An international team of botanists, which includes Jozef Šibík from the Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, has been studying and mapping vegetation in the Arctic region for many decades.

Source: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23162614/several-injured-miners-in-coal-mine-incident.html

Anna Liljedahl, a hydrologist with focus on the Arctic, had no qualms about failing the U.S. Her reasoning was straightforward: Many patents, including climate technologies that would help mitigate the problem, are locked away from public view.

Source: https://grist.org/climate/heres-how-experts-graded-us-climate-action-in-2023/

"As the climate crisis warms the Arctic more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, we have a responsibility to protect this treasured region for all ages,” the president said in a statement.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/07/world/politics/biden-arctic-oil-drilling-trump/

At the same time, Mitsui's joint venture with Japan's JOGMEC is expected to retain its stakes in the Arctic LNG 2, the report said.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japans-mitsui-pull-employees-out-russias-arctic-lng-2-sankei-4011081?cid=cna_flip_070214

“Back in the 1990s, European nuclear reprocessor sea discharged radioactivity was identified off north-east Alaska, making its way through the Arctic towards the Pacific Ocean,” said Deere Jones.

Source: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/pacific-fisherfolk-and-environmentalists-oppose-japans-fukushima-radioactive-waste-dumping

But with climate models and satellite imagery, Pengfei Zhang of Penn State University and co-authors found that in the past four decades, atmospheric rivers have been penetrating the Arctic more frequently.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/southern-atmospheric-rivers-are-melting-the-arctic-sea-ice-it-may-never-recover-study/

Crews from Smokey’s Greater Shows set up the Arctic Bobs ride Wednesday for the Skowhegan State Fair.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/08/10/photos-prepping-the-skowhegan-state-fair/

Economically speaking, the Arctic will likely remain a backwater for market-driven economies for the foreseeable future.

Source: https://gcaptain.com/is-america-losing-the-arctic-race/

Even Atlanta got a taste of the Arctic magic.

Source: https://observer.com/2023/12/northern-lights-best-places-to-see-aurora-borealis/

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Beyond the wrestling mats, ice rinks and slopes at the Arctic Winter Games, there’s another beloved unofficial sport underway.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/thrill-of-the-chase-pin-swapping-a-sport-of-its-own-at-the-arctic-winter-games

If approved, the Willow Project would construct up to 250 wells, two airstrips, and a network of gravel roads, pipelines, plus a new central processing facility in a remote, ecologically sensitive corner of the Arctic.

Source: https://njtoday.news/2023/02/20/outrage-as-biden-team-advances-8-billion-alaska-oil-drilling-scheme/

In 2018, it was the occurrence of an SSW event that drove the Arctic deluge that left Ireland covered in deep snow - while the following year, there was another SSW event that had little impact on Ireland’s weather.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1738269/beast-from-east-weather-update-snow-uk

In recent years, the Arctic has seen a drastic increase in industrial marine traffic in the region.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/02/24/kotzebue-residents-want-a-say-if-arctic-traffic-brings-the-military-back-to-town/

It includes the cold temperatures in the Arctic and the Antarctic, plus temperatures for the 71% of the planet covered by oceans.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/extreme-heat-temperatures-not-normal-rcna93483

“It’s unfortunately something very ubiquitous for the Arctic and for the world,” she said.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/01/27/student-project-tracking-microplastics-found-in-bering-strait-area-spotted-seals/

KIRUNA, Sweden — The beginning of the end of Europe’s dependency on China for precious rare earth materials may lie buried deep under the rugged reaches of northern Sweden, well above the Arctic Circle.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/01/21/china-note-eu-member-sweden-locates-rare-earth-deposits/

Late at night, my igloo is cozy and warm, unlike the Arctic outside.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/08/27/young-writers-project-dance-of-the-polar-bears/

Luxury voyages now explicitly head further north in the Arctic Ocean for sightseers to experience first-hand the gradually melting wonders of the world’s iciest regions.

Source: https://jalopnik.com/cruise-ship-runs-aground-above-arctic-circle-greenland-1850838634

Met Office forecasters say a ‘sudden stratospheric warming’ (SSW), in which high pressure forces warmer air to the North of the UK allowing colder air to flow down from the Arctic, has a 31 per cent chance of bringing icy temperatures across Britain.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/23/snow-and-ice-could-be-on-the-way-with-temperatures-plunging-to-2c-overnight-18337051/

Moreover, none of the people featured in the show are mere contestants, but are real residents of the Arctic state; struggling and surviving day after day.

Source: https://screenrant.com/best-survival-reality-tv-shows-ranked-by-imdb/