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Fix the Planet

Artic landscape with sea ice

Earth

Forget snow, rain will become main precipitation in the Arctic

By the end of the century, the Arctic will get far more rain. The vicious cycle of warming and precipitation could have serious consequences for wildlife

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The wing of a plane flying oer Antarctic ice

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Antarctic sea ice is very low – but don’t jump to conclusions

Analysis

Map of northern polar regions with sea ice coverage picked out

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Global sea ice is at lowest level ever recorded

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Visualisation showing Arctic sea ice extent in September

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Global sea ice has reached a record low – should we be worried?

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80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats

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80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats

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Super-cold winters in the UK and US are due to Arctic warming

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Super-cold winters in the UK and US are due to Arctic warming

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Baby beluga and parent

Life

How baby beluga whales dive deeper and longer than any others

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Arctic summer sea ice melts to second lowest level ever recorded

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Arctic summer sea ice melts to second lowest level ever recorded

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Wadhams 1

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Near death on a nuclear sub didn't stop my work on Arctic ice

Features

White gull against backdrop of sea and ice

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White gulls dependent on ice are disappearing from the Arctic

Melting sea ice may be one of the factors driving ivory gulls to whiter pastures as they search for food

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Life

White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

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See the Alaskan village that voted to flee climate change

Regulars

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First Americans must have arrived by sea, not via Alaska

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UK’s plastic rubbish ends up in fragile Arctic ecosystems

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