Polar Latest News
Expedition dispatches, climate updates, and conservation policy from both poles.
Polar Latest NewsGreenland Ice Sheet Posts Record Summer Runoff in 2026 Melt Season
PROMICE stations across the Greenland margin logged an exceptional July melt pulse, pushing surface mass balance losses past the 2019 benchmark.
Polar Latest NewsNorthern Sea Route Opens Earliest Ever as Arctic Ice Thins
Russian and Chinese operators report navigable conditions along the Northern Sea Route weeks ahead of the 2010–2020 climatology.
Polar Latest NewsArctic Sea Ice Reaches Second-Lowest September Minimum on Record
Preliminary NSIDC figures confirm the September 2025 Arctic sea-ice extent as the second lowest in the satellite era, with multi-year ice down another six percent.
Polar Latest NewsAntarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Advances Weddell Sea Protection
Delegates from 29 consultative parties moved a step closer to formalising the long-debated Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area proposal.
Polar Latest NewsThwaites Glacier Grounding Line Retreats Another 1.2 Kilometres
New autonomous submarine surveys show the doomsday glacier is losing contact with the seabed faster than the previous three-year rolling average.
Polar Latest NewsSvalbard Permafrost Failure Damages Longyearbyen Infrastructure
A record warm spring accelerated thaw settlement under municipal buildings, prompting an emergency structural review by Norwegian authorities.
Polar Latest NewsWestern Hudson Bay Polar Bear Count Falls to 570 Individuals
Environment and Climate Change Canada released the latest aerial survey results, extending a two-decade decline in the region's polar bear numbers.
Polar Latest NewsQinling Station Completes First Full Overwinter with Renewable Power
China's fifth Antarctic base finished its inaugural winter running primarily on wind, solar, and hydrogen storage, cutting diesel use by 72 percent.