The Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, has seen temperatures rise five times faster than the ...

Lightning near the North Pole reveals dramatic climate changes as Arctic temperatures rise and storms intensify.

A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as ...

The findings, published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, reveal how mid-latitude ocean conditions can trigger far-reaching atmospheric waves that impact polar climates. "Our research shows ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

PBI monitors polar bears across the Arctic partly to determine the impacts of climate change on the behavior and physical condition of the animals as well as population trends. One program has ...

The administration also released the 2024 polar climate change annual report, which, for the first time, includes assessments of sea surface temperatures in the polar oceans. This has provided a ...

In Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics, Lisa E. Bloom considers the ways artists, filmmakers, and activists engaged with the Arctic and Antarctic to represent our current environmental crises ...