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Arctic

It's the northernmost region of the planet.

And it's vastly important - geopolitically, for the global climate system, and for the plants and animals that depend on its icy ecosystems. Have a look at this automatically generated listing of DW content relating to the Arctic.

Russland: Reinigung von Kraftstoffverschmutzungen in Norilsk

Russian oil spill leads to charges against plant director 08.06.2020

The director of an Arctic power plant faces five years in jail after a major oil spill. Some 20,000 tons of diesel have flowed out of a collapsed storage structure, polluting waterways in Russia's north.
Russland: Reinigung von Kraftstoffverschmutzungen in Norilsk

Russia races to clean up massive oil spill in Siberia 06.06.2020

Over 21,000 tons of diesel were leaked into the Arctic Ocean as officials were slow to respond. The incident marks one of the largest oil spills in Russian history, and experts say the area will need years to recover.
Nuuk Grönland

Strategic hot spot Greenland sparks global tug-of-war 23.05.2020

The US has always seen Greenland under its sphere of influence. But the island's increasing independence is threatening that. As it becomes more global, China and Russia see a chance to control the Arctic.
Expedition Polarstern 2020

Polarstern sets records on Arctic climate mission 05.05.2020

The Polarstern is a ship laboratory, drifting in Arctic ice. Part of MOSAiC, a large-scale expedition led by Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute, it's measuring climate change at the North Pole. And setting new records.
Antarktis Wissenschaftler Landschaft

Record-size ozone hole over Arctic now healed and closed 01.05.2020

An "unprecedented" ozone depletion in the northern hemisphere has healed, but unlikely due to the impacts of worldwide coronavirus lockdowns, scientists say. The hole had been about three times the size of Greenland.
Ostgrönland, Scoresby Sund

Record shrinking of Greenland's ice sheet raises sea levels 16.04.2020

Warmer temperatures and fewer clouds have sped up the melting of a massive Arctic ice sheet in Greenland. Its melting accounts for 40% of last year's total rise in sea level.

EastGRIP Forschungsprojekt auf Grönland

Coronavirus puts Arctic climate change research on ice 12.04.2020

Coronavirus lockdowns have been touted on social media as helping to fight climate change. But in the Arctic Circle the virus is disrupting climate science. It could leave important gaps in our understanding.
Deutschland Hitzewelle | Tiere im Zoo | Eisbär Nanook

Are you scared of polar bears? 27.02.2020

There are 19 subpopulations of polar bear spanning the 5 'polar bear countries' of the world. All of these bears are threatened by climate change, due to loss of the sea ice that they live on and hunt from. On this International Polar Bear Day, we took a look at the largest land predator on Earth.
Eisbär

The plight of the polar bear 27.02.2020

Polar bears are one of the most well-known icons of the environmental movement. On International Polar Bear Day, DW takes a look at how the world's largest land carnivore is holding up in the warming north.
Norwegen Svalbard Folgen des Klimawandels

Two German tourists killed in Arctic avalanche 21.02.2020

The pair were part of a snowmobile tour of an island, organized by a Russian travel company. The guides and three other tourists survived unscathed.
Norwegen Greenpeace Protest Bohrinsel West Hercules

Greenpeace loses Norway Arctic oil lawsuit appeal 23.01.2020

Greenpeace and other environmental groups had hoped to stop the Norwegian government from granting oil field exploration licenses. The groups argued this violated the Norwegian constitution and the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Symbolbild Klima 2019

2019: The year of climate consciousness 27.12.2019

Wildfires across the world, Arctic ice rapidly melting, seas rising, habitat loss — 2019 bore bad news for the climate. But it was also the year millions of people were galvanized into action.
Russland l Videoaufnahme von Razzia in der Anti-Korruptionsstiftung von Alexej Navalny

Russian police raid opposition leader Alexei Navalny's office 26.12.2019

Alexei Navalny has been targeted again in a raid on his anti-corruption center. It comes after one of his allies was forcibly sent to a remote outpost in the arctic.
Russland Militärübung | Arktis Novaya Zemlya Archipelago

Russia: Navalny ally and activist sent to Arctic base 25.12.2019

Ruslan Shaveddinov was detained by authorities in his Moscow home and one day later resurfaced in a remote Arctic Circle military base. Alexei Navalny said Putin was using military conscription to jail his opponents.

Santa's village in Finland welcomes Brexit extension 24.12.2019

Every year thousands of people from around the world make their way to Santa Claus Village near Rovaniemi, in northern Finland. At the post office people can send Christmas greetings complete with a special Arctic stamp.
Murmansk Feuer auf Russischem Flugzeugträger Admiral Kusnezow

Deadly blaze hits Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier 12.12.2019

A deadly fire spread through Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov while the aircraft carrier was docked for maintenance work in the Arctic port of Murmansk. Responders battled the blaze for many hours.
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