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Threats

Unchecked industrial development and the climate crisis.

ARCTIC THREATS

We are watching developments in five areas that could endanger Arctic environments and ways of life.

Climate change

Orange cold water coral reef

Deep sea mining

Oil and Gas

Shipping

Underwater noise

The Circle stories

Stories about Arctic threats from The Circle magazine

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Arctic Watch

A collaborative approach to safe shipping

Cold sounds

Eavesdropping on the Arctic Ocean

Recognizing tipping points

Creating an Arctic alarm

Bear-dar

Teaching radar how to see polar bears

Forecasting sea ice

Navigating a changing ice world

Climate Change

Modelling sea ice and making climate projections

A bird’s eye view

Monitoring whale migration from space

Marine-terminating glaciers

AI sheds light on glacier retreat in the high Arctic

Editorial

At the edge: Innovation in the Arctic

In brief

News from the Arctic (2025.03)