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Bank of America Promises It Won’t Fund Arctic Drilling

Bank of America Promises It Won’t Fund Arctic Drilling

After ongoing pressure from environmental groups and Indigenous communities, Bank of America has said it will not finance any oil and gas exploration in the Arctic, making it the last major U.S. financial institution to do so. The decision is especially significant because outgoing President Donald Trump has opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge […]

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    Growing Underwater Heat Blob Is Speeding Demise of Arctic Sea Ice

    Growing Underwater Heat Blob Is Speeding Demise of Arctic Sea Ice

    A recent Science Magazine feature blamed an underwater heat blob for exacerbating sea ice loss as it proclaimed what many Arctic scientists already know: Arctic sea ice is racing toward its demise. Even without the blob, ice levels were already catastrophically low. “There can be little doubt that the vast majority of Earth’s ice loss […]

    Blue Jean Fibers Found Polluting Arctic Ocean, Great Lakes

    Blue Jean Fibers Found Polluting Arctic Ocean, Great Lakes

    What is the environmental footprint of your favorite pair of blue jeans? A new study indicates it might be quite large. The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters Wednesday, found denim microfibers had infiltrated all the way to the Canadian Arctic Ocean. Researchers say it’s a telling example of the extent of human-generated […]

    Arctic Sea Ice Melting by 2035 Is Possible, Study Finds

    Arctic Sea Ice Melting by 2035 Is Possible, Study Finds

    By Alex Kirby The temperature of the Arctic matters to the entire world: it helps to keep the global climate fairly cool. Scientists now say that by 2035 there could be an end to Arctic sea ice. The northern polar ocean’s sea ice is a crucial element in the Earth system: because it is highly […]

    Two Canadian Ice Caps Disappear Completely

    Two Canadian Ice Caps Disappear Completely

    Three years ago, scientists predicted it would happen. Now, new NASA satellite imagery confirms it’s true: two ice caps in Canada’s Nunavut province have disappeared completely, providing more visual evidence of the rapid warming happening near the poles, as CTV News in Canada reported. According to Gizmodo, scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data […]