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A fishing boat in the ice-filled waters off Greenland. The agreement bans commercial fishing in the disputed waters further north in the Arctic Ocean
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Frozen fishing: Arctic moratorium

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A multilateral moratorium prevents Arctic Ocean fishing for 16 years, setting aside some degree of sovereignty disputes while scientific research of the top of the world continues
Antarctica – End of the Earth
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Antarctica – End of the Earth

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New documentary travels to remote Antarctica to unpack the complex science behind climate change
The Killing Joke: the dangers of laughing gas
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The Killing Joke: the dangers of laughing gas

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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the melting permafrost
Young ringed seal in Svalbard
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Arctic environment ‘on verge of major shift’

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Recent observations of Arctic flora and fauna indicate major changes to ecosystems in the area
Polar bear populations to decrease 30 per cent by 2050
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Polar bear populations to decrease 30 per cent by 2050

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The toll, as a response to melting sea ice, would result in 8,600 less individuals from an estimated population of 26,000
Greenland: an icy hothouse of change
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Greenland: an icy hothouse of change

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The ice in Greenland is rapidly melting, bringing about massive global alteration. But as Todd Pitock discovers, not everyone is unhappy about the changing climate
The Antarctic environment is well protected, but how long can it remain that way?
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Following Protocol: celebrating the Environmental Protocol

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This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty
The frozen ground of the Yamal Peninsula holds a deadly secret
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Death from below: how global warming is reawakening long-buried diseases

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As climate change increasingly melts ice and permafrost in the Earth’s most northern regions, deadly toxins – presumed buried forever – are returning to the surface
Iceberg on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Ice loss

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David Sugden, Professor Emeritus of the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh, shares his concerns surrounding melting ice in Antarctica, particularly the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Might the northwest passage someday become a busy shipping lane?
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Melting Arctic enables new tourist routes

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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the future of sea levels
Current favourites of the internet poll are RRS Boaty McBoatface and RRS Henry Worsley
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Public asked to name new research ship... with predictable results

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The UK’s new polar research ship needs a a name and it was deemed a bright idea to ask the public to come up with it. Cue the internet...

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