Already struggling to survive in warming Arctic seas, the polar cod are now at risk from rising oil pollution.
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Weakening Gulf Stream may disrupt world weather
The Gulf Stream is growing feebler, the Arctic seas are gaining fresh water. Together they could affect the world’s weather.
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Polar link unites far extremes of north and south
They are different worlds, one an ocean, the other a continent. But a polar link keeps them in touch with each other.
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Abnormal heat spreads floods and wildfires globally
From the Arctic Circle to tropical Africa, abnormal heat is bringing mayhem and destruction and costing lives.
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Arctic heating races ahead of worst case estimates
Arctic heating is happening far faster than anybody had anticipated. The ice record suggests this has happened before.
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Human climate change causes Arctic’s record heat
The coldest place in the Arctic has experienced record heat. Climate change has made this 600 times more probable.
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Food shortage may finish polar bears by 2100
How long polar bears can survive depends on how long they can last without food. And that may be: not long enough.
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Rewilding the Arctic can slow the climate crisis
It would be a monumental task to start rewilding the Arctic, but the climate payoff could be mammoth.
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Russia moves to exploit Arctic riches
As the polar sea ice vanishes faster, Russia unveils plans to exploit Arctic riches: fossil fuel deposits, minerals and new shipping routes.
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Arctic sea ice loss affects the jet stream
The jet stream affects northern hemisphere climates. And global warming affects the behaviour of the jet stream. Prepare for yet more extremes of seasonal weather.
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