The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

Svalbard’s mysterious ‘doomsday’ seed vault offers glimpse inside with virtual tour

Buried in Arctic permafrost, the collection safeguards the world’s crop species – and is a magnet for conspiracy theories. Now the public can take a look around

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Met Office day by day weather forecast for when it is set to snow as freezing temperatures hit

It is going to feel extremely cold next week as Arctic winds blow in

Wales Online · Mar 3, 2023

Dublin weather: Arctic blast to bring snow showers in teeth-chattering forecast

A weather expert also warned heavier falls of snow could engulf the country later in the week as a cold northerly Arctic air will push over Ireland

Dublin Live · Mar 3, 2023

Protests make Norway's energy minister cancels UK trip

Norway’s energy minister has canceled a trip to Britain because of a protest against a wind farm they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer in Arctic Norway as activists continued to block entrances to Norwegian ministries

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Spain holiday hotspots see 2ft of snow as freak -16C Arctic blast hits country

The Spanish holiday island of Majorca has been hit by a devastating storm that has led to more than two feet of snow and caused roads to collapse as the temperature dropped to -16C on the peninsula

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

UK weather: Snow to blanket nation as three inches to fall - when Arctic blast will hit

Up to 13 centimetres of snow is predicted to fall in parts of England and Wales during an unseasonably late winter blast in mid-March, according to a new weather chart

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Edinburgh braced for cold snap as -15C freeze and snow heading for the UK next week

Forecasters at the Met Office have said that the possibility of snow next month is now likely, due to the arrival of an Arctic plume that is bringing temperatures of -15C to the UK.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 28, 2023

Ireland weather: Met Eireann issue update on Sudden Stratospheric Warming event as snow forecast in the UK

Irish people have been left wondering if an Arctic blast might reach our shores

Irish Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

Antarctic sea ice shrinks to record low - researchers

WASHINGTON: Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said on Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping.

Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2023

Norway protests target wind farm on land used by herders

Dozens of activists are blocking the entrance to Norway’s energy ministry in Oslo to protest a wind farm they say hinders the rights of the Sami indigenous people from raising reindeer in Arctic Norway

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023