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Ozone layer treaty pushed back ice-free Arctic summers up to 15 years

A 1987 treaty to ban ozone-destroying gases helped delay the first Arctic summer with no ice, which is now projected to happen by 2037 at the earliest

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Polar ice sheets may retreat much faster than previously thought

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TOPSHOT - Icebergs float in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, western Greenland, on June 28, 2022. - The icebergs originate from Jakobshavn glacier (Sermeq Kujalleq), the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. The massive icebergs that detach from the glacier float for years in the waters in front of the fjord before being carried south by ocean currents. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Arctic and Antarctic saw record warmth and ice melt in 2022

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A Frozen Planet II team set up to film inside a mountain glacier in Iceland

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Frozen Planet II review: David Attenborough's sequel dazzles

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Liparis gibbus (white light) A juvenile Liparis gibbus imaged under white light ? J. Sparks, D. Gruber

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Glowing Arctic snailfish is packed with antifreeze proteins

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Goldman/AP/Shutterstock (12856458a) A drop of water falls off an iceberg melting in the Nuup Kangerlua Fjord near Nuuk in southwestern Greenland, . Earth's poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average Hot Poles, Nuup Kangerlua Fjord, Greenland

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Arctic and Antarctic see extreme heat and historically low sea ice

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Fram Strait, Northern Fulmars At An Ice Floe Of The Arctic Ice Edge.

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Atlantic Ocean water began warming the Arctic as early as 1907

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Dinosaurs lived in the Arctic around 70 million years ago

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Dinosaurs lived in the Arctic around 70 million years ago

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‘Zombie’ fires in Alaska and Canada may be becoming more common

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Coldest places on Earth (East Antarctic Plateau)

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Where is the coldest place on Earth?

If you're planning a holiday bring your blanket and get ready to hunker down, these are the coldest places on Earth ever recorded

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British Museum exhibition shows how Arctic culture is under threat

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Arctic sea ice loss could trigger huge levels of extra global warming

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Tiny algae can photosynthesise and grow in the dark beneath Arctic ice

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Fire and melting ice: The Arctic is having a terrifyingly bad year

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