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Arctic Ascent: Science, Adventure and the Changing Cryosphere

How a glaciologist engaged the world’s best climbers in a research program

Building a One-Stop Shop for Arctic Observations

On the complex task of observing Arctic wildfires

Building Capacity Through the Arctic Remote Energy Network Academy

Empowering Communities with Clean Energy Capacity

Arctic in Flames

Circumpolar efforts addressing an Arctic on fire

A Message from a Frozen World

As the world’s snow and ice vanishes and permafrost thaws, the cryosphere calls for urgent global attention

A message from the Frozen World to Global Leaders at COP29

High-level side event to highlight global consequences of cryosphere change at the UNFCCC climate conference

4 facts about sea level rise

How melting ice in the Arctic will affect coastal communities globally and some cities already experience coastal inundation today

Fire and ice: Impacts of wildfires on permafrost and peatlands

Peatlands play a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate. What happens when intensifying wildland fires burn through peatlands, accelerating permafrost thaw and damagi...

Resiliency in the face of fire: How northern forests adapt to wildfire

At first glance, the story of wildfires and trees appears to be one of destruction. However, trees and forests have adapted in incredible ways to live with, and re-grow a...

Status check: The Arctic Council’s work on addressing Arctic wildland fires

A conversation between Morten Høglund and Edward Alexander on the Chairship Wildland Fires Initiative

Interview with Guri Storaas, EGBCM Chair

Guri Storaas is Deputy Director General at the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and Chair of the Arctic Council’s Expert Group on Black Carbon and Methane (E...

Norwegian Chairship Launches Initiative to Address Wildland Fires in the Arctic

The Chairship Wildland Fires Initiative aims to increase circumpolar collaboration, knowledge sharing and partnership on wildland fires to tackle this urgent climate issu...

Assessing the state of biodiversity in Arctic rivers and lakes

The freshwater experts of the Arctic Council’s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group (CAFF) have just released the largest compilation and assessment of Ar...

Quiz: Which 2021 Arctic Council report should you read based on your interests?

In 2021, the Arctic Council's Working and Expert Groups released over 50 new reports on topics including climate change, emergency response, biodiversity, Arctic shipping...

Introducing the new AMAP Chair: “We can only be as good as the people who participate in AMAP”

Throughout his career, Benjamin DeAngelo, the Deputy Director for NOAA’s Climate Program Office, has navigated the space between science and policy, a valuable skill for ...

Life in one of the fastest-warming places on Earth

A dive into the societal impacts of Arctic warming, written by Glaciologist Dr. Heïdi Sevestre.

Ten years of sustained Arctic observing

The Arctic is undergoing rapid change. In order to understand the effects on ecological and socio-economic systems, as well as to implement mitigation and adaptation meas...

Green energy shift in the Arctic

Act short-term, gain long-term

On the heels of persistent pollutants

Persistent organic pollutants have been on the radar of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) for a long time.

Sneak peek into the new work of the Arctic Council – A briefing series

Be one of the first to learn about the latest reports, assessments and activities from the Council’s Working Groups on the topics of climate change, Arctic shipping, huma...