Hottest Day Ever Recorded in Svalbard, Norway Last Month The hottest day ever recorded in the small town of Longyearbyen occurred on July 26, 2020. The high temperature for the day was 21.7ºC (71.06ºF). Longyearbyen is a town of about 3,000 people on the Norwegian island of Svalbard. The town lies just over 620 miles from the North Pole. While July is typically the hottest month of the year, […] Alex Camerino | August 3, 2020 0 Comments
The Polar Bear Could Become Extinct by 2100 The polar bear population could become extinct by 2100 due to climate change, according to research published in the journal Nature. Polar bears are spread across 19 distinct sub-populations in Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Svalbard Island, and Greenland. Their dwindling bodyweight undermines their chances of surviving Arctic winters without food. With temperatures warming twice as fast in the Arctic as the […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 24, 2020 4 Comments
Newly Discovered Fossilized Raptor May Have Been an Arctic Resident A new species of raptor has been identified by paleontologists in the Arctic region of Alaska. This newly discovered type of dromaeosaurid, a predatory bird-like dinosaur, is related to Velociraptors and lived approximately 70 million years ago. The fossil is the tip of a jaw bone with a tooth measuring just 0.55 inches (14 millimeters). Adult raptors most likely ranged from […] Brains Alex Camerino | July 20, 2020 0 Comments
Is Your Car Abandoned in the Arctic? A Peugeot 206 has been abandoned in the Arctic Circle thousands of miles from where it was originally sold. The car was originally sold in Norfolk, England, but that is one of the only things known about the vehicle. The Peugeot was abandoned approximately 2,109 miles (3,394 km) from Norfolk in Finnvikdalen, Norway. Related: Norway’s Glacier Resorts Normally Open to […] Alex Camerino | July 15, 2020 0 Comments
Thawing Permafrost Could Trigger New Pandemic In the middle of a global pandemic, what else could possibly go wrong? Well, another pandemic. Except this new one could be triggered by bacteria revived from thawing permafrost in the Arctic. Wait back up, is this for real? Sadly yes. During a major skillshare meeting last November in Hannover, Germany, scientists discussed the threat of microbes revived by the […] Industry News Gabrielle Gasser | July 9, 2020 0 Comments
Archaeological Evidence and DNA Show the Ancient Roots of Arctic Sled Dogs A new genetic study published in ScienceMag shows that ancestors of modern sled dogs have worked and lived with humans for over 9,500 years. Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences of the University of Copenhagen applied a genomic approach to investigate modern and ancient arctic dogs associating through archaeological evidence of sled technology and a 33,000-year-old Siberian Wolf. […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 8, 2020 0 Comments
Arctic ‘Zombie’ Fires Reigniting After Winter Months Record warm temperatures in the Siberian Arctic have led scientists to the discovery of a phenomenon known as ‘zombie fires’. Also known as “holdover fires”, these subterranean fires are the result of previous seasonal wildfires that can persist throughout the winter and reemerge in the spring. With the temperatures in the Arctic winters reaching -58 degrees Fahrenheit, how could it be […] Brains Emily Crofton | June 4, 2020 0 Comments
The Ozone Hole Over the Arctic Right Now is the Biggest Ever Recorded An ozone hole has developed over the Arctic and scientists are saying that it is the biggest such atmospheric opening ever recorded over the planet’s northernmost regions. It’s a rare occurrence that is formed by persistent cold temperatures in the polar region and unusually quiet ozone dynamics, NBC News reports. These factors have caused record depletion of Earth’s protective ozone layer […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 11, 2020 0 Comments
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