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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.

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?
Nordostpassage

Danish Maersk container ship trials Arctic route from South Korea to St. Petersburg 24.08.2018

The Venta Maersk will test the passage through Russian waters, which is significantly shorter than the way south through the Suez Canal. Climate change has warmed the Arctic waters, allowing ships to pass more easily.
Norwegen - Militärtraining

NATO confirms German troops to spearhead 'Trident Juncture' exercises 17.08.2018

NATO says its 40,000-troop "Trident Juncture" exercises to be spearheaded by a German brigade, will proceed in Norway in October. Russia was briefed about the maneuvers near its border by NATO ambassadors last May.
Sheep in drought-stricken Australia (Getty Images/B. Mitchell)

Global desert: Drought turning the planet into a tinderbox 08.08.2018

Drought is turning many areas of the globe into arid wastelands. Excessive heat has cost lives, ruined crops and created water shortages. The effects are being felt from South America to the Arctic Circle.
Hubschrauber

Helicopter crashes after mid-air collision in Siberia 04.08.2018

A Russian passenger helicopter crashed, killing everyone on board, after a mid-air collision involving a cargo aircraft above the Arctic Circle. The two helicopters were hired by a Siberian oil company.
Polarbär in Alaska

German man attacked by polar bear on Norwegian island 28.07.2018

The man was leading a group of tourists on a remote Arctic archipelago when the attack occurred. The man is in stable condition, but the bear was shot dead and local police have launched an investigation.
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.
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