Russia, China and US are all eyeing the Arctic. They are making investments, striking alliances & deploying military personnel. Palki Sharma tells you how the Arctic is becoming the new battleground for super-powers.

Gravitas: The Arctic: A new battleground?

The ice in the arctic is melting rapidly, for the world this is a climate crisis, for Russia this is an opportunity. It is building a military base there to control the routes & resources near North Pole. Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Russia's bid for Arctic dominance

Recent figures from the US space agency, NASA, suggest that the loss of the minimum Arctic sea-ice extent is in the region of 13.1% per decade, based on the 1981 to 2010 average.

Arctic sea loses more ice, here is all you need to know

Global warming may have already reached an irreversible tipping point, according to the scientist who conducted the largest-ever Arctic expedition. "The disappearance of summer sea ice in the Arctic is one of the first landmines in this minefield, one of the tipping points that we set off first when we push warming too far," said Professor Markus Rex.

Global warming may have already passed irreversible tipping point: Arctic mission chief

On July 9, 1845, two months after departing from Greenhithe, England, Warrant Officer John Gregory wrote a letter to his wife from Greenland in which he described seeing whales and icebergs for the first time.

His ship vanished in the Arctic 176 years ago. DNA has offered a clue.

Swedish troops train for Arctic warfare amid tensions in strategic High North

Russia has advanced unlawful maritime claims in the Arctic region, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, as he reiterated calls to avoid militarisation of the region.

Russia has advanced unlawful maritime claims in the Arctic, says Blinken 

Europe endured record heat and rainfall last year while temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared off the charts, the European Union's climate monitoring service reported Thursday.

Arctic sizzled in 2020, the warmest year for Europe too

China is set to construct the "Polar Silk Road" and is actively participating in the development of polar regions. In the country's new 2021-2025 "five-year plan'', China is pushing for influence in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

China's polar silk road by 2025?

When we say the words 'ice age' and 'woolly', the first image that captures our imagination is that of a huge animal with tusks and trunks. The imagery of Mammoths has been made popular by movies and documentaries.

Move over mammoths, a woolly rhino has been found well- preserved in Russian permafrost

For the first time in recent history, the main nursery of Arctic sea ice in Siberia has yet to start freezing even thought the month of October is soon to end. Scientists believe that the delayed annual freeze in the Laptev Sea has been caused due to the protracted warmth in the northern part of Russia and the intrusion of Atlantic waters.

Scientists sound alarm as Arctic sea ice has not yet started freezing

Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole will return to dock on Monday, bringing home devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades.

Biggest North Pole mission returns from 'dying Arctic'

The arctic ice cover is disappearing and within decades there could be no ice covering the arctic during the summer months. Scientists are racing against time to save and protest the fragile arctic ecosystem.

Can we save the arctic from destruction? Scientists race to save arctic ecosystem | WION News

A British teenager, Mya-Rose Craig, 18,has staged a protest against climate change inside the Arctic Circle.

British youth activist launches protest from the Arctic ice cap

US scientists have offered yet another stark evidence of the impact of global warming on the planet. They on Monday announced and explained how the Arctic summer sea ice melted in 2020 to the second smallest size since records began 42 years ago.

Arctic sea ice melts to second lowest-level on record

Amid tensions in South China, a study has said that China has shown the "most interest" in emerging sea routes as climate change melts ice in the Arctic Ocean. Also Read: China plans to buy gold mine in Arctic; Trudeau government to decide deal In fact, China had released a White Paper (WP) two years ago asserting its legitimate rights in the region under international law which included freedom of navigation through the Arctic marine areas.

'Polar Silk Road': Study says China showing 'most interest' in future Arctic sea route

Warmer temperatures shrink Arctic sea ice to second lowest-level ever

A Chinese stat-run company is planning to buy a gold mine in the Canadian Arctic. The plans of a state-run company acquiring the area has sparked concerns for the Canadian government.

China plans to buy gold mine in Arctic; Trudeau government to decide deal

Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country's meteorological institute reported. According to scientific study, global warming in the Arctic is happening twice as fast as for the rest of the planet.

Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago

The Arctic has transformed into an oven. Heatwaves have sparked hundreds of wildfires in Siberia. Millions of hectares of forest is up in flames. It's been a record-setting summer.

Record-breaking Arctic heat leaves Siberia 'red-faced'

A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had suspended workers at a metals plant who were responsible for pumping wastewater into nearby tundra.

Russian mining giant admits waste 'violations' at Arctic plant

An ozone hole that formed over the Arctic this spring and eventually grew into the largest ever recorded has closed. It's recovery cannot be entirely linked to the reduction in pollution due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Largest-ever recorded Arctic ozone hole closes. It's not due to coronavirus lockdown

Barren and frozen Arctic region is bearing the brunt of climate change. Shedding its thick ice cover, some regions in the Arctic are witnessing a growth of green cover as warmer temperatures create a conducive environment for foliage to thrive.

Climate change spurs greening in barren, frozen Arctic 

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on December 25 that the forcible military conscription of one of his allies to a remote air base in the Arctic amounted to kidnapping and illegal imprisonment. #WION #Russia

Russian opposition leader's aide sent to Arctic

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