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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.

Kanada Schüler protestieren fürs Klima

Student climate strikes go global 15.03.2019

In some 2,000 demonstrations in 123 countries, more than 1 million students marched through the streets from the South Pacific to the edge of the Arctic Circle. Their aim: to push world leaders to act on climate change.
Kältewelle in den USA Chicago 06.01.204

Just wild weather or climate disruption? 02.02.2019

A record heat wave across southeastern Australia, flash floods in Queensland and evacuations in California, Chicago thawing after being frozen stiff by a sudden icy "arctic vortex": Just normal, or out of the ordinary?
Kältewelle in den USA

Freezing weather in US starting to ease 01.02.2019

The frigid weather that moved down from the Arctic and caused temperatures to plummet in the Midwest and Northeast of the US have started to rise. The weather caused 21 deaths and hundreds of flight cancellations.
Bildergalerie USA Kältewelle Chicago

Arctic temperatures grip US Midwest 31.01.2019

Freezing temperatures have taken over the northern United States, causing deaths and disrupting services. In Chicago, the temperature was colder than Alaska's state capital and parts of Antarctica.
USA Winterwetter Kältewelle in Illinois

US Midwest hit by winter freeze colder than Antarctica 31.01.2019

A record arctic air mass will remain over the central and eastern United States over the next several days. Several people have died in the dangerously low temperatures, which have now moved to the Northeast.
04.2015 DW Business Sendungslogo

DW Business - Europe 24.01.2019

Swiss children learn to use Artificial Intelligence - Arctic warming twice as fast as rest of planet
04.2015 DW Business Sendungslogo

DW Business – Europe & Asia 24.01.2019

Artificial intelligence in Davos - Polar scientists camping out in Davos

Polar scientists camping out in Davos 24.01.2019

Every year a team of 15 polar researchers camp out in Davos during the WEF. Their replica of an arctic base camp hosts events about climate change and sustainability.
BdTD Kanada Niagarafälle im Winter

In pictures: Niagara Falls freezes over 23.01.2019

Visitors are braving subzero temperatures to see the Niagara Falls in all its winter glory. Arctic wind coupled with a cold weather system have transformed the massive falls into scenes of black and white.

All-electric snowmobiles go on Lapland safaries 02.01.2019

One sled at a time, electric snowmobiles are making nature tourism in Finnish Lapland cleaner. The e-sleds were developed at the Lapland University of Applied Sciences. They are supposed to reduce the amount of fumes as well as noise pollution in the arctic nature.
Spitzbergen Gletscher Negribreen

Arctic's record warming propelling 'broad change' in climate: study 12.12.2018

US scientists have warned that higher temperatures in the Arctic could be fueling extreme weather in the US and Europe. The NOAA report said 2018 was the second-warmest year on record in the Arctic since 1900.
Grönland - Flüsse mit Schmelzwasser

Greenland ice sheet melting at 'exceptional' rate 05.12.2018

The disintegrating Greenland ice sheet is the leading cause of global sea level rise. And, according to a new study, it's melting faster than it ever has in recorded history.
BdTD Hurrican Florence South Carolina

How a warmer Arctic could lead to more extreme weather 31.10.2018

Climate experts are concerned we may soon start to see more extreme weather events in the Northern Hemisphere. The culprit? A warmer Arctic, which could potentially disrupt the polar jet stream.
Alaska - Eisbaer

Alaska's sea ice loss means boom in polar bear tourism 06.09.2018

A tiny native village in Alaska has experienced a boom in tourism in recent years as polar bears spend more time on land than on the diminishing Arctic sea ice.

Polarexpeditionen von Acacia Johnson

Into the lands of ice and snow 02.09.2018

Alaskan photographer Acacia Johnson has been on over 50 polar expeditions. Here, she shares some impressions from visiting the Inuit in Canada, the wildlife in Svalbard and Antarctica, the "White Continent."
Arktis Kanada Victoria Strait

10 years of shipping through the frozen north 29.08.2018

In 2008, ships were able to cross the Arctic Ocean for the first time, as ice cover melted. With the planet heating up, these seasonal shipping routes are open longer each year. What will that mean for Arctic wildlife?
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