Member states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favour of a global pricing system to help curb maritime carbon emissions, the UN shipping body announced Friday. A majority of members -- 63 states -- voted for the carbon pricing system, including the European Union, Brazil, China, India and Japan.
Moo-ve over, Moo Deng — here comes Uki, the adorable orphaned walrus. The brave girl, found abandoned along the Arctic Ocean, made the long journey from a rescue center in Alaska to her new home in Orlando — via FedEx, with full escort.
Member states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favour of a global pricing system to help curb maritime carbon emissions, the UN shipping body announced Friday.
The pups are cute – and great for PR – but they’re modified grey wolves. The real work is being done with their red cousins I’ve been waiting for this. Ever since researchers almost brought a wild goat species back from extinction in 2003, it was only a matter of time until someone came forward and said they had successfully “de-extincted” a species. Now, it has happened . This week, American biotech company Colossal Biosciences announced it had resurrected the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct at the end of the last ice age. Colossal released a video that invited viewers to “experience the first dire wolf howls heard in over 10,000 years”. Helen Pilcher is a science writer and the author of Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-Extinction and Life Changing: How Humans...
Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to offset global emissions.
Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded the collapse of the Roman Empire
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 7, 16 April 2025.
It's been more than a century since the famous Titanic sank after striking an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. But stunning new images now reveal its demise in ground-breaking detail.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 4, April 2025.
Dawson City, Yukon's annual ice bridge is now closed to the public. Rain and warm temperatures over the weekend have created unsafe conditions for travelers, the territory says.
CNN — Iran’s president has fired one of his deputies for taking what he described as a “lavish” recreational trip to Antarctica. President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the removal of Shahram Dabiri from his position as vice president of parliamentary affairs in a decree on Saturday, describing the trip as both extravagant and indefensible. “In a … The post Iran’s president fires deputy for ‘lavish’ trip to Antarctica appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Economist Warwick McKibbin says ‘economic and policy flexibility’ puts Australia in better position to escape fallout from Trump tariffs Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A global trade war will not drive Australia’s economy into recession, new Treasury modelling suggests, even as Jim Chalmers says he is realistic about “substantial” risks to growth from Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs. The treasurer sought to soothe Australians rattled by Monday’s dramatic share market plunge – the worst in five years – saying the country was “better placed and better prepared” than others to weather the coming storm. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue...
At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their own ice towers.
The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite recording began in 1979. At 14.45 million square kilometres, winter sea ice cover is over a million square kilometres below the long-term average. As in February 2025, average Arctic sea ice cover remained at an all-time low for the entire month of March, equalling the previous low set in 2017.
For the first time, scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving an unprecedented window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean and ecosystem. The … The post Underwater robotic gliders provide new insights into the impact of a melting megaberg appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Kristolina Georgieva warns against retaliation to US levies while US president insists ‘markets will boom’ after sweeping tariff announcement Full report: Global markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall Street Analysis: Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists In the Pacific, Fiji is the hardest hit by Trump’s tariffs. It has been levied with a 32% tariff, Vanuatu at 22% and Nauru at 30%. Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka said the move was akin to a “trade blockade” that his country could not win. Today was the worst stock market experience in five years. Usually when you have a terrible stock market experience, it’s because a bank fails, a pandemic, a hurricane or because some other country does something. We don’t have these kinds...
Tiny tropical islands and remote Arctic outposts with no populations are among the countries and territories that now face at least 10 per cent U.S. tariffs, with some far higher.
For decades, satellites have played a crucial role in our understanding of the remote polar regions. The ongoing loss of Antarctic ice, owing to the climate crisis, is, sadly, no longer surprising. However, satellites do more than just track the accelerating flow of glaciers towards the ocean and measure ice thickness.New research highlights how ESA’s CryoSat mission has been used to uncover the hidden impact of subglacial lakes – vast reservoirs of water buried deep under the ice – that can suddenly drain into the ocean in dramatic outbursts and affect ice loss.
After adjusting to microgravity—and getting through a few bouts of vomiting—the astronauts got to work in polar orbit.
As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the law — and the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message."
SpaceX has just shared a video from the Fram2 mission, which has become the first-ever crewed flight to take a polar orbit. The footage (below), captured by a camera attached to the opened nose cone of the Crew Dragon spacecraft about 265 miles up, features stunning scenery from the iciest regions on the planet. It […]
Learn more about the ecosystem that’s remained under the ice for centuries.
As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the province could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country.
SpaceX launched the Fram2 mission, the first human spaceflight over Earth's polar regions, carrying four astronauts including commander Jannicke Mikkelsen and entrepreneur Chun Wang. The mission, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, aims to advance research for future Mars travel and involves various scientific experiments, including space X-ray imaging and microgravity mushroom cultivation.
The consumer carbon price will end on April 1, with some industry analysts estimating Canadians could see between 15 and 17 cents per litre in savings on gas.
The statewide snowpack measured 90 percent of average Friday, just ahead of the anticipated April 1 peak before the sun begins melting the snow faster than it can accumulate, said a state water official.
Putin is offering the U.S. a stake in the minerals, rare earths and vast natural gas deposits in Russia’s Arctic.
Peak measurement taken this month was about 30,000 square miles smaller than the lowest previous peak in 2017, a difference about the size of California.
Alireza Doroudi, a student at the University of Alabama, was detained on Tuesday by ICE agents. Another unidentified student was detained on Thursday at the University of Minnesota.
The public launch of the Canadian Institute for Arctic Security on Thursday provided some baseline information on northern defence – and highlighted the need for continued relations with the U.S. military amid current political tensions.
Vice-president expresses interest in Arctic security as four Greenlandic parties form unity coalition in rebuke to US The White House accused Denmark of neglect as JD Vance landed in Greenland for an unsolicited and controversial visit to the Arctic island. Shortly after flying into the ice-locked US military base of Pituffik in north-west Greenland with his wife, Usha, and other senior US officials on Friday, the vice-president told US troops he was “really interested in Arctic security”. Continue reading...
Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in Gaza The abductors wore masks because they do not want their identities known. On Tuesday evening, Rumeysa Ozturk exited her apartment building and walked on to the street in Somerville, Massachusetts – a city outside Boston – into the fading daylight. Ozturk, a Turkish-born PhD student at Tufts University who studies children’s media and childhood development, was on her way to an iftar dinner with friends, planning to break her Ramadan fast. In a video taken from a surveillance camera, she wears a pink hijab and a long white puffer coat against the New England cold. The first man, not uniformed but wearing plain clothes, as all the agents...
Sea ice in the Antarctic has dropped to a near-record low, according to the EU's Copernicus Marine Service.
Some researchers propose that countries should start to rack up a carbon debt once they exceed their carbon budget, obliging them to do more to draw down carbon dioxide, but the idea is unlikely to form part of international climate agreements
The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record.
Greenland has 56,000 people, one grocery store chain and enough rare earths to keep a superpower humming. Washington wants it—openly. Vice President Vance’s surprise visit with his wife has reignited tension with Denmark and opened a fresh chapter in the U.S.’s increasingly un-subtle Arctic ambitions. But even if America gets the minerals, does it have the means to process them? Or is this just one more high-stakes handout to Beijing?
Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' worth of technology to take a peek.
The Belize National Forensics Science Service executive director, Gian Cho, said Thursday that carbon monoxide poisoning killed three American women found dead while at a vacation resort there in February.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to allow tokenised carbon credits to be traded via digital asset exchanges as well as brokers and dealers, in a bid to promote Thailand as a carbon credit trading hub.
Four space explorers will launch with SpaceX next week on a polar orbital mission that could unlock a new area in space for future spaceflights.
What are ice quakes? Learn how the discovery of ice quakes deep within the Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet is helping scientists better understand the dynamics of glacial ice.
With the right incentives, adoption of electricity-based furnaces and green hydrogen can help the steel industry reduce carbon emissions.
Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans, fish, birds and more to arctic waters. But what happens in wintertime, when the sun goes down and darkness reins for months? In the depths of the polar night, biogeochemist Clara Hoppe has found evidence that some microalgae are still ready to photosynthesize. Today on the show: how tiny microalgae limbo for their lives and come out more powerful than scientists ever imagined. Want to hear more stories of nature pushing the boundaries of what scientists previously thought possible? Let us know by emailing shortwave@npr.org ! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support...
Experiment onboard upcoming SpaceX mission will examine how nutrient-rich oyster mushrooms grow in microgravity Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Australian company will attempt to be the first to grow a crop of mushrooms in space, aboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission set to launch in early April. In an experiment aboard Fram2, the first human spaceflight mission to orbit Earth’s polar regions, the Australian firm FOODiQ Global is aiming to grow oyster mushrooms in microgravity. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Swiss scientists say the biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, although significant ice loss is now inevitable. - REUTERS
Floating platforms of wood could draw up seawater and help it to freeze, seeding the formation of new sea ice
Just after midnight, the Emergency Line received a distress call from Langjökull glacier, near the mountain Klakka. Upon investigation, it was found that two men traveling on snowmobiles had encountered significant trouble.
Declared by the U.N. General Assembly in 2022, the March 21 celebration aims to promote the conservation of glaciers, a crucial source of drinking water.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 6, 28 March 2025.
Many glaciers in the world will not survive the 21st century, according to reports published by the United Nations. Five of the past six years have experienced the most rapid glacier retreat on record; 2022-24 was the largest three-year loss of glacier mass. Reports from the United Nations Water, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural […]
When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, they knew they had to stop what they were doing and go check it out. But they didn't expect to find a rich and flourishing ecosystem.
World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 every year, raises awareness about the importance of water and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme for 2025 focuses on glaciers — those grandiose ice masses that are a crucial part of the world’s water resources. In this article, we explore the critical need for glacier […]
The waters surrounding South Georgia, nestled beneath glaciated mountains, are among the most biologically rich in the Southern Ocean. In February, a team of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey … The post Groundfish survey reveals key insights into South Georgia’s marine life appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Scientists now warn that glaciers in many parts of the world 'will not survive the 21st century', potentially triggering catastrophic floods around the world.
Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” the environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life.
The first World Day for Glaciers is less a celebration than a reckoning as years of record, rapid glacier retreat means many will not survive the 21st century.
Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sources Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences. Two-thirds of all irrigated agriculture in the world is likely to be affected in some way by receding glaciers and dwindling snowfall in mountain regions, driven by the climate crisis, according to a Unesco report. Continue reading...
A researcher at a station in Antarctica allegedly turned into a violent madman, leaving his team living in fear and revealing a terrifying culture of violence developing at the South Pole.
A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people on board, was half a ton overweight for a trip into icy conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Wednesday.
The agreement, which the Trump administration opposes, makes the shipping industry the first to face international binding emissions targets.
La Niña conditions ended in March, and the Arctic has its lowest seasonal maximum in ice extent on record. The post March 2025: Earth’s 3rd-warmest March on record appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A pair of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands unexpectedly hit by Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs may be the world's most inhospitable spot for international trade.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service has revealed that March 2025 saw the lowest sea ice maximum extent in the 47-year history of the satellite record – the warmest March on record for Europe.
The shooting incident marks the second reported school attack in the Arctic city of Novy Urengoy in as many days.
Winter weather is making a messy comeback today in parts of Atlantic Canada, with snow, ice pellets and freezing rain in the forecast.
Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash deadly 'zombie' viruses, an international panel of scientists has warned.
A baby mammoth nicknamed "Yana" was dissected by Russian scientists at North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk on March 27, pictures show.
An Occidental Petroleum subsidiary plans to store carbon dioxide more than 4,000 feet underground.
Cold spell will move south this week with temperatures about 5-10C below average from Russia to Germany After a cold weekend in north-eastern Europe, chilly conditions are expected to spread southwards this week. This cold spell is due to a large area of high pressure over the North Sea, which allowed very cold Arctic air to sink southwards over the weekend and will continue to do so this week. The chill began to be felt on Saturday in countries such as Poland and Lithuania, which had daytime highs of 11C and 6C (52F and 43F) respectively, compared with their high temperatures of 21C and 18C the previous day. As the week progresses, the cold will spread more widely, with temperatures about 5-10C below average from Russia to Germany, and from Estonia as far south as southern Italy and Greece...
At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their own ice towers. "The water must be propelled so that it freezes in the air when temperatures drop below zero, creating ice towers," said Zakir Hussain Zakir, a professor at the University of Baltistan.
Learn why drastic drops in temperature sent European hunter-gathers in search of a warmer place to live.
A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.
The project in Uganda has captured the disastrous effects of the climate crisis on a vital source of water that is central to the lives and sacred beliefs of the local Bakonzo community • Photographs by Project Pressure Continue reading...
A surprising cache of stone tools unearthed in China closely resembles Neanderthal tech from Ice Age Europe.
Tufts University wants a federal judge to release, without delay, Rumeysa Ozturk, the Fulbright Scholar from Turkey grabbed off the street by masked ICE agents.
Nuuk, Greenland AP — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic territory. Frederiksen announced plans for her visit after US Vice President JD Vance visited a US … The post Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory appeared first on Egypt Independent.
High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating
California's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average. It's the third straight year the state has had near-average or above-average amounts of snow.
India and Chile have agreed to begin negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and to enhance defense and security cooperation. Four agreements were signed, including one for cooperation in Antarctica, with both leaders emphasizing the need for UNSC reforms and global efforts to combat terrorism.
Canadians in eight provinces will receive the last carbon rebate later this month as the federal consumer carbon price comes to an end Tuesday.
SpaceX launches private polar space flight funded by cryptocurrency magnate Chun Wang.
Rabea Rogge became the first German woman to go into space aboard a SpaceX rocket flying directly over Earth's polar regions for the first time.
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
Annual peak is lowest on record, covering 5.53m sq miles – about 30,000 sq miles below the previous low in 2017 Winter sea ice in the Arctic has reached a record low in 2025, according to Nasa and the US’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. The annual peak, recorded on 22 March, was the lowest since records began 47 years ago, with sea ice covering just 5.53m sq miles – about 1.1m sq miles less than last year, and 30,000 sq miles below the previous low in 2017. The Gulf of St Lawrence had almost no ice, while the Sea of Okhotsk experienced notably lower than average sea ice extent. In late January, sea ice extent in the Arctic unexpectedly decreased, losing an area the size of Italy (more than 115,000 sq miles). This can be attributed to cyclones pushing southerly winds in the Barents and...
First-quarter deliveries will be significantly down, say analysts, with the CEO and his links with Donald Trump the ‘core toxic issue’ Tesla investors are bracing for evidence of declining global demand this week as the electric carmaker battles headwinds including a consumer backlash against its chief executive, Elon Musk . On 2 April, the US company will release data for first-quarter deliveries – a proxy for sales – that is expected to show a dip on the same period last year. The figures follow global protests on Saturday against Musk and Tesla, targeting the carmaker’s showrooms. Continue reading...
Labour’s measures to ban deep-peat burning aim to safeguard habitats, tackle carbon emissions, and protect wildlife, so why are hunters up in arms? Burning vegetation on deep peat will be banned under government plans to protect nature and reduce carbon emissions. Vegetation on peatland is often burned to create habitat for grouse, which like to feed on the fresh shoots of new plants that grow after the burn. This increases the number of birds available to be shot for sport. Continue reading...
Winter storms in the Sierra Nevada in March have increased the snowpack to 90% of normal, a good sign for California's water supply, state officials announced.
As US pivots toward territorial ambitions in the west, the Kremlin’s support signals a deeper alignment in their challenge to global norms As JD Vance touched down in Greenland, the Trump administration received an unlikely endorsement for the US’s first potential territorial expansion since 1947: Vladimir Putin. Speaking at an Arctic policy forum in the northern Russian city of Murmansk on Thursday, Putin presented a more comprehensive case than any US official yet for Donald Trump’s plan to annex Greenland, crafting a historical argument that sounded suspiciously convenient in terms of Russia’s own territorial designs on Ukraine. Continue reading...
Just 5.53 million square miles of ice had formed as of March 22, the smallest maximum extent since satellite recordkeeping began in the 1970s.
Devastating winter storms that led to deaths and power outages across the UK and Ireland were driven by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, scientists have revealed.
Speaking in the Arctic, Russia's president said Trump's plans were "serious" but nothing to do with Moscow.
Saskatchewan is set to become the first Canadian province to go “carbon tax free," but the NDP say it leaves a giant hole in the latest budget.
Putin warns the Arctic could be a springboard for future conflicts.
Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it’s ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers), the maximum extent fell below the prior […]
Open access notables New coasts emerging from the retreat of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers in the twenty-first century , Kavan et al., Nature Climate Change: Accelerated climate warming has caused the majority of marine-terminating glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere to retreat substantially during the twenty-first century. While glacier retreat and changes in mass balance are widely studied on a global scale, the impacts of deglaciation on adjacent coastal geomorphology are often overlooked and therefore poorly understood. Here we examine changes in proglacial zones of marine-terminating glaciers across the Northern Hemisphere to quantify the length of new coastline that has been exposed by glacial retreat between 2000 and 2020. We identified a...
Clusters of powerful winter storms which bring major impacts to the UK were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.
The cost of regular gasoline climbed to over $1.80 per litre in many areas -- just days after the province confirmed it would scrap the consumer carbon price next week.
Naming Los Angeles' BIG3 team the Riot might be controversial, but league founder Ice Cube says the moniker 'represents the resilience, passion, and unbreakable spirit of' the city.
British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province.
An ancient Antarctic ecosystem is revealed after a massive iceberg breaks free.
Increasing global temperatures are causing the world's largest iceberg to melt rapidly, contributing to rising sea levels that could, in turn, accelerate the disappearance of Thailand's coastline over the next 25 years, an academic warned on Monday.
Melting ice is revealing new coastal zones in the Arctic, but while this new landscape might fuel speculation about natural resources, it is vulnerable to rockfalls and landslides that can cause dangerous tsunamis
[IPS] Bloemfontein, South Africa -- World Water Day calls us all to promote the essential element of life: water. But we must also look this year at the rapidly vanishing sources of freshwater that we depend on, especially glaciers. Although glaciers may be remote for many of us, they are an essential component of the water cycle, nourishing rivers and lakes that are important for millions of people around the world. As precious resources with sources under threat, glaciers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region are an
Other mountain ranges are losing their glaciers faster but Asia’s critically dependent economy and people put it on the front line.
After the last ice age, sea levels rose rapidly over a period of about 8,000 years, new research reveals.
A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long distance journey to Mars.
World Water Day calls us all to promote the essential element of life: water. But we must also look this year at the rapidly vanishing sources of freshwater that we depend on, especially glaciers. Although glaciers may be remote for many of us, they are an essential component of the water cycle, nourishing rivers and lakes that are […]
The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern oceans.
Ngaporo Waimarino Forest Trust chair Tawhiao McMaster (left) and Blair Jamieson, co-founder and chief executive of forestry developer Tamata Hauha, sign off the first carbon credit leasing deal of its kind. Photo: Supplied via...
The calving of the 30km iceberg revealed seafloor that had not received sun for decades.
All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival".
A Wisconsin man said he 'doesn't regret' voting for Donald Trump , even after ICE agents arrested his wife as the newlyweds were returning home from their honeymoon.
ANTARCTICA: Scientists have discovered vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals on the newly exposed seafloor following the calving of the giant A-84 iceberg. This offers new insights into how … The post Thriving ecosystem discovered following iceberg calving appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.