Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. (Anne Bjorkman, University of Gothenburg) Rapid climate change .

“Our study sheds light on how climate change is reshaping one of the world ... “We need to do long-term research to understand the Arctic, as ecosystem change starts with plants. When they change, ...

Arctic Climate: A Canary in the Coal Mine For decades, the Arctic has been a “canary in the coal mine” for climate change ... to their growth patterns affect herbivores and predators.

It starts everywhere, so everybody contributes to the climate change." The Arctic warming isn't a local issue, it's a global one. It affects ocean currents, weather systems, and even the air ...

That's just one of thousands of ways in which human-caused climate change is ... works with the Finnish group Snowchange Cooperative, has heard a curious complaint from indigenous leaders in ...

Research shows that communities are best able to mitigate the effects of climate change ... groups, the researchers conducted a series of listening circles, interviews, and consultations with ...

With the Arctic warming faster than the global average, researchers at UBC and the University of Edinburgh have made an important discovery about tundra plants and how they are adapting faster than ...

“Climate change takes a longer time to rear its head in the data, because we need data that’s old enough to pick up the signal of how things are changing.” Choo said attributing this year’s uptick in ...

Climate and demographic changes are two major long-term trends that are evolving simultaneously. The global population is aging, while climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of ...