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Tuesday briefing: How Britain has coped with an Arctic blast

In today’s newsletter: Widespread flooding, snow and power outages have left thousands of households and travellers facing the aftermath of a cold snap – with more disruption to come

The Guardian - UK

That Arctic blast can feel brutally cold, but how much colder than ‘normal’ is it really?

An Arctic blast hitting the central and eastern U.S. in early January 2025 is creating fiercely cold conditions in many places. Parts of North Dakota dipped to more than 20 degrees below zero, and people as far south as Texas woke up on Jan. 6 to temperatures in the teens.…

The Conversation

What is a polar vortex, the weather event causing winter storms in the US?

The expanding of the polar vortex – an area of cold air around the Arctic – southwards is causing cold spells in the US.

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Arctic blast sweeps London and South East bringing snow and freezing rain as amber warnings come into force

Bristol Airport suspends operations and public told to expect stranded vehicles on the roads, plus delayed or cancelled rail travel

Evening Standard

What to know as snow, freezing rain and bitter cold heads through much of the US

The National Weather Service says a major winter storm is forecast to produce heavy snow and significant ice starting in the central U.S. and moving east

The Independent UK

Brutal Winter Storm To Hit Eastern United States

Learn about the upcoming snow and ice storm in the eastern U.S. driven by Arctic air and its connection to climate change.

Top News

A double dose of nasty winter is about to smack much of the US with snow, ice and biting cold

Meteorologists forecast a strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States

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Polar vortex could bring deadly winter storms and coldest weather in more than a decade to US

An expanding polar vortex is expected to lower temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S., with the potential for record-breaking cold in January.

LiveScience

In the Arctic, planting more trees actually makes the world warmer

Across much of the world, planting more trees means more carbon is stored, and global warming is reduced. That’s the thinking behind recent proposals to plant more trees in Alaska, Greenland and Iceland.

The Conversation

Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve

At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north from the island of Muckle Flugga, Shetland, the cold wind whips up the sea and gannets dive.

The Conversation

Lake-Effect Snow, Record Cold: US Faces Harsh Winter Weekend Ahead

Much of the U.S. is facing dropping temperatures brought about by Arctic air blast.

International Business Times

'Ambitious climate action is more urgent than ever:' 3 Climate records broken in 2024

2024 has been another challenging year for Earth's climate, marked by record temperatures, extreme weather events, and urgent warnings from scientists about the accelerating pace of global warming.

Space

Writing long reads for The Conversation can be ‘instrumental’ in developing research – Insights story updates

Each story for Insights, The Conversation’s longform investigative series, typically takes months to produce, building on years of academic research. And of course, these deep-dive investigations don’t just stop when the story is published.

The Conversation

Former Trump adviser finally admits climate change exists to justify threatened Greenland takeover

Robert O’Brien eyes opening Arctic waterways as way to ‘cut down’ on use of Panama Canal

The Independent UK

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Tom’s Guide

5 best new movies to stream this weekend on Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock, and more

Looking for what to watch this weekend? 'Gladiator II,' 'Nightbitch,' 'The Arctic Convoy,' and more movie night hits just landed on streaming.

The Guardian - UK

They lived through the ice age. Can the mighty musk ox survive the heat?

Rising temperatures are pushing these Arctic mammals ever farther into Greenland’s north. But eventually there will be nowhere left for them to go

TechRadar

Russian hosting firm RUVDS takes server tech to the South Pole for high-speed data tests in extreme conditions

Exploring high-speed data at the world’s coldest frontier, RUVDS aims for Antarctic breakthrough after North Pole test.

The Independent UK

Greenland prime minister balks at Trump’s renewed play for territory: ‘We are not for sale’

The leader of Greenland has flat-out rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s renewed interest in purchasing the massive Arctic island from Denmark, insisting that the territory is not on the market.

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The Guardian - UK

Arctic tundra changes are a dire warning for us all

Letter: Prof Phoebe Barnard and Liliana Karesh say we are at a crossroads of humanity, and governments around the work need to draft new constitutions to navigate the future more wisely

LiveScience

'Rising temperatures melted corpses out of the Antarctic permafrost': The rise of one of Earth's most iconic trees in an uncertain world

As the Atlantic grew wider, the ancestral population of all of today's oaks may have been straddling the continents of the Northern Hemisphere. If so, the ancestor of the oaks we know today was a widespread population that was cleaved in half as North America inched westward.

Salon

Climate change wreaked havoc in 2024

Soaring temperatures are translating into more powerful freak storms and wild fires, an ominous trend for humanity

LiveScience

Earth from space: Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano

A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.

Inverse

The 2024 Arctic Report Card Outlines Numerous, Shocking Planetary Trends

Flooding, thawing tundra, ice loss, and wildfires abound — and it’s all happening in the Arctic.

The Conversation

New data from ‘the last ice area’ may help long-term conservation efforts in the Arctic

Earlier this year our international team of scientists from the Refuge Arctic consortium departed Iqaluit, Nvt. on a 56-day research expedition in the far north. We were sailing aboard the icebreaker CCGS Amundsen and our main objective was to study the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean.

The Conversation

Claus for concern: why we should be worried about Santa’s health

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yes, it’s that time of year when preparations begin for the arrival of that favourite festive visitor: Santa Claus.

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