‘Dangerously cold’ arctic outbreak impacts millions as wind chills to drop well below zero
The season's first Arctic outbreak has caused temperatures to plummet across the eastern half of the country, with “dangerously cold” temperatures of 15 to 30 degrees below zero across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. As the Thanksgiving Day winter storm moves out of the Northeast, it pulls in arctic air from Canada and carries […]
Senate to vote on contentious Arctic ambassador nominee with deep ties to China and Russia
When the Biden administration nominated Michael Sfraga as special envoy for the Arctic, he did not disclose his deep history with Russia and China. The Senate is scheduled to hold a confirmation vote for Sfraga on Tuesday, more than a year after his nomination was held up by Republicans who said he was too close […]
Russo-Chinese Arctic war games spur US response as Alaska officials warn only strength can deter crisis
After the Army sent 130 paratroopers to a remote Aleutian island base while Russia and China conducted joint military tests offshore, Alaska leaders warned that the only response should be American power. The Army deployed the soldiers to Erlexson Air Base on Shemya Island, less than 300 miles from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, during Ocean 2024, […]
55 Democratic lawmakers ask Biden administration to expand Arctic protections
Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) More than 50 Democrats It called on the Department of the Interior to expand federal protections in the Arctic. The Interior Department in July sought comment on whether to add more protections to 23 million acres in the western Arctic. The department began designating so-called special […]
Biden administration seeks feedback on potential new Arctic drilling protections
The Biden administration is seeking input on a possible expansion of areas protected from oil and gas development in the western Arctic, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced Friday. The proposed protections could expand the area of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) that is restricted from development or identify new protected areas within existing […]
Hemmer’s tour of the Arctic with US Navy highlights importance of region
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Startup is shipping ancient Arctic ice to Dubai bars
A Greenlandic startup has been accused of shipping ice from a 100,000-year-old glacier to be used in cocktails served at upscale bars in Dubai, causing severe damage to the environment. Arctic Ice, launched this year, touts its product as the “oldest and purest” ice in the world because it is harvested from icebergs in Greenland, […]
Bank of America reverses course on pledge to stop financing coal and arctic drilling projects
Bank of America appears to be reversing its pledge to end lending to Coal and Arctic drilling projects, new york times It was reported on Saturday. In December 2021, financial services companies pledged to stop direct financing of new coal-fired power plants, thermal coal mines, and Arctic drilling. It also noted that it would no […]
‘Arctic zombie viruses’ could be released by climate change from thawing permafrost, some scientists claim
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Polar vortex expert says another arctic blast has a ‘good chance’ of happeneing in February
There will be a bit of a taste of spring this week and next after an outbreak of deadly cold snaps, but don't “put winter in its place” just yet, climate scientists warn. A second race in the winter could be just around the corner. “As Yogi Berra said, “It's déjà vu all over again'' […]