Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colon, National Ice Center/NOAA
Drawing clear borders around the Arctic Ocean matters for the future of the people who live there — and for the planet as a whole...
Geopolitics in the Arctic are quickly becoming incompatible with the physical and social realities of the region.
Between the Labrador and Irminger Seas: the southern tip of Greenland, photographed during a GEOMAR survey in 2016. (Arne Bendinger)
The Beast brought cold air from Siberia to cities unfamiliar with such harsh winter conditions, such as Rome. Image: REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Frozen fields on the Lofoten Islands in the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. Scientists say conditions in the region are unprecedented. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images
A snowshoe hare stands near Thule air base in Pituffik, Greenland. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
