to climate change in the Arctic, this polar region is expected to become "profoundly different" by 2050.: 2321  The speed of change is "among the highest...

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system....

The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the...

effect. The potential oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threatens the Porcupine caribou herd's calving grounds, while climate change forces...

[page needed] Climate change in the Arctic has caused the region to feel the effects of global warming, with sea levels and temperatures rising, and a changing wildlife...

elevation). Tundra climate Ice cap climate Köppen climate classification Arctic oscillation Climate change in the Arctic Global warming in Antarctica Yung...

than the colder and drier interior areas. The Arctic is affected by current global warming, leading to climate change in the Arctic, including Arctic sea...

than the global average. See also: “Climate change in the Arctic”. Climate change and the associated temperature increases will also heighten the intensity...

in the Arctic region has declined in recent decades in area and volume due to climate change. It has been melting more in summer than it refreezes in...

mitigate, and adapt to the effects of global warming and climate change—during the year 2024. 19 March: "The climate crisis is the defining challenge that...

corresponding increase in the boreal forest (taiga). This decrease is linked to the warming of the Arctic due to climate change. Arctic plants have a number...

in timing and location. Up until now the Arctic has warmed faster than most other regions due to climate change feedbacks. Surface air temperatures over...

internal waters, territorial seas and EEZs in the Arctic are under the jurisdiction of one of the eight Arctic coastal states: Canada, Denmark (via Greenland)...

Arctic inhabitants on issues such as sustainable development and environmental protection. The Arctic Council has conducted studies on climate change...

Climate change in Greenland is affecting the livelihood of the Greenlandic population. Geographically Greenland is situated between the Arctic and the...

Climate justice is an approach to climate action that focuses on the unequal impacts of climate change on marginalized or otherwise vulnerable populations...

This results in a positive climate change feedback (meaning one that amplifies warming), as methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. The Arctic region is one...

Greenland, the archipelago is the world's largest high-Arctic land area. The climate of the islands is Arctic, and the terrain consists of tundra except in mountainous...

The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) is a study describing the ongoing climate change in the Arctic and its consequences: rising temperatures, loss...

Arctic experiences midnight sun in the summer and polar night in the winter. Most of northern Alaska has an Arctic climate with long, extremely cold winters...

coverage of climate change has had effects on public opinion on climate change, as it conveys the scientific consensus on climate change that the global temperature...

The list of climate change controversies (or list of global warming controversies) concerns past or present public debates over certain aspects of climate...

Climate change in Canada has had large impacts on the country's environment and landscapes. These events are likely to become even more frequent and severe...

The Arctic ice pack is the sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean and its vicinity. The Arctic ice pack undergoes a regular seasonal cycle in which ice melts...

in the Arctic. Many marine species have traditional cultural value to Alaska Natives; these marine species are being threatened by climate change. In...

and Arctic peoples are umbrella terms for the various indigenous peoples of the Arctic region. Approximately four million people are resident in the Arctic...

of changes in the atmosphere. The Arctic oscillation appears as a ringlike (or "annular") pattern of sea-level pressure anomalies centered at the poles...

Climate change feedbacks are natural processes which impact how much global temperatures will increase for a given amount of greenhouse gas emissions....

begun. Changes in arctic climate will also affect the rest of the world through increased global warming and rising sea levels. Climate change is taking...

to the study of climate change in recent years. A major reason why research in the Arctic is valuable for the study of climate change is that the effects...