Sea Ice

• Alberta researcher says sea ice in Antarctica lowest since 1986: ‘It’s serious, it’s really bad’

  A Calgary researcher, who has spent the last eight months in Antarctica studying sea ice, says he has seen first-hand how big an effect climate change has had in the region.

  Environment

  Oct 21, 2023
  
• ‘A bleak outlook’: Impacts of climate change on full display in Canada’s north

  Churchill, Man., is on thin ice, as is humanity, according to a report released by the UN earlier this week.

  Environment

  Mar 24, 2023
  
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• Emperor penguins now a threatened species as climate change melts sea ice

  The U.S. claimed the rapid loss of the emperor penguin's habitat in Antarctica is the 'primary threat' to the world's tallest, heaviest penguin.

  Science

  Oct 26, 2022
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• University of Manitoba Arctic researcher David Barber has died

  Barber died Friday following complications from cardiac arrest.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2022
• Antarctica, Arctic hit temperatures 40 C and 30 C hotter than normal

  Temperatures at both of Earth's poles have soared in recent days, something scientists are calling 'impossible' and 'unthinkable.'

  Weather

  Mar 21, 2022
• Climate change diminishing Arctic sea ice and harming polar bears, experts say

  Scientists and advocates point to polar bears, marked as “threatened” on the endangered species list.

  Environment

  Nov 6, 2021
• The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years, and that can change the planet

  Evolving conditions in the Arctic are an indicator of how climate change could transform the planet, say researchers Julie Brigham-Grette and Steve Petsch.

  Commentary

  Oct 3, 2020
• Bleak future predicted for polar bears in Canada’s Arctic

  A study published this week has painted a grim picture of the future of polar bears, particularly in the low Arctic.

  Environment

  Jul 26, 2020
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• Trudeau gets glimpse of Inuit traditions with 2-day trip to Nunavut

  Trudeau visited Arctic Bay Thursday as part of a two-day visit to the territory.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2019
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• As sea ice recedes, N.W.T. premier says more investment needed in Arctic ports

  "We rely a lot on ice roads. Their life span is getting shorter and shorter," he said.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2019