Arctic
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In the empty spaces of the Swedish Arctic, I could truly see, smell and hear the world around me. Returning to the city, I had to shut my senses downOn holiday we connect with our wild selves. Back at work we lose them again
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Climate change is thawing deadly diseases. Maybe now we'll address it?An anthrax outbreak in Russia came from a 75-year-old caribou carcass thawing out. It’s a warning sign of worse to come
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Historical documents reveal Arctic sea ice is disappearing at record speedDana Nuccitelli: Summer Arctic sea ice is at its lowest since records began over 125 years ago
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‘Next year or the year after, the Arctic will be free of ice’Scientist Peter Wadhams believes the summer ice cover at the north pole is about to disappear, triggering even more rapid global warming
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2016 set to be world's hottest year on record, says UNJune marked 14th month of record heat for land and oceans with average global temperature reaching 1.3C above the pre-industrial era
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Hottest ever June marks 14th month of record-breaking temperaturesUS agencies Nasa and Noaa say last month was 0.9C hotter than the 20th century average and the hottest June since records began in 1880
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A climate report that we ignore at our perilLetters: The priority must be to establish a viable, UK-based, publicly owned renewable energy industry, enabling a just transition for those whose jobs will cease to exist in the coming decades
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Arctic sea ice crashes to record low for JuneFrom mid-June onwards, ice cover disappeared at an average rate of 29,000 miles a day, about 70% faster than the typical rate of ice loss, experts say
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Pianist Ludovico Einaudi’s haunting iceberg performance to draw attention to Arctic plight – videoThe Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi, renowned for his career composing scores for television and movies, gives a haunting performance among the icebergs of the Arctic
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Major fishing deal offers protection to Arctic watersLeading seafood suppliers, including McDonald’s, Tesco and Birds Eye, say suppliers won’t expand cod fisheries into pristine Arctic region
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World could warm by massive 10C if all fossil fuels are burnedArctic would warm by as much as 20C by 2300 with disastrous impacts if action is not taken on climate change, warns new study
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Arctic oil drilling: outcry as Norway opens new areas to explorationNorway issues licences for fresh areas of exploration for the first time in 20 years as part of what minister calls ‘a new chapter’ for petroleum industry
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Pizzly or grolar bear: grizzly-polar hybrid is a new result of climate changeGrizzly bears in Alaska and Canada are moving north as their environment warms, bringing them into contact with polar bears located on the coastline
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China sets its sights on the Northwest Passage as a potential trade boonShipping guide published by maritime safety administration outlines nautical charts and descriptions of ice conditions despite country’s lack of territorial claim
The Observer view on global warming