For example, the distance for a container ship from Asia to Europe through the northeast passage can be up to three times ...

Using a dark palette for the land and sea helps the sea ice and shipping route data pop against the background. Subtle ...

Rerouting History: From Suez to the Arctic Once upon a time, if you were mapping global trade, your pen would glide through the Middle East and North Africa. Cairo. Haifa. Dubai. Aden. The Suez Canal ...

The Arctic's winter ice extent reached its lowest recorded level in March since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March ...

Define the term albedo effect in the context of the Arctic ...

While most would justifiably consider this a tragic consequence of climate change, some countries and industries stand to benefit from the new trade routes and resources a melting Arctic would unlock.

It's a busy adventure season in northern Canada, with sledding expeditions on Ellesmere Island, the Northwest Passage, ...

The route, made viable by the melting of Arctic sea ice due to climate change, runs from Murmansk near Russia’s border with Norway to the Bering Strait near Alaska. “As for the Northern Sea ...

as a Newsweek map shows the strategic Arctic region where they were intercepted by allied jets. Two B-52H Stratofortresses conducted the training with Dutch, Danish and Swedish fighter jets as ...

The Arctic is set to be a proving ground for the navies of the High North. As warmer temperatures open up shipping routes for longer each year, great resources are at stake, and a determination to ...

Good quality and updated maps of the ice are therefore an important tool to ... Faster and cheaper shipping routes via the Arctic The extent of sea ice in the Arctic is decreasing as a result of ...