Few geological features on Earth carry as much climatic weight as permafrost. The frozen soils encircling the Arctic from ...

Even while being hammered by rapid climate change, the Arctic has long managed to keep its balance. “For decades the Arctic ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, it’s set off a boom of ships taking routes that previously were frozen and not traversable.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The study, from an international team of researchers who analyzed decades of data, declares that a "new era" of extreme weather ...

The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle, and this year saw a number of new milestones in the region: It was the rainiest summer on record, and plant life bloomed ...

The Arctic just experienced its hottest year since record-keeping began more than a century ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday. Rising temperatures in the ...