China and Russia recently signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening maritime law enforcement cooperation. Interestingly, the meeting took place in Murmansk. The city in North-Western Russia is located within the Arctic circle and close to the Finnish border. The Arctic has become an important arena of cooperation between Russia and China, with energy, trade and other factors propelling cooperation. Analysts say the melting of Arctic Sea ice is offering economic and geo-strategic opportunities for China–Russia cooperation. Climate change is making the Arctic more accessible for militaries. Russia has set up a new Arctic command and has opened hundreds of new and former Soviet-era Arctic military sites. These sites include airfields and deep-water ports. China has declared itself a 'near Arctic state' and plans to build the world’s largest icebreaker. Beijing is spending tens of billions of dollars on energy, infrastructure, and research projects in the north.

Russia reopening new & former Soviet-era military sites; Intense military build-up in the Arctic

Scientists are collecting data to know the meaning of climate change for the planet's future. The data tells that the Arctic is warming approximately 4 times faster than the rest of the world with Svalbard's temperature rising to 7 times the global average.

Arctic is warming quadruple times faster than the world, research tells

Russia and India are looking at expanding the use of the Northern Sea shipping route. The shipping route passes through the Artic and the move could include the building of processing facilities as per Russia's Interfax agency. Watch this video for all details.

Russia, India in talks to develop Northern Sea shipping route

The military of Canada recently found evidence of Chinese surveillance in the Arctic. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail first reported about the discovery, raising questions about the activities of China in the far north.

Canada's military discovers evidence of Chinese surveillance in the Arctic

Rocket launches have been going on for decades. But what happens after a single-use rocket does its part? There is no further use of the machinery. Though now international conventions try to lessen the debris around the Earth, it was often a practice of space agencies to leave the defunct rockets in space.

Soviet-era rocket launched in 1980 makes re-entry, falls in Arctic region of Russia

A powerful Arctic blast across US Northeast sent temperatures plunging perilously below zero degree Celsius. The mercury at New Hampshire, Washington dropped to 105 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-79 Celsius).

Arctic blast sweeps US Northeast, temperatures plunge drastically

A polar bear reportedly killed a woman and her year-old son in a remote village community of Alaska on Tuesday evening. Authorities revealed that the polar bear entered the community area, and chased some villagers, before brutally attacking the woman and her kid.

Polar bear kills woman and child in Alaska. Know what's pushing the arctic animal to attack humans

Russia is sending more crude oil produced in the Arctic region to India & China at steeper discounts. This after Europe slammed its doors shut on Russian supplies last month. Watch this video for all the details.

Why is Russia sending more Arctic oil to India & China?

The Arctic is getting wetter for a long time now. Scientists could not identify any trends in the amount of snow rain and freezing rain across the region but that has changed now. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, many regions are likely to transform from snowfall to rainfall.

WION Climate Tracker | NOAA: Arctic to transform from snowfall to rainfall

While the world is focused on the Ukraine war, there is another theatre which is quietly heating up. We are talking about the Arctic where Russia is making deep forests.

West-Russia rivalry: Arctic the new battlefield, Putin inaugurates nuclear-powered icebreakers

When you think about the Arctic, the first image which comes to mind is that of glaciers, polar bears and cold weather. But what if I tell you that in recent years rising temperatures have sparked more frequent wildfires in the Artic? Watch this video to know more.

WION Climate Tracker: A warm Arctic, wracked by wildfires

An expedition by scientists is on in the middle of the Arctic for four weeks. The 21 member team also includes an artist who aims to record and preserve the soundscape of melting icebergs.

WION Climate Tracker: 21-member team installs hydrophones in Arctic

The world is heating up and as the time passes by the climate seems to get warmer every second but do you know that according to new research, the warming up of the climate could bring viruses in the Arctic into contact with new environment.

WION Climate Tracker: Next pandemic to come from melting glaciers? New virus threat as Arctic melts

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called for more investment in the Arctic as Moscow reopens hundreds of Soviet-era military sites.

WION Fineprint | NATO chief warns about Russia's Arctic military build-up

The United States found itself in a pickle last week when Russia and China called for closer ties and since it has been trying to cover all its bases like the Arctic.

Russia-China ties raise eyebrows; West wary of Russia and China's plans for Arctic

Jens Stoltenberg stated that the capabilities of Russia in the far north "are a strategic challenge for the whole alliance" due to the country's massive military buildup in the area.

Russian militarisation in Arctic region 'strategic challenge', says NATO chief

A report showing that the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. The rate of warming is particularly high in the Eurasian region of the Arctic especially the Barren sea which has warmed up seven times faster than the global average.

WION Climate Tracker | Study: Rain could replace snow in Arctic

A new study has found that the Arctic is warming up four times faster than the rest of the Earth. What explains this rapid pace of climate change? How does it affect you? Palki Sharma explains.

Gravitas: The Arctic is warming 4 times faster than rest of Earth

According to a new study, the Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than anywhere else on Earth. In some areas of the Arctic Ocean, the warming rate is even up to seven times as fast.

Study: Arctic heating up 4 times faster than rest of Earth

In a recent study it has been found that the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. Researchers said that the situation in the arctic is actually alarming.

WION Climate Tracker| Study: Arctic heating up 4 times faster than rest of earth

In pics: Study reveals Arctic warming four times and Svalbard seven times faster than rest of planet

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea.

On Navy Day, Russia outlines maritime ambitions for Arctic, Black Sea

Larger and more intense wildfires have a massive impact on the environment as it deteriorates the air quality and leads to pollution in the surrounding regions. A recent study can explain to what extent the impact of wildfires can be seen.

Soot and other burned biomass from Western wildfires can influence Arctic sea ice

As record-breaking summer temperatures scorched Europe, parts of Greenland have seen their own heatwave. Scientists working at a remote Arctic research base encounter temperatures close to melting point hampering field work and disrupting flights.

WION Climate Tracker: Greenland's huge ice sheet is melting; Arctic is heating faster than ever

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