Rappler's latest stories on Arctic
Russian mining giant admits waste 'violations' at Arctic plant
Independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta claims the factory deliberately funneled the wastewater into wildlife areas and hastily removed their pipes when investigators and emergency services arrived on the scene
Virus buffets largest Arctic expedition in history
Some 600 experts are involved in the biggest research project on the Arctic
Weak Arctic ice sees 56 polar bears descend on Russian village
There are concerns they could enter the village of Ryrkaipy in Chukotka, home to fewer than 1,000 people, and patrols have been set up to monitor their movements
'Largest polar expedition in history' to probe Arctic climate
'The Arctic is the epicenter of global warming, it is the part of our planet which warms most rapidly, where the warming rates are at least twice the global average,' says mission leader and atmospheric scientist Markus Rex
Microplastics in Arctic snow point to widespread air contamination
'It's readily apparent that the majority of the microplastic in the snow comes from the air,' says a study. It found that microplastic particles can be transported tremendous distances through the atmosphere.
Climate change blamed for deaths of 200 Arctic reindeers
About 1,200 kilometers from the North Pole, researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute identify around 200 deer carcasses believed to have starved to death last winter
'Arctic heat wave' hits world's northernmost settlement
'It's quite phenomenal as a statistic, it's just one example among hundreds and hundreds of other records established by global warming,' says a meteorologist at the Canadian environment ministry
Head of 32,000-year-old wolf found in Russian Arctic
Research shows the animal died about 32,000 years ago in the Pleistocene epoch, when the most recent Ice Age occurred
Russia to pay $3M in Greenpeace ship settlement
The settlement, reached after the Dutch dragged Moscow to various courts, was reached after talks between Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov
U.S. climate skeptics send shivers through Arctic cooperation
In place of the traditional declaration, the Arctic Council releases a shorter 'ministerial statement,' which sets out future goals for the organization but conspicuously makes no mention of climate change
Russian Arctic archipelago sounds alarm over aggressive polar bears
Russian authorities say the polar bears 'literally chase people'
Dangerous arctic chill sweeps over U.S. Midwest
Temperatures in almost a dozen states are forecast to be the coldest in a generation, if not on record. The cause is a swirl of arctic air that broke away from the polar vortex that usually encircles the North Pole.
IWC vote backs aboriginal whale hunts – with new quotas
The vote confirms a long-standing commitment to so-called aboriginal subsistence whaling for nutritional and cultural reasons – an exception to the decades-old ban on commercial whaling
Climate change sinking Arctic archeological treasures
Thousands of years of heritage are being lost, says Matthew Betts, a curator at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec
World's first floating nuclear barge to power Russia's Arctic oil drive
However, environmental group Greenpeace fears that the Akademik Lomonosov could become a 'nuclear Titanic' or a 'Chernobyl on ice'
Bowhead whales not only singers, but avid composers too
Bowhead whales, in turns out, are far more versatile and would appear to improvise new songs all the time
2ºC cap on global warming won't save Arctic sea ice – studies
'I didn't expect to find that half-a-degree Celsius would make a big difference, but it really does,' says Alexandra Jahn, author of one of the studies and an assistant professor at Colorado University in Boulder
Arctic blast freezes US, Canada amid NY airport chaos
The big chill follows a winter storm, dubbed a 'bomb cyclone' by forecasters, which is blamed for at least 19 deaths in the United States, based on US media reports
Russia and climate change follow Tillerson to Arctic
America s top diplomat is in Fairbanks Alaska to chair a meeting of the 8 nation Arctic Council a policy forum for countries with territory in the great white north
Sea ice hits new record low at both poles
The disappearing sea ice comes as the planet has marked 3 years in a row of record breaking heat raising new concerns about the accelerating pace of global warming
Obama moves to tie Trump's hands on Arctic, Atlantic drilling
US President Barack Obama announces he is placing swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing
Hottest Arctic on record triggers massive ice melt
The report card this year clearly shows a stronger and more pronounced signal of persistent warming than any previous year in our observational record going back to 1900 NOAA says
Oil spill tests on ice prove Arctic quests risky
The tests reveal just how hazardous and challenging it would be if an oil spill hits the lucrative Arctic region
6 people die in new explosion in Russia's Arctic mine – official
Most of the casualties are rescuers involved in an operation following a recent incident involving 26 miners
Arctic attracting new military scrutiny
When Obama visited Alaska the following month five Chinese naval vessels were spotted in the Bering Sea between Russia and Alaska
Sea level rise unavoidable, says NASA
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than ever and oceans are warming and expanding much more rapidly than they have in years past
Russia files UN claim over vast swathe of Arctic
This would include the North Pole and potentially give Russia access to an estimated 4 9 billion tonnes of hydrocarbons according to government estimates
Tracking the retreat of Arctic ice
Ny Alesund the world s northernmost permanent human settlement offers the perfect vantage point for scientists studying the rate and effects of global warming
Chill in the air as Arctic nations meet
While tackling climate change will be high on the US agenda as chair of the Arctic Council, Washington also hopes to improve ocean stewardship, maritime safety and the lives of the Arctic's four million inhabitants.
Kerry to visit Arctic amid concern over ice melt
Global warming is happening twice as fast in the Arctic than elsewhere on the planet
Marwan status, Bongbong diploma, Harrison Ford accident | The wRap
A think tank says Marwan was never a top level terrorist Oxford confirms Bongbong Marcos did not complete a bachelor’s degree Harrison Ford survives a plane crash
Lego to drop Shell partnership bowing to Greenpeace pressure
The Lego brand and everyone who enjoys creative play should never have become part of Greenpeace s dispute with Shell says Lego chief executive Joergen Vig Knudstorp
35,000 walruses mass on Alaska beach 'due to climate change'
The walruses are hauling out on land in a spectacle that has become all too common in six of the last eight years as a consequence of climate induced warming the US Geological Survey USGS says
Ig Nobels 2014: Aha-ha-ha-ha moments
[Science Solitaire] If you thought science was just all about Aha moments then you only have to be reminded that there is such a thing as the Ig Nobel Prizes
The Arctic is worth fighting for
Naderev Saño: Saving the Arctic means saving the planet Saving the Arctic means preventing catastrophic impacts the world over
Arctic Monkeys talk about how far they've come, changes in their music
Some of the old stuff just doesn t make as much sense anymore to play Or it doesn t fit into the set as well There s nothing we re ashamed of says Arctic Monkeys Matt Helders of their musical evolution
Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise returns to warm welcome
The ship arrived in the Netherlands almost a year after it was seized by Russia during a protest against Arctic oil drilling
YouTube to block artists from paid music service: report
Some labels haven t agreed to terms for YouTube s new subscription service and that s causing the conflict
In our response to the Arctic, we will be judged by posterity
A call to action from a United Nations climate change negotiator
Canada boycotts Arctic Council meeting in Moscow
Canada boycotts an Arctic Council meeting on global warming issues in protest of Russia s occupation of Ukraine
See the looks: Red Carpet at the BRIT Awards 2014
Lorde One Direction Ellie Goulding and more – see the looks at the British version of the Grammys here
Full list: Winners of the BRIT Awards 2014
The Sheffield four piece Arctic Monkeys claimed the highest honors becoming the first band to win the coveted best Album and British Group awards for a third time
Full list: BRIT Awards nominees 2014
Britain s version of the Grammys is set to feature performances by Katy Perry Pharrell Williams and Arctic Monkeys
Rappler Newscast | January 8, 2014
DPWH clueless about standards for shelters Still no electricity in most parts of typhoon hit Tacloban Colder than Mars in some US areas hit by an arctic chill
Rappler Newscast | January 6, 2013
Lacson investigating alleged kickbacks on Yolanda bunkhouses Singson: I will resign if bunkhouses are overpriced Arctic blast strikes US
Putin orders military to boost Arctic presence
President Vladimir Putin ordered its military to step up its presence in the Arctic after Canada signalled its intention to claim the North Pole
Greenpeace says Russia moving jailed activists to St Petersburg
The 30 crew which includes activists and journalists have stayed since September in a jail in Murmansk and have complained of cold cells and lack of suitable clothing and food
Stars in global vigil over activists held in Russia
Pressure mounts to release Greenpeace protesters against Arctic oil drilling
Russia to charge Greenpeace activists with piracy – report
If found guilty the 30 detained activists could face a maximum punishment of 15 years in jail
Greenpeace to appeal Russia detention of activists
Greenpeace: We will not be intimidated we will appeal these detentions and together we will prevail
