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Antarctica: rising bedrock raises hope
Jul 28, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Rising bedrock under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could prevent climate change ice loss
World Penguin Day
Apr 25, 2018
Written by
Geographical
Celebrate World Penguin Day with this selection of penguin-related stories from Geographical
The bizarre case of Arctic ‘shrubification’
Mar 08, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Scientists discover how shrubs are dominating the Arctic tundra
Follow that phytoplankton: modelling the Antarctic
Feb 10, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
The biodiversity of the Antarctic seafloor has been modelled for the first time
Frozen fishing: Arctic moratorium
Jan 27, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
A multilateral moratorium prevents Arctic Ocean fishing for 16 years, setting aside some degree of sovereignty disputes while scientific research of the top of the world continues
Antarctica – End of the Earth
Sep 14, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
New documentary travels to remote Antarctica to unpack the complex science behind climate change
The killing joke: the dangers of laughing gas
Aug 19, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the melting permafrost
Arctic environment ‘on verge of major shift’
May 17, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Recent observations of Arctic flora and fauna indicate major changes to ecosystems in the area
Polar bear populations to decrease 30 per cent by 2050
Jan 06, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
The toll, as a response to melting sea ice, would result in 8,600 less individuals from an estimated population of 26,000
Greenland: an icy hothouse of change
Jan 02, 2017
Written by
Todd Pitock
The ice in Greenland is rapidly melting, bringing about massive global alteration. But as Todd Pitock discovers, not everyone is unhappy about the changing climate
Following protocol: celebrating the Environmental Protocol
Oct 01, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty
Death from below: how global warming is reawakening long-buried diseases
Aug 29, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole & Chris Fitch
As climate change increasingly melts ice and permafrost in the Earth’s most northern regions, deadly toxins – presumed buried forever – are returning to the surface
Ice loss
Jun 07, 2016
Written by
David Sugden
David Sugden, Professor Emeritus of the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh, shares his concerns surrounding melting ice in Antarctica, particularly the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Melting Arctic enables new tourist routes
May 03, 2016
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the future of sea levels
Public asked to name new research ship... with predictable results
Mar 21, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
The UK’s new polar research ship needs a a name and it was deemed a bright idea to ask the public to come up with it. Cue the internet...
Slow boats to China
Nov 07, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Despite 2015 seeing the fourth smallest Arctic ice cap ever recorded, aspirations of easily navigable trade through the Northwest Passage are to be put on ice for several decades
Tipping point
Nov 04, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
The long-term impact on Antarctica of burning the world’s remaining fossil fuel reserves is found to be strikingly dramatic
Britain’s Antarctic future
Jun 24, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Geographical talks to Jane Francis, director of the British Antarctic Survey, about the organisation’s future plans for exploration
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