Yet, they are believed to be crucial in controlling global climate. Polar regions are deemed the “heart of the ocean” as cold seawater drives oceanic currents that circulate the planet.

“In 2002, the widespread knowledge, or acceptance, of climate ... areas. “Both are melting in response to warming temperatures,” says Julienne Stroeve, a professor of Polar Observation ...

In some areas where the bears were heavily ... they can no longer hunt seals. If a warming climate shrinks sea ice at projected rates, most polar bear populations will be too nutrient-starved ...

In conclusion The Polar Paradox highlights the intricacies of climate change showing that while the Earth as a whole is warming some regions may experience unexpected cold due to shifts in ...

Recent climate models predict daunting scenarios of irreversible ecosystem change at Earth’s poles, with those drastic changes in polar regions rippling out to impact the rest of the world.

A new study has shed light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to ...