Stabilizing Greenhouse Gas Emissions May Reduce Projected Losses of Arctic Sea-Ice And Polar Bear Habitat

Sea-ice habitats essential to polar bears would likely respond positively should more curbs be placed on global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new modeling study published today in the journal, Nature.

Cave Study Links Climate Change to Centuries-long California Droughts

California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor Isabel Montañez.

Wives of Sailors on the ‘Arctic Sea’ Demand Their Return Home

Wives of four Russian sailors held on board the Arctic Sea ship, which was hijacked in the Atlantic in July, have written an open letter to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin asking him to authorize their immediate return home. “An investigation...

International Search Underway for 3,998-tonne Arctic Sea And Its Crew of 15

An international search for the 3,998-tonne Arctic Sea and its crew of 15 is underway after the huge ship and its £1 million timber cargo disappeared traveling from Finland to North Africa. According to officials, the ship was due to arrive at the Algerian...