Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. (Anne Bjorkman, University of Gothenburg) Rapid climate change ...

correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the degrees Fahrenheit when converted from Celsius for warmer summer temperatures. This version has been corrected. What comes to mind ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The unique vegetation of the Arctic tundra could disappear by the year ...

Jamie Sayen of Stratford is author of “You Had a Job for Life,” an oral history of the Groveton paper mill. Mount Washington’s summit region, an enchanting, wild, dangerous world, is home to the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s a vicious cycle. Rising temperatures are stoking wildfires in the Arctic, which is leading to more of the ...

Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution. As wildfires increase and hotter temperatures melt long-frozen ground, the region is ...

Long-term climate warming is causing a bleaching effect in a key Arctic lichen species, according to new research led by researchers in the School of GeoSciences and British Antarctic Survey. Their ...

Chunks of carbon-rich frozen soil, or permafrost, undergird much of the Arctic tundra. This perpetually frozen layer sequesters carbon from the atmosphere, sometimes storing it for tens of thousands ...

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