This is the polar bear capital of the world, but the snow has gone
Canada’s Hudson Bay is as ice-free in November as on a summer’s day and polar bears could be extinct here by mid-century. If the bears are in trouble, so are we
Polar regions
Large cruise ship voyage through Arctic ice rekindles rows
Campaigners say Crystal Serenity trip puts at risk very environment tourists are travelling to see in Northwest Passage
OMG… Greenland’s ice sheets are melting fast
Nasa’s Oceans Melting Greenland study will deploy 200 robot probes to measure the full extent of Arctic climate change
Permafrost ‘carbon bomb’ may be more of a slow burn, say scientists
Carbon dioxide from thawing Arctic permafrost is likely to be released gradually, rather than in a catastrophic eruption as previously predicted – but impact of emissions will still be great, new research suggests
Polar bears face starvation as unlikely to adapt to a land-based diet, says report
New research casts doubt on the theory that polar bears could survive habitat loss as sea ice declines by foraging for food on land
Polar bear population in frozen sea north of Alaska falls 40% in 10 years
- Study finds number of bears in south Beaufort Sea down to 900 in 2010
- Scientist: report confirms we are on ‘wrong path’ on greenhouse gases