Alaska has cancelled this year's snow crab harvest for the first time ever after 90% of the snow crabs disappeared. BILLIONS of snow crabs vanished from the Bering Sea. By why? Why did billions of crabs... continue reading
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The Nenet reindeer herders need to move their tent every few days throughout most of the year. Every time they migrate they must pack the whole tent away, drag it across the tundra on sledges, and erect... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 3 years 2 months 1 week ago • 499 views • 32:14From Youtube, "Upcoming videos will explore what life on a submarine is like. Click here if you want to sub
posted by w1ndex 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 324 views • 29:25Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic. Well there was a time -- and not too long ago -- when the world warmed more than any human has ever seen. (So far) Produced in... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 445 views • 10:54In the far north of Canada sit the DEW Line stations: "Distant Early Warning". Built in the 1950s, these were the sites that would have sounded the alarm if the Soviet Union ever attacked North America.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months ago • 22 views • 2:59Until recently, Canada didn't have a road link to the Arctic Ocean. But last year, the all-weather Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway opened, which meant that finally the country was connected "from sea to sea... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,383 views • 3:16"Why Russia wants to own the North Pole..."
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posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 1,430 views • 11:17YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 489 views • 2:51There are a few communities, up in northern Canada, with a dark history and a worrying future. Resolute is one of them, sat at the east of the once-legendary Northwest Passage. In a few years, it might... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months ago • 503 views • 4:28YouTube: In the search for longevity, scientists have found the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet in the arctic. Meanwhile, in warmer climes, the FDA approves a new method for combating disease-carrying... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 100 views • 5:02With all of the global warming a new threat has emerged, the release of methane gas, trapped in methane hydrates on ocean floors. It's release is often referred to as the 'methane bomb'. The last time... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 966 views • 8:37Common misconceptions about climate change. References below: For CO2, sea levels, Arctic sea ice, Antarctic and Greenland land ice: http://climate.nasa.gov Satellite data shows that ground-based... continue reading
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