The Arctic, which is warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet, has undergone dramatic changes in recent decades. Last year, in its annual Arctic health checkup, scientists with ...

Permafrost, the thick layer of perennially frozen ground that covers much of the Arctic, slows down the migration of Arctic rivers, according to a new Caltech study. River migration is a common ...

The late Ben Hopson glassing for caribou, mere hours before this Argo sank in the middle of an Arctic river. Photo by Scott Haugen. But, on this 23rd day of August 1994, our plans were not turning out ...

Arctic river ice deposits rapidly disappearing Changes could impact wildlife that depends on Arctic rivers Date: April 18, 2017 Source: American Geophysical Union ...

Arctic river icings create less continuous and more fluctuating sources of meltwater, but cover a larger total area than glaciers do. Environmental hydrologist Jay Zarnetske with his feet in an ...

Almost 20,000 tons of diesel has been released into an Arctic river in an ecological catastrophe thought to be caused by thawing permafrost. Russian experts believe a giant fuel storage tank was da… ...

A state of emergency was declared in Russia after tens of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel leaked into a river in the Arctic Circle. The fuel spilled Friday from a tank at a power plant storage ...

University of British Columbia Okanagan campus. "Arctic river channels changing due to climate change." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 03 / 230309125031.htm (accessed June ...

The Arctic is seeing a rapid decline in sea ice even during the cold winter months when it should be recovering from the summer melt. Scientists say that one, often overlooked, factor is playing a ...