But sometimes images tell the story best ... At midday Thursday, the Arctic blast was making its mark with single-digit temperatures as far south as Oklahoma. As a result, Oklahoma City was ...

11,000 new beaver ponds Tape and his colleagues assessed aerial photos from the early 1950s and found no signs of beaver presence in Alaska's Arctic tundra. The first signs of beavers appeared in ...

By 2013, oil and gas extraction zones in Russia's Arctic—including Khanty-Mansi, Yamal-Nenets and Nenets—spanned a lit area of 131,000 square miles, almost the size of Germany. A detailed map ...

Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains ... temperatures brought on by global warming. This map shows the major regions where tundras are most ...

The Arctic map covers all land and ocean north of 60°N and has been refreshed, with every piece of information having been updated or checked. The map now reflects the indigenous names of many ...

with a stubborn trough allowing Arctic air to spill south. This dramatic contrast––visible on temperature anomaly maps––paints a surreal picture: The heart of Canada’s polar region will ...

Languages: English. The Arctic, once a politically neutral area of the globe, is largely now seen as a geopolitical and military frontier. Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, international ...

These results present the first complete picture of Arctic sea ice freeze-thaw cycle, and its coupling with atmosphere atop and ocean underlying. It also highlights the importance of synchronous ...

Guy Omnik observing the sea ice near Point Hope, Alaska, in January 2020 as part of the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub. (Photo by Caroline Nashookpuk) The Arctic experienced its ...

Thawing ice in the Arctic may open up new routes for internet cables that lie at the bottom of the ocean and carry most international data traffic. And more routes matter when underwater ...