Greenland, Donald Trump and Arctic security
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The response comes amid concerns over Russia's continued military build-up in the region and its close ties to China.
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Frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology
The correlation between Arctic wildfires and abnormal snow cover under global warming is of growing concern. A comprehensive quantitative assessment by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that increasingly frequent seasonal wildland fires across the Arctic in recent years have delayed snow cover formation by at least five days and could lead to a future 18-day reduction of snow cover duration,
Canada increasingly fears a conflict in the Arctic following the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland and its seizure of Venezuela’s oil reserves. Bob Rae, Canada’s recently retired ambassador to the United Nations, said US President Donald Trump had sparked global tensions unseen since the second world war.
Cutting down boreal forest and sinking the felled trees in the depths of the Arctic Ocean could remove up to 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year – but it could come at a c
Extreme weather events have become significantly more common in the Arctic over recent decades, posing a threat to vital polar ecosystems, according to new research by an international team of scientists.
Competition between the US, Russia and China is shutting out regional statkeholders and ignoring the interests of Indigenous people.
US President Donald Trump's renewed ambitions for Greenland have drawn international attention. But the question arises, why does the US President desire Greenland?
To support the Eastern Front, the Allies sent convoys to Russia through waters so frigid men could freeze to death in five minutes if they fell in.
Arctic marine life is notoriously difficult to study because of its remoteness. But drones have enabled whales to be monitored and diagnosed while being minimally invasive, according to a new study.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley is seeking answers on how the FBI determines code names for investigations after records show agents renamed Arctic Frost.
National-security officials say Chinese submarines and icebreakers pose a new military threat from the High North.
Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with life.