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In photos: Inside a secret war submarine navigating the Arctic
New York Times: Inside a US nuclear-powered attack sub training for potential war.
Tourist fined $2000 for 'disturbing' walrus encounter
The Norwegian island recently tightened up its protections for Arctic wildlife.
Photographer captures abandoned Russian island 'overtaken' by polar bears
One Russian island has gained some unusual new residents.
Trends in Arctic report card: 'Consistent, alarming and undeniable'
New York Times: The changes happening at the top of the planet could unfold elsewhere.
Melting Arctic is a bonanza for the ocean's natural born killers
New York Times: As ice recedes killer whales are venturing to parts once inaccessible
Arctic explorers discover new island as ice shelf melts
The island hunters found land in Arctic circle by accident.
Arctic's 'last ice area' may be less resistant to global warming
New York Times: Region could provide last refuge for polar bears and other wildlife.
The Belgorod - Russia's huge new nuclear sub
West fears giant new nuclear submarine will be used in the Arctic and North Atlantic.
'Full clearance': PM grants Santa Christmas border exemption
Sleigh bells ring ... Santa has been cleared to enter Aotearoa without quarantine.
'Shock to the system': Wellington scientist's icy escape from 2020
How a snow and ice physicist spent part of 2020 adrift from world affairs.
Melting sea ice and polar bears: A Wellington physicist's Arctic expedition
Polar bears are "playful, enquiring creatures", says snow physicist after Arctic trip.
'I am a yacht, not a bloody cruise ship': Kiwi sails through Canadian waters, breaches Covid rules
Peter Smith says Canadian authorities "would need a swat team" to make him turn around.
Editorial: Climate as pressing as Covid pandemic
Editorial: The opportunity hidden within the pandemic disaster should not be lost.
Trump administration finalises plan to open Arctic refuge to drilling
New York Times: Decision sets up fierce battle over fate of area home to polar bears.
Intense Arctic wildfires set a pollution record
New York Times: Intense Arctic wildfires released polluting gases into the atmosphere.
World on fire: Temperatures hit 38C in the Arctic
Unseasonably high temperatures have been leading to sizable wildfires in the Arctic.
The great thaw: Arctic may have crossed key threshold as permafrost melts
Carbon stored in frozen Arctic soils could be released as permafrost melts.
Melting ice strands polar bears on Russia's Arctic coast
There have been increasing reports of polar bears approaching villages in Russia.
Stuck in Arctic ice, dodging polar bears. All for science
New York Times: A yearlong expedition to study the Arctic's changing climate.
Cruising the Arctic: Where to see polar bears
Sue Halliwell on the where, when and how to see polar bears sustainably
'Enormous' amount of micro-plastic found in Artic snow
On average, the researchers found 1800 particles per litre.
Whale of a tale: Harness-wearing Beluga found by fishermen
Norwegian fishermen discover whale wearing a rather strange piece of equipment.
Polar bear drifted more than 644km away from home on ice floe
The polar bear was returned to the Russian Arctic.
Gwynne Dyer: Magnetic reversal: Don't panic
Scientists seem untroubled by signs that the north and south magnetic poles will switch.
UK to send 800 troops to Arctic, cites concerns about Russia
Increased Russian submarine activity in the Arctic is prompting the UK to act.
How global warming is changing North Pole travel
Unlike its southern equivalent, the North Pole is a destination without a marker.
Scientists' warning: Climate change may cause 'uninhabitable Earth'
Parts of the planet may have 60m sea level rises even if targets are met, scientists warn.