releasing a shocking amount of dangerous gases

The Arctic’s thawing permafrost is releasing a shocking amount of dangerous gases

This “abrupt thaw” affects 5 percent of Arctic permafrost, but it could double the amount of warming it contributes.
Why clouds are the key to new troubling projections on warming
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Why clouds are the key to new troubling projections on warming

A warming earth, researchers now say, will lead to a loss of clouds, allowing more solar energy to strike the planet.

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How melting permafrost is beginning to transform the Arctic
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How melting permafrost is beginning to transform the Arctic

This melting, which could release vast amounts of greenhouse gases, is already changing the Arctic landscape by causing landslides, draining lakes, and altering vegetation.

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