The Arctic is warming at almost twice the rate of areas elsewhere on the globe. This blog will used to discuss the unique policy, governance, and cultural issues emerging as our planet warms and the Arctic ice melts. The feedback loop of ice melt, the disappearance of summer ice, the extreme stress on wildlife and humans…existing and coming shifts due to climate change will impact not only the environment and ecology of the Arctic, but cultures, economies, and societies globally.
Please visit often to see a variety of discussions on these issues as well as potential future collaborations around the policy, governance, and scientific needs that climate change presents in this unique geography.
In the Arctic, climate change and hopeful signs
New book, The Big Thaw, explores how global climate change is transforming the world’s ecosystems
The Big Thaw Blog 