The Return of the Zip Hoodie
Put your pullovers on ice, argues GQ’s Noah Johnson. The zip-up hooded sweatshirt has beaten the aging-hipster, tech-bro allegations and is cool once again.
Phys.org22d
A cooling shift: Slowing ocean circulation may temper Arctic temperature rise
The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius ...
Crude Oil Prices22d
Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Project Put on Ice With No Restart Plans
Russia's Novatek recently halted operations at its Arctic LNG 2 project, and it has no plans to restart it this winter, according to an anonymous Reuters source familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg L.P.22d
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Plant Halts Amid Tightening US Sanctions
Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant has stopped liquefying natural gas as western bans are restricting its options to ship and sell cargoes, according to people familiar with the situation.
Science Daily23d
Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming -- a little
The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius ...
Alaska Public Media23d
Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end
Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) It is the ...
BBC23d
Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic
As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less likely to encounter just 30 years ago, research has revealed. In a study ...
Associated Press23d
Train carrying 55 people derails on Norway’s north coast, killing at least 1 person and injuring 4
The Arctic Circle Express was on its way from Trondheim to the remote northern town of Bodoe, above the Arctic Circle, when it left the mountainside track. Police said they were alerted to the ...
Newsweek23d
At Least One Killed, Several Injured in Arctic Train Derailment
A train running along Norway's northern coast, known as the Arctic Circle Express, derailed on Thursday killing at least one person and injuring several others, police reported. The train was ...
Reuters23d
China's appetite for thermal coal driving up imports, prices
The share of thermal generation, which is mainly coal-fired, with only a tiny amount of natural gas, rose 8.9% from a year earlier to 545.1 billion kWh. The main reason for the increase in coal ...
Smithsonian Magazine24d
Polar Bears Are Exposed to More Parasites, Viruses and Bacteria as the Arctic Heats Up
Since these massive marine mammals are at the top of the food chain, the findings suggest that other Arctic animals are also at greater risk of contracting pathogens as the climate warms.