The Arctic in the news

For more information on the Arctic and how it is currently changing, please view our constantly expanding list of articles from sources such as The Telegraph & The Times.

Please click on the links below to read more about the changing geography of the Arctic:

Measuring the size of the problem... 2 million times Dec 08 (WWF Website)
Read the latest article on the website of the World Wildlife Fund introducing the The Catlin Arctic Survey . . . . read more

Arctic is melting even in winter – Oct 08 (Times Online)
The Arctic Ice cap is now shrinking at record rates in the winter as well as summer, adding to evidence of disastrous melting near the North Pole, according to research by British scientists . . . read more

Arctic ice thickness drops by up to 19 per cent – Oct 08 (Telegraph online)
The thickness of ice in large parts of the Arctic dropped by as much as 19 per cent last winter, according to scientists. The average thickness fell by almost half a metre in some areas compared to the previous five winters. . . read more

Polar bears 'could become extinct' because of melting ice, scientists claim – Sept 08 (Telegraph online)
Polar bears and other rare species are in danger of dying out, scientists fear, as latest figures show the Arctic sea ice is at record lows. Scientists from the World Wildlife Fund, who are recording the ice cover over the North Pole, said less ice is predicted in the Arctic this year than in any other. . . read more