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For many in Anchorage, winter and its accompanying outdoor opportunities are something to relish rather than escape. But residents of the state’s largest city are being forced to renegotiate their relationship with winters.

Alaska’s Arctic landscape is under assault from a warming climate, and it’s happening a lot faster than anticipated.

Hunters say grizzly bears are showing up in growing numbers on islands of the Beaufort Sea.

According to city staff, complaints about sidewalks have been coming to the bylaw department about once every other day — there have been 15 since Nov. 1,

Temperatures across the Arctic have been warmer than usual this fall, with one community in the Northwest Territories recording above-average temperatures for 72 days in a row.

Arctic cod are a cornerstone of the Arctic food chain as a staple food of seals and beluga whales, upon which subsistence food gatherers rely in the region’s coastal communities.

In the North, where food prices are notoriously high, beluga whales are a staple community resource

The fast-warming Sea of Okhotsk, wedged between Russia and Japan, is a cautionary tale of the far-reaching consequences when climate dominoes begin to fall.

For half a century, Taku had been the one known Alaskan glacier to withstand the effects of climate change – until now.

By better aligning the tire season with average snowfall, the city hopes to limit road deterioration.

The islands were first noticed by a student engineer who had observed the unidentified land masses in satellite images

Biologists say early retreating sea ice is potentially causing vegetation productivity changes on the tundra across Alaska and the Arctic. Uma Bot, a climate variability expert with the University of Alaska–Fairbanks, says the land warms up more quickly when sea ice recedes earlier than usual. “‘Cause the tundra is temperature limited and if it has more …

South winds and warm water are hitting sea ice on Arctic waters with a double whammy.

The top of the world saw record-beating average temperatures flashing through all three summer months.

Climate change is making life difficult for the indigenous people - and wildlife - of the Sami region.

Microplastics from the breakdown of plastics and from microbeads used in toothpaste and exfoliants, are so small, they are able to travel in the atmosphere.

The land around Höfn in Hornafjörður is rising rapidly due to the melting of the glaciers in the surrounding area. There, the land is rising one centimetre per year,

Stop land damage and change food production to halt climate crisis, United Nations scientists warn in second IPCC report

Average temperature for month amid Arctic heatwave was 58.1F (14.5C), nearly 1F above previous high set in July 2004

The huge northern ice sheet is in the middle of its second major melt event this year, a warning sign for the planet.