15 Year-old Parker Liautaud to Attempt to Become Youngest Person to Ski to North Pole

15 year-old Parker Liautaud is campaigning to inspire a ‘new generation’ of environmentally aware young people. Supported by GE, Parker is launching his efforts with an attempt to become the youngest person to ski to the North Pole. “The aim of...

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.

Royal Marines Complete Successful Navigation of the North-West Passage By Open Boat

A Royal Marines duo have successfully navigated the central section of the Arctic’s notorious North-West passage, in a 17 foot open boat. Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Oliver (42) and Major Tony Lancashire (36) have taken 42 days to sail and row their 17-foot...

Russian Bombers Patrolling Over North Atlantic, Arctic

A Russian Air Force Spokesman has said that a pair of Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers have carried out a routine patrol flight over the North Atlantic and the Arctic. “The crews practiced instrumental flight maneuvers and conducted a series...

Transport Plane Crashes in the Antarctic,

An international expedition transport plane has crashed in the Antarctic, all four people on board survived.

Vanishing Ice Proving a Killer for Walruses

Following the recent reports of polar bears swimming for their lives off Alaska, clear evidence has emerged in far-eastern Russia of how vanishing ice in the Arctic is having a catastrophic effect on walruses.

Long Haul to Measure Arctic Sea Ice Confirmed

WWF has welcomed the news that a pioneering expedition to deliver the most accurate measurements yet of the arctic ocean ice sheet has secured the funding it needs for the survey. The survey team, led by the experienced British polar expedition leader...

North Pole May be Ice Free By Summer

The National Snow and Ice Data Center based in Boulder, Colorado said that there will be a 50% chance that the already thin ice on the North Pole will melt away this September as a result of the on-going global warming.

Wildlife Protection Groups Ask Federal Court to Uphold Polar Bear Trophy Hunting Ban

With the future of the polar bear hanging in the balance, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Defenders of Wildlife have moved to block a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s...