Europe should work with Beijing to develop shipping through the Arctic rather than trying to advance its transatlantic security alliance by framing China as a threat linked to Russia. That was the assessment of Chinese analysts following the release of the European Union’s Arctic policy on Tuesday. In addition to identifying Russia as its main threat, the policy warns of Beijing’s growing strategic ambitions in the European Arctic through its deepening alignment with Moscow. “With our new...
Two enormous icebergs have broken away from Antarctica and are now on a collision course with a remote British island, experts have warned.
The European Commission has presented an updated strategy for the Arctic as climate change and rapidly melting ice open up the remote but resource-rich region. “With Russia and China increasing their footprint and ambition, the Arctic has become a front line of global power competition,” said European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday. With the new strategy, the commission aims for the EU to keep pace with rivals as new shipping routes and mining opportunities, including for...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Comet fragments may have sparked Earth’s mysterious 1,400-year cold spell.
Gurinder Gill has been arrested by Sacramento Police for the murder of his wife Jasmine Gill. Jasmine was reported missing on October 4, 2026, after last being seen on September 30, 2026. Gurinder initially claimed she was taken by ICE agents, but this was disproven. Following a thorough investigation, detectives found inconsistencies in his statements about her disappearance.
Recent findings show that Thwaites Glacier might be a far bigger player in sea-level rise than previously thought. As warm ocean waters intrude beneath its icy surface, the glacier is melting at an alarming rate. If this trend persists, we could see a catastrophic detachment from the Mouginot Ridge by the year 2100.
PC; Origame Digital This odd but absorbing adventure sends you waddling across Antarctica in search of an eldritch entity – uncovering a world far stranger than it first appears A Nazi kneels down on frozen snow, staring at an endless Antarctic horizon. Another holds a gun to his head, ready to end his own life. I direct a small waddling penguin up to them, trying to imagine what it could be thinking. Dismay, perhaps. Likely bewilderment. But then a faint smile seems to break out across its beaky face, as if amused by these silly humans and their misguided belief that they could ever best this howling, harsh landscape. For most games, the idea of playing as a penguin observing Nazis losing the plot near the south pole would be weird enough. But Penguin Colony, developed by Origame Digital...
California sued the Trump administration for the 100th time, challenging the growing practice of ICE agents arresting people for alleged civil immigration violations at or near courthouses.
DHS has rejected a recommendation by the Government Accountability Office that it implement controls to ensure body cameras are used by ICE agents.
Finance ministers gathering for the IMF annual meeting know the need for multilateral cooperation to deal with many crises. There is little chance of that Not much has gone right for the global economy this year, and plenty has gone wrong. Two big regional wars are destabilising prices and supply chains everywhere. Businesses and consumers are feeling the effects of a serious energy shock. Rising inflation has made it a lot more expensive for governments to finance their debts. China and the US are at loggerheads over trade. Yet, so far, the impact has been modest. It is something of a miracle that the finance ministers and central bank governors gathered for this year’s annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Bangkok are not having to deal with a full-blown crisis. This...
Warming air temperatures are causing glaciers to shrink by about 8% each decade.
Greenland has untapped rare earth deposits and could be a critical player as melting polar ice opens up new shipping routes (Ina FASSBENDER)US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island's position for US and European security.Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trump threatened to take Copenhagen's strategically important Arctic Circle territory by force.Greenland, which lies on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States, represents a highly strategic location for Trump's desired "Golden Dome" defense shield.It also has untapped rare earth deposits and could be a critical player as melting polar ice opens up new shipping routes."Massive...
In a bold experiment to understand the behaviour of fast-changing glaciers in West Antarctica, scientists completely switched off the melting effects of the ocean in computer models. The post Thwaites Glacier will keep losing ice even if oceans cool appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
On 14 October 2026, the research icebreaker Polarstern is due to return to its home port of Bremerhaven from its final Arctic expedition of this summer. The ten-week PS156 (LAMEX 1) expedition took around 40 researchers from Germany, Norway, Italy, Argentina and the USA from Tromsø via north-east Greenland and the Fram Strait to the North Pole and the Lomonosov Ridge. In total, the ship covered a good 9,000 nautical miles (around 16,700 kilometres) to collect data on the geological past, which will enable better projections for our future.
The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.
A South Korean container ship has returned from a trial voyage through the Arctic, testing an alternative route opened by melting sea ice as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global shipping. The PanStar Acro made the round trip to Europe in less time than the conventional route through the Suez Canal, officials said. The initiative has drawn concerns that increased traffic could accelerate Arctic ice loss. The Arctic route could also expose operators to sanctions-related risks because it...
In Iqaluit, the only city in Canada’s Arctic, a new generation of Inuit writers and artists is turning questions of language, land and identity into books, films and even tattoos.
When Wilson Cheung took Hong Kong secondary school students into the Swiss Alps this summer, terrain he had once been able to reach had become inaccessible. Glacier melt and thawing ground had destabilised parts of the mountain, while rockfall made fieldwork more hazardous. Only weeks earlier, Cheung had completed a roughly 1,700km (1,056-mile) scientific snowkite traverse across Greenland in 2026. The journey took him across the ice sheet while he continued collecting data in one of the world’s...
China should avoid taking a “confrontational posture” over a new security pact between the United States, Denmark and Greenland as it might end up being excluded from engagement on the emerging Arctic order. That was the warning from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s National Institute of Strategic Studies (NISS), a Chinese think tank, in a report released on Wednesday. It also said the US was unlikely to turn the northern polar region into its “exclusive strategic backyard”. The report noted that...
Polar researchers have used a would-be Chinese rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink to make a satellite video call between the Arctic and Antarctic – the first publicly reported test of the Guowang constellation. The call highlights the growing capabilities of the country’s satellite constellations, according to state media. Beijing has been accelerating the development of its low-Earth-orbit constellations in recent years, particularly as the US-based Starlink showed its wartime value by helping...
Much of the fish meal and fish oil that support farmed salmon and imported seafood consumed in Canada come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurity in poorer countries.
Open access notables Committed Antarctic Ice Sheet mass loss by the end of the twenty-first century , Lin et al., Nature Geoscience The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest source of uncertainty in sea-level rise projections, with uncertainties propagating through emissions scenarios, atmosphere–ocean general circulation models, ice-sheet dynamics and sea-level physics. In ice-sheet model intercomparison exercises, these uncertainties—typically attributed to intermodel differences—stem from modelling choices that may bias ensembles towards commonly adopted approaches regardless of observational consistency. Here we quantify how each individual physical assumption cascades into projection uncertainty using a machine-learning emulation framework, which also...
“Detecting a neutrino is like looking for a needle in a haystack,” says Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez, who breaks down why researchers are looking for the cosmic particles under the Antarctic ice.
"Stranger Things" in the 2026 Arctic The continuation of cool and stormy conditions over the Arctic Ocean during September bookends the strange summer of 2026. While global air temperatures were at or near record highs for June, July, and August, the summer was cool and stormy over the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic sea ice minimum extent tied for tenth lowest on the satellite record with 2008, 2010, and 2025, with a loose ice pack on the Atlantic side extending to the pole. However, the post-minimum freeze up has been rapid. Antarctic sea ice extent, which reached its maximum on September 14, dropped sharply through September, hitting record low daily extents since October 2. Overview of conditions Arctic sea ice extent for September 2026 averaged 4.81 million square kilometers...
Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin Madison, who built an observatory under Antarctica.
She must decide by the end of the week whether to seek further review of federal charges over a confrontation with ICE agents at Delaney Hall A US congresswoman who just gave birth to a baby girl faces a deadline this week on whether to seek a rehearing of a federal case against her by the Trump administration after an oversight visit to an immigration detention facility. LaMonica McIver, 40, represents New Jersey’s 10th congressional district. She gave birth to her second child last Thursday – a rarity for a sitting member of Congress. She is only the 15th member of Congress to give birth while serving and part of a small subset of congresswomen who have school-age children. Continue reading...
It will track how much carbon is being taken out of the atmosphere by the saltmarsh on the Solway Firth.
The Wilkes Subglacial Basin contains enough ice to raise global mean sea level by 10 to 13 feet.
As spending on AI infrastructure soars toward a trillion dollars a year, the carbon locked into data center concrete is permanent. The tools to cut it in half already exist.
Canadian troops battled frostbite, failing batteries, communications problems and gaps in basic winter skills during a major Alaska exercise, according to an internal evaluation. Despite achieving their training objectives, the experience exposed how much the military must relearn as Ottawa promises a larger, sustained presence — and credible combat capability — in the Arctic.
A new licensing deal means the 'Percy Jackson' show Pixar and Disney movies will spend some time in Netflix's house.
Alexander Bradford, who leads business development and sustainability at global fine art logistics company Gander & White, explores how the art world is beginning to confront the carbon footprint of its shipping practices. Bradford offers an insider’s look at the systemic challenges and promising solutions emerging within fine art logistics, arguing that if the art world wants to remain a cultural leader, it must also lead on sustainability.
In a remarkable discovery, Norwegian archaeologists are uncovering ancient treasures as glaciers shrink, revealing 48 prehistoric arrows, including one dated between 5,000 and 6,000 years. This influx of artefacts signifies a shift in our understanding of prehistoric activities as ice melts in the region. The urgency of recovery efforts underscores the impending deterioration of these valuable pieces, highlighting the rapid loss of ice cover around the world.
This month’s open thread. El Niño continues to build, annual mean temperatures are starting to become clear, sea ice is doing it’s thing, and NYC Climate Week has come and gone. Surely some fodder for constructive dialogue….? Please be respectful and concise. The post Unforced Variations: Oct 2026 first appeared on RealClimate.
Arctic sea ice minimum ties for tenth lowest On September 12, Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent of 4.60 million square kilometers (1.78 million square miles). The 2026 minimum shares the tenth lowest spot in the nearly 48-year satellite record with 2008, 2010, and 2025. The last 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, are the lowest 20 sea ice extents in the satellite record. In the Antarctic, sea ice extent has been tracking near record low levels for most of the growth season, most likely reaching its maximum extent on September 14 at 17.59 million square kilometers (6.79 million square miles). If this maximum date holds, this will be the third lowest Antarctic sea ice maximum on record. It must be noted that large fluctuations...
Glaciers in Switzerland lost 5.5 per cent of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record. It's part of a trend that could have big impacts in a country reliant on hydropower and which acts as the 'water tower of Europe,' feeding its major rivers.
Traditional knowledge and specialized training are helping people adapt to a changing landscape as polar bears appear in new places and at different times.
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic reshaping of the Alpine country whose big white glaciers have been reduced to moonlike rock deserts, scientists say. Swiss glaciers shrank by 5.5% in the first eight months of 2026, according to an annual monitoring report, after a summer of scorching heatwaves that followed a winter with little snow. The reduction in ice volume falls just shy of the record set in 2022 and brings the total loss of glacier ice since 2021 to 19.4%. Continue reading...
Switzerland’s glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 per cent of their mass in five years, experts said on Thursday, with 2026 registering the second biggest melt on record. Swiss glaciers saw 5.5 per cent of their volume melt away this year, the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network found in a new study, published after a record hot summer preceded by a winter with little snowfall. “The glaciers this year have lost enormous quantities...
Four major glaciers in Switzerland, including the Rhone and Aletsch, had record melting.
Dry winters and a warming climate are taking a toll on centuries-old ice in the Alps, researchers say, with about 20 percent of Swiss glacial ice melting since 2021.
PARIS - Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing habitat at both ends of the planet, a report said on Wednesday.
Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Antarctica’s winter sea ice has peaked at its third-lowest level on record, falling a million square kilometres – or almost 400,000 square miles – short of the long-term average, scientists have confirmed. Confirmation of the peak meant the four lowest years on record for the continent’s sea ice – a vital component of the planet’s climate and critical for marine life – had all occurred in the past four years. Continue reading...
A fascinating study delved into the projectile points utilized by ancient Clovis and Cumberland cultures in Tennessee, analyzing nearly 500 artifacts from the late Ice Age. Findings reveal that Clovis groups often resharpened their points due to limited resource knowledge, while Cumberland groups tended to discard points with potential still intact. This suggests an evolving approach to resource management, emphasizing the growing familiarity with their environment over generations.
As Canada plans an ambitious expansion of defence and economic activity in the Arctic, regional experts are asking whether it has enough diplomats to build the ties it wants.
The new US-Denmark-Greenland security agreement could narrow China’s room to engage in the Arctic – particularly in resource-rich Greenland – and potentially push Beijing closer to Russia, Chinese experts on the matter said. According to observers, the deal – signed on Tuesday – could have the broader effect of accelerating the securitisation of the Arctic and making Western Arctic states more cautious about cooperation with China. But it would be unlikely to significantly disrupt China’s...
Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin For more than seven decades, residents of Alberta have shared something in common with Antarctica and the high Arctic: all locations are officially free of rats. But on Thursday the Canadian province’s reputation as a firewall against rodent infestation took a hit when the town of Bowden announced the discovery of a dead rat and called on the province’s “rat patrol” to investigate. Continue reading...
Amnesty International called for the abolition of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is tasked with leading Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown, in a report released on Thursday. The report, titled “We Had Whistles, They Had Guns”, documents widespread human rights violations during ICE’s large-scale operations, the rights watchdog said. The release comes less than a week after a Venezuelan migrant, Wilber Garces Perez, was shot and wounded by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas,...
Open access notables The Increasing Incidence of Boreal and Western U.S. Forest Wildfires and Its Causes: An Overview , Wallace et al., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society This overview of the voluminous wildfire literature addresses the following questions: “How seriously is the current spate of wildfires impacting the boreal forests and the forests of the western United States? Is the current rate of burning of these forests unprecedented? Has it been systematically increasing over the past few decades and, if so, is it in response to human-induced global warming?” The article contains diagrams and tables based on a suite of fire-related datasets: satellite measurements of burned area, fire-related carbon emissions, aerosol optical depth, dating back...
Learn how a new microscope revealed living Antarctic fish cells in detail and why their protein-folding challenges could matter to the human brain.
Learn more about the 18,000-year-old mammoth ivory figurines that suggest Ice Age artists drew inspiration from the natural structure of mammoth tusks.
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.6 million square kilometers), tying 2008, 2010, and 2025 for the 10th-lowest minimum in the satellite record. […]
A federal judge has ordered that the Venezuelan man who was shot Sunday by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, must appear at a court hearing Sept. 30.
Cambridge engineers have built the first microscope to see inside living cells in sub-zero conditions, revealing secrets of Antarctic fish survival. The post Cambridge researchers look inside living Antarctic cells for first time appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
As glaciers melt and permafrost thaws, Longyearbyen, on the remote Arctic islands of Svalbard, faces climate-induced problems from tap water to housebuilding to landslides • Heavy metals make Norwegian village’s tap water toxic On a rugged mountain plateau of snow-dusted rocks, in the remote archipelago of Svalbard, a glaciologist, Andy Hodson, points out the “ears” of ice, white against the rock, that gave Foxfonna glacier its name, after the arctic fox. The small glacier, on a mountain 8 miles (15km) outside the Norwegian village of Longyearbyen, is a popular summer hike for tourists who come here seeking the Arctic experience. Continue reading...
A warm period 6,000 years ago provides clues to better forecast the Arctic's future.
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU is to unveil plans to bolster its foothold in the Arctic Tuesday, as it grapples with pressure from Russia and the United States in the key strategic region.
Learn how thousands of years of living and working with humans have shaped sled dogs' legs. And why stubby limbs are the key to pulling sleds across the Arctic.
A pavilion dedicated to second-hand smartphones has made its debut at a Hong Kong trade show now under way, drawing international recycling platforms, refurbishers and automated kiosk operators hoping to use the city as a springboard to export used devices to other markets. The inaugural Global Mobile Exchange Pavilion, co-hosted by the Hong Kong International Communications Electronic Chamber (HKICEC) and Global Sources, opened on Sunday at AsiaWorld-Expo as part of phase two of the Global...
The Immigrations Customs and Enforcement officer who allegedly struck a man with a vehicle during a pursuit outside Houston last weekend has been placed on administrative leave, the agency said.The move is standard for all use-of-force incidents, according to an ICE spokesperson."This incident is under active internal investigation," the spokesperson said in a statement Friday.On Saturday, Miguel Parra-Hernandez was hit by a car operated by an ICE agent during an arrest as the unidentified officer attempted to arrest him and another suspect, the agency said. Parra-Hernandez, who ICE alleged is undocumented, is currently in the hospital recovering from injuries to his legs, according to the Harris County District Attorney's office.Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said Parra-Hernandez...
Image: This image over part of West Antarctica was captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on 30 September 2026.
[The Conversation Africa] The coastline near the southern tip of Africa looked vastly different between about 400,000 years ago and 70,000 years ago, compared with today. At times it lay as much as 100km south of its present location, exposing the vast Palaeo-Agulhas Plain, which contained an extensive habitat for large mammals. At other times the sea level was briefly as much as 13 metres higher than today's mean level.
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been honoured at this year's British Construction and Infrastructure Awards (BCIA), receiving recognition for its modernisation programme in Antarctica. The post British Antarctic Survey wins British Construction and Infrastructure Awards 2026 appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is even more dangerous than scientists had previously thought, a new study has found.
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 20, 28 October 2026.
The Ice Explorer bus lost control on a road leading to the Athabasca Glacier in July 2020, tumbling about 50 metres down an embankment before coming to rest on its roof.
The quiet London suburb of Surbiton on Sunday (October 11) became the capital of British eccentricity by staging a ‘downhill skiing’ event involving participants strapping lumps of ice to their feet and sliding down a track made slippery with water and detergent. - REUTERS
The hidden U.S. military base, Camp Century, built beneath Greenland's glaciers during the late 1950s, has resurfaced in a NASA radar scan revealing its intricate layout. Known for housing a nuclear reactor and various toxic materials, the site poses significant environmental risks as Greenland's ice diminishes. This finding compels us to confront the implications of historical military operations in light of our planet's shifting climate.
New forecast models for winter warn that millions of Americans may end up stuck in an arctic 'battleground' of snow and ice in just months.
SEOUL - A South Korean container ship returned on Sunday from a trial voyage through the Arctic, testing an alternative route opened by melting sea ice as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global shipping.
International scientists warn that rising sea levels driven by melting Antarctic ice will be 15 to 20 per cent higher in cities such as Hong Kong and Shanghai compared with the global average. They said gravitational shifts caused by shrinking Antarctic ice would redistribute water across the globe, causing higher ocean levels along China’s densely populated coastlines. “Even if we limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius [2.7 degrees Fahrenheit], the Paris Agreement’s most ambitious goal,...
Harris County officials said ICE agents were chasing a wanted suspect when a passenger ran and was hit near a building.
Genetic evidence points to an Ice Age migration, but ancient footprints suggest an earlier human presence.
This summer, the UK’s polar icebreaker the RRS Sir David Attenborough carried a team to Greenland for one of the most ambitious polar science expeditions ever attempted, deploying a fleet […] The post Robot fleet reveals secrets of Greenland’s melting glaciers in ambitious Arctic expedition appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the site where a man was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during an operation in the Bronx, on Oct. 8, 2026. —Ryan Murphy—Getty ImagesNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants President Donald Trump to put an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s operations in the city after an agent-involved shooting injured one person on Thursday.“This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation,” Mamdani said in a statement Thursday evening. “I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.”New York police said that around 4 p.m., federal agents got involved in a shooting and injured...
A young polar bear cub who arrived at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo in late August is ready for visitors and needs a name, the Assiniboine Park Conservancy said.
An analysis of 50 years of satellite data reveals that faster-moving glaciers, not surface melting, drove most of the ice loss in Greenland and Antarctica.
The analysis points to a timestamp of no earlier than 21,000 years ago, but the data leaves a lot more to be desired.
The rare discovery of a nursery with billions of baby sea cucumbers in the ocean water near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, is helping researchers better understand the species – and could some day generate income for the Arctic hamlet.
Prof Francis Halzen has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics, recognizing his groundbreaking work in neutrino detection. His pioneering efforts led to the establishment of the IceCube observatory in Antarctica, dedicated to capturing elusive neutrinos generated by cosmic phenomena. In 2013, the observatory achieved a historic milestone by detecting the first extraterrestrial neutrinos, paving the way for new insights in neutrino astronomy and our understanding of the universe.
Key Findings from the 2026 Ocean Panel Progress Report and What They Mean on a Global Scale alicia.cypress… Tue, 10/06/2026 - 08:20 The ocean underpins food security, climate stability, economic prosperity and biodiversity, yet pressures on ocean ecosystems continue to intensify. To help safeguard these vital systems, a group of 19 world leaders called the Ocean Panel committed to sustainably managing 100% of the ocean areas under their countries’ jurisdictions through Sustainable Ocean Plans (SOPs). These plans create “umbrella” frameworks that unite each country’s ocean policies and align them with international agreements and commitments. While there are many international coalitions and membership groups that solve a single issue, the Ocean Panel aims...
Belgian-American particle physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work creating an Antarctic observatory of ice to detect high-energy neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles that can reveal otherwise inaccessible information about the cosmos. Halzen, 82, realised that pristine ice at the South Pole could be used to track such neutrinos, sometimes known as “ghost particles” for the way they pass through the Earth without a trace, only interacting with matter extremely...
Archaeologists are scouring mountain passes as artifacts from a bygone world all but tumble out of Switzerland’s shrinking ice.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Iceland to kick off a three-nation NATO tour aimed at easing allies' concerns over the Arctic.
MOUNT TRIGLAV — Once a magnet for summer skiers and cherished by generations as a symbol of Slovenia's Alpine heritage, one of the country's last glaciers has dwindled to a few patches of ice that researchers say could...
WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel Monday to Iceland to continue pressing US interests in the Arctic, two weeks after Washington sealed a security pact on Greenland.
Previous research pointed to copious amounts of dust atop the arctic Martian wasteland, but a clearer picture is coming into focus.
The first people in the Americas arrived no earlier than 21,000 years ago, but 'there are huge gaps in our genetic dataset,' a new study reports.
A climate scientist was one of 20 recipients of a “no-strings-attached” $800,000 stipend.
A memorial at the site of the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in January.Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters The family of Renee Good, the woman killed by immigration agents in January in Minneapolis, filed two federal lawsuits against the agent who shot her and several top officials in the Trump administration on Thursday. In the lawsuits, Good’s partner, Becca Good, and her brother, Brent Ganger, alleged wrongful death and other violations of federal law, according to a press release issued by their lawyers. Good was a US citizen and mother of three who, on 7 January, joined her wife in protesting against the deployment of thousands of ICE agents in their city as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy. The 37-year-old woman was shot and killed in...
Matthias Huss with a four-metre-long measuring stake indicating the amount of ice that melted over the past year on the Scex Rouge glacier (Fabrice COFFRINI)Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent of their mass in five years, experts said Thursday, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record.Swiss glaciers saw 5.5 percent of their volume melt away this year, the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network found in a new study, published after a record hot summer preceded by a winter with little snowfall."The glaciers this year have lost enormous quantities of ice," said GLAMOS chief Matthias Huss, describing 2026 as "a catastrophic year".Perched on the Scex Rouge glacier, at an altitude of nearly 3,000 metres...
Fears that US deficit is unsustainable drive Britain’s 30-year bond yield to level not seen since 1998 Business live – latest updates The turmoil in global bond markets has intensified amid fears the US deficit is reaching unsustainable levels, helping drive UK long-term borrowing costs to a 28-year high. The threat of a renewed round of inflation from the persistently high cost of oil has spooked investors, who believe central banks will be forced to raise interest rates in the coming months to prevent price increases from becoming embedded. Continue reading...
Summer heat waves in Europe saw Switzerland's alpine glaciers melt away at an "extraordinary" rate with more than 5% of glacier ice lost this year.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 19, 16 October 2026.
Warning comes as central bank estimates fewer than one in 100 borrowers owe more on their home than its worth Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank says households are well placed to weather the twin storm of rising interest rates and plunging property prices, but warned that Australia would not be immune to a sudden collapse of the global AI investment boom. The central bank’s latest financial stability review – a biannual assessment of the financial system – said the “threats to global financial stability continue to mount”. Continue reading...
Over the last five years, Swiss glaciers have lost nearly 20% of their mass, and 2026 saw the second-biggest loss of glacier volume on record. Experts warn there could be no ice left in the next 10-15 years.
This year has been 'devastating' for Switzerland's glaciers, scientists from ETH Zurich have warned.
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.
Cook Glacier sends 40 billion tonnes of ice into the sea each year.
An effort to bounce radar off the ionosphere across vast distances was too late for the Cold War, but it may help make Arctic shipping lanes safe.
A Wisconsin family will continue to own and manage nearly 1,800 acres of forest under a proposed $1.6 million conservation easement. The deal would block development, keep timber production going and open almost 1,500 acres to hiking, hunting and fishing, while also protecting part of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
As Canada plans an ambitious expansion of defence and economic activity in the Arctic, regional experts are asking whether it has enough diplomats to build the ties it wants in the North.
Washington’s proposed military bases and expanded defence presence in Greenland will be akin to a “keep out” sign against potential Arctic military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow, according to analysts. The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a defence deal on Tuesday that allows Washington to build two new military bases on the world’s largest island, while reaffirming Denmark’s sovereignty over it. The deal – which updates and amends a 1951 defence agreement between Denmark and the US –...
National energy conglomerate PTT Plc plans to invest up to US$5 billion by 2035 under its newly launched "I-Spark" initiative, aiming to transform the Map Ta Phut industrial zone in Rayong into a model low-carbon industrial hub.
Digital scans reveal a distinctive artistic tradition that emerged in Ice Age Ukraine.
WRI Calls For Greater Developing Country Participation in Global Carbon Market Coalition shannon.paton@… Thu, 09/24/2026 - 14:01 Sept. 24, 2026 — WRI participated as an observer in the second high-level meeting of the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets (OCCCM) , held Sept. 14 in Wuhan, China. The meeting focused on adopting the coalition’s 2026–2030 work plan and identifying priority issues for further work ahead of the UN climate summit (COP31) in November. WRI was one of 14 international organizations participating as an observer in the meeting. As an observer, WRI put forward three main recommendations at the meeting: further expand the participation of developing countries in the coalition; strengthen cooperation on measurement, reporting...
[Liberian Investigator] NEW YORK -- Liberia is lobbying governments to remove the carbon price and global fund from the International Maritime Organization's net-zero shipping rules before they reconsider adoption. The Liberian team argues that the framework, in its current form, would raise the cost of food, fertilizer, and exports for developing countries that trade with distant markets.
Linking California and Washington's carbon markets will cut more pollution and increase revenue for key state programs, officials said.
STATEMENT: More Than 30 Countries Join New OceanEye Alliance to Strengthen Global Ocean Observation nate.shelter@wri.org Wed, 09/23/2026 - 13:17 NEW YORK (September 23, 2026) — Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney launched the OceanEye International Alliance , a new effort to strengthen global ocean observation and secure more sustainable support for the Global Ocean Observing System. The alliance aims to close critical monitoring gaps, broaden financial and in-kind support and improve access to the ocean data countries need to prepare for extreme weather, manage marine resources and strengthen coastal resilience. More than 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Americas joined the new alliance, with...
Expedition yachting has become luxury's newest arms race, where prestige is measured in polar permits, helicopters and submarines instead of beach clubs.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.