The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 129 —Back From Mars!

On Episode 129 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Pascal Lee about his Mars Simulation Base in the Arctic.

Space · Sep 21, 2024

What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?

Summer 2024 was officially the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest on record. In the United States, fierce heat waves seemed to hit somewhere almost every day.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024

'Surprising' warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record

Temperature fluctuations above Antarctica in winter show the earliest warming of the stratosphere on record.

Space · Sep 16, 2024

How the west is foiling Russia’s attempts to use the Arctic in the Ukraine war

Things are not exactly going to plan for Moscow in the Arctic – an area that is a strategic military region for Russia and has significant economic potential that could help Russia in propping up its war economy. Yet, a combination of Ukrainian military capabilities, western pushback and the pressure…

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

London weather: How long will the Arctic blast last for?

Don’t forget your coat and jumper this week

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2024

UK weather: Snow falls in Scotland as Arctic blast sends temperature plunging below freezing

The mercury tumbled to a bone-chilling -2C in the Highlands

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2024

Plants can grow in near-darkness, new research shows – here are three promising benefits

Plants can grow with much less light than previously thought, according to a new study on tiny water-based organisms called microalgae that has been published in Nature Communications. The German-led team of researchers lowered light sensors into Arctic water to a depth of 50 metres to test how low light…

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2024

Arctic air could bring patchy frost to UK this week, says Met Office

Low pressure to give rise to blustery showers and risk of thunder before temperatures increase again at weekend

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

What is Columbia’s new Omni-Heat Arctic technology? We took it to the Alps to find out

For Omni-Heat Arctic, Columbia looked to planet Earth for inspiration to keep you warmer in colder weather

Advnture · Sep 11, 2024

How to look chic when it snows in London: North Face fleeces, 66° North coats, Arc'teryx boots

It’s set to snow! Joe Bromley on how to stay warm and look cool

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2024