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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.

Schweden - Ljusdal - Waldbrannt

Sweden rushes firefighting aircraft to tackle fast-spreading wildfires 19.07.2018

Italian planes and Norwegian helicopters have been deployed to help tackle more than 40 large blazes across central Sweden. Fires were also registered in the country's northernmost county in the Arctic Circle.
Der lange Weg ins kunststofffreie Indien

Living Planet: Taking on India's plastic waste 28.06.2018

Bags, bottles, drinking straws — all contain plastic, an invention we just can't do without. But it's become a menace to life on Earth, now found in Arctic ice and the stomachs of ocean creatures. Rajeshwari Singh has walked more than 1,100 kilometers across India to raise awareness about plastic pollution. Her key message: "My waste, my responsibility." Jasvinder Sehgal reports.
Euromaxx Sendung 20.06.18 Norwegen

A house in the Arctic Circle 20.06.2018

Tove Feldt and Hagbard Kramer spend a lot of time in their secluded luxury cabin in Ravika on the Lyngen peninsula. The wooden house is perfectly adapted to its location. 
US Soldaten Rapid Trident-2017

NATO-member Norway wants to double US troops near Russia 12.06.2018

Norway will ask the US to double the number of troops stationed in its north and send them closer to its border with Russia. The move could raise tensions with Moscow, though Oslo had said it was not targeted at Russia.
Großbritannien Umweltverschmutzung Kunststoff

Living Planet: Brits take action on plastic 24.05.2018

Plastic has been making plenty of headlines and we're all becoming aware of the damage it does to marine habitats, and its insidious spread into everything from drinking water to Arctic ice. In the UK, activists are taking the problem into their own hands.

Russland St Petersburg - Schwimmendes Atomkraftwerk Akademik Lomonossow

Russia's 'floating Chernobyl' nuclear power plant heads out to sea 28.04.2018

The twin reactors have left their home port of St. Petersburg for a long, slow journey to Siberia. Environmentalists have slammed the mobile maritime reactors, saying an accident could damage parts of the Arctic.
Polarstern-Expidition ARK XXVII-3 in die zentrale Arktis

Arctic sea ice holds record levels of microplastics 24.04.2018

Microplastics locked up in the Arctic will be re-released into the world's oceans as climate change melts sea ice. Such plastic pollution could have broad consequences for marine — and human — life.
Norwegen Barentsee

Finland and Norway to explore building Arctic rail link 10.03.2018

The two Nordic nations will explore building the first rail connection from a European Union member state to an Arctic Ocean port. The link would cost around around 2.9 billion euros ($3.6 billion).
Antarktis Packeis und Treibeis

'Serve less meat and use renewable jet fuel' 08.03.2018

Arctic scientist Julienne Stroeve has seen the effects of greenhouse gases first hand. She has some long-term ideas on how to reduce them as well as some very simple short-term ones.
Schmelzendes Eis in der Arktik

Arctic warmer than much of Europe is a worrying sign of climate change 27.02.2018

As frigid air sweeps across Europe, the Arctic itself is seeing an unprecedented warm spell. What's going on and does it relate to global warming?
A brown and white snowshoe hare in winter

Evolution to the rescue for white-coated critters caught out by climate change 15.02.2018

Animals that grow a white coat in winter are at risk from predators as summers lengthen and snow cover retreats. But they could evolve faster than you might expect, according to a new study.
Schneehase in Kanada

Winter-white animals under threat from global warming 15.02.2018

Global warming is leaving animals who take on a white coat in winter exposed as snow cover retreats. But scientists say hot spots for "evolutionary rescue" could see them adapt.

Eisbären in der Arktis

Climate change making polar bears go hungry, study shows 01.02.2018

An increasing number of polar bears can't catch enough prey to fill their stomach, researchers found. As a result, many bears are losing weight — a development that could push the species closer to extinction.

Symbolbild Frau Hammer Kopf

Spectrum: The science of swearing 30.01.2018

Does swearing when you’ve hurt yourself actually reduce pain? Scientists rally world leaders to take note of worrying changes in the Arctic. All that and more on this edition of Spectrum with Jessie Wingard.
Kanada Eisberg

China proposes 'Polar Silk Road' across Arctic to streamline trade 26.01.2018

Beijing has outlined its strategy for developing trade routes across the Arctic as ice continues to recede in the polar region. China has dismissed claims that it "may plunder resources or damage the environment."
Schweiz Artic Base Camp Davos

Scientists and their Arctic base camp at the World Economic Forum in Davos 25.01.2018

This year, Davos is a meeting of scientists as well. Numerous Nobel laureates exchange ideas in well-heated conference rooms, others camp out on mountain tops to draw attention to their findings.
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