Melting Arctic glaciers expose new sources of planet-warming methane
6 July 2023
Hundreds of groundwater springs have emerged at the base of retreating glaciers in Svalbard, and they may be adding significant amounts of methane to the atmosphere
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Dozens of ‘frost quakes’ hit a Finnish town in just 7 hours
14 May 2023
Fears are growing that seismic activity known as frost quakes or ice quakes – which can cause huge cracks in roads and houses – are becoming more frequent because of climate change
Arctic wildfires threatening North America’s black spruce trees
25 October 2021
The black spruce is a common species in North American boreal forests and it needs wildfires to survive, but the blazes are now so frequent that the spruces are struggling
How a Norwegian island is already living our climate change future
30 July 2021
As the world awaits the next key IPCC climate report, the rapidly warming Arctic archipelago of Svalbard provides a glimpse into the future for other parts of Earth that are changing more slowly
Some Arctic sea ice is thinning twice as fast as previously thought
3 June 2021
Some regions of Arctic sea ice are thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, researchers conclude after getting a better handle on the thickness of snow on the ice
