Icelandic president at Arctic shipping conference
President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland is currently in Alaska to give a speech at the opening of an international conference. The conference is o...
Ice sheet melt water doubles in a year
A glaciologist has warned that, after a year of record-breaking temperatures, the Greenland ice sheet is “retreating and thinning extensively...
An open letter on climate change
The following is an open letter on climate change sent from Anthony Giddens and Martin Rees to leading media sources in over 50 countries:
Icelandic glaciers in record retreat
Iceland’s glaciers have never retreated as much as they did this year – especially the ones in the south. The unusually warm summer weathe...
Melting glaciers in Iceland to disappear in 150-200 years
Icelandic glaciologist Helgi Bjornsson believes all Iceland’s melting glaciers will be gone within 150 to 200 years. This includes Europe’s largest gl...
Sweden’s ozone layer baffling scientists
The ozone layer above Sweden was much denser this February than usual following years of dire warnings of dangerously low levels in the stratosphere. ...
Joint Nordic air patrols of Arctic on the table
Discussions over establishing a joint Nordic air patrol that would monitor the regions of the Arctic Sea where ice is disappearing are currently under...
Melting Finnish ice cave bodes ill for climate change
In an alarming sign that global warming is an immediate and present reality, an ancient ice cave located at Lake Inari has melted this year for the fi...