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Topic: Arctic

A 65-day polar night has started in an Alaska town. What it is and how people cope

At the poles, it’s the season of the endless night and midnight sun. Why it happens.

Former Iceland PM backs stronger India-Nordic ‘partnerships’, says ‘Greenland not for sale’

In India for Arctic Circle India Forum, Katrín Jakobsdóttir highlights that the events impacting Arctic region affect agriculture in India & stressed the need for holistic climate mitigation.

Why Washington and Moscow dividing the Arctic is a real possibility

If Trump and Putin do begin negotiations over the Arctic, Europe may simply have to accept the end of the Arctic Council and circumpolar cooperation.

Iodine emissions depleting ozone near Earth’s surface, says study. And climate change is culprit

Global warming causing Arctic ice to melt allows more iodine in ocean to react with ozone near earth's surface, leading to ozone depletion, finds study published in Nature Geosciences.

The Arctic ‘ghost island’ mystery has baffled scientists for years. Now, they have answers

Several other small islands had been discovered in the northern Arctic over the decades, and then just disappeared.

Arctic heating up 4x as fast as rest of world: Finnish study claims ‘pace underestimated’ so far

Existing climate models weren't accurately capturing 'Arctic amplification', finds study by researchers at Finnish Meteorological Institute, published in Communications Earth & Environment.

Fossil leads to discovery of sabre-toothed predator & how fallen meteorites can be found using AI

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

What do sponges feed on in nutrient-poor Arctic? European study answers long-held mystery

The sponges, spanning 15 sq kms, were found on top of extinct underwater mountains. They were feeding on fossilised remains of a tube worm ecosystem from thousands of years ago.

38°C in Siberia is new Arctic temperature record, UN met body says it’s like Mediterranean

The World Meteorological Organization recorded the temperature at the Russian town of Verkhoyansk, 115 km north of the Arctic Circle, on 20 June 2020, and verified it now.

An ancient mammoth tusk buried deep in Pacific Ocean & ‘newcomer’ dwarf galaxies in Milky Way

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

India’s AI group is a coordination committee dressed up as a governance body

There must be a Supreme AI Council that operates at the apex. It must be chaired by the Prime Minister, with real authority, full representation, and a mandate to act.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.