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One of the greatest symbols of the consequences of global warming, the polar bear might not have its days numbered. Included in the lists of endangered species, due to the steady decline in its icy habitat due to climate change, the animal can be saved, if the world loses in the emission of gases that cause global warming. The conclusion is a study [...]

‘The Arctic is the most sensitive area of the planet to climate change. While global average temperature has risen by around 0.8 degrees, some parts of Siberia, the frontiers of the world, have warmed by as much as 5 or 6.’ Now, the ground freezes here behind usual schedule. It now freezes later and later in the year. In some areas, the ground [...]

Russia and the United States might just battle once more, not over ideology and governance style this time but over the ‘massive mineral wealth hidden deep under the Arctic seabed – much of it made more accessible as the ice cap retreats.’ There just might be the possibility of war on the top of the world. This tension harks back to those [...]

Good news for the adventurer in you who feared entrapment in the cold. Thanks to a some wise guys, the world shall witness its first heated wetsuit called the Rip Curl H-Bomb suit. And it has been tested in the sea inside the Arctic Circle! The functioning is simple. The suit uses two rechargeable batteries and the material is heat stretchable. Heating [...]