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Map of northern polar regions with sea ice coverage picked out

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Global sea ice is at lowest level ever recorded

The area of ocean covered by floating ice is at its lowest since the satellite era began, and probably the lowest it has been for thousands of years

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Visualisation showing Arctic sea ice extent in September

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Global sea ice has reached a record low – should we be worried?

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80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats

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80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats

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Super-cold winters in the UK and US are due to Arctic warming

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Super-cold winters in the UK and US are due to Arctic warming

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Baby beluga and parent

Life

How baby beluga whales dive deeper and longer than any others

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Arctic summer sea ice melts to second lowest level ever recorded

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Arctic summer sea ice melts to second lowest level ever recorded

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Wadhams 1

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Near death on a nuclear sub didn't stop my work on Arctic ice

Features

White gull against backdrop of sea and ice

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White gulls dependent on ice are disappearing from the Arctic

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White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

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White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

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caribou carcass

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See the Alaskan village that voted to flee climate change

The island dwellers of Shishmaref could soon be hunting on the mainland: the whole village may shift there to escape worsening coastal erosion and thawing

Regulars

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First Americans must have arrived by sea, not via Alaska

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UK’s plastic rubbish ends up in fragile Arctic ecosystems

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Face to face in the Arctic with a terrifying new sublime

Culture

Technology

Sonar to listen for moving icebergs near Arctic oil platforms

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