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'Hard on the body': Canadian troops train for Arctic defense
Tuktoyaktuk, Canada (AFP) April 12, 2025 In normal conditions, Canadian Air Force helicopter pilot Jonathan Vokey uses the treeline to gauge his altitude. But in the Arctic, where the landing zone is an expanse of white snow, he has to adjust. "Operating in the cold, it's hard on the body, but it also can be challenging with the aircraft as well," Vokey, an Air Force captain, told AFP during an exercise aimed at preparing Canadian troops to operate in the country's extreme north, a region fast becoming a military priority. Canada is m ... read more |
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Head of US base in Greenland fired after Vance visitCopenhagen (AFP) April 11, 2025 The head of the US military base in Greenland, a Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, has been fired for criticising Washington's agenda for the Arctic island. ... more 
Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpelYakutsk, Russia (AFP) April 9, 2025 Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem. ... more
Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpelYakutsk, Russia (AFP) April 4, 2025 Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem. ... more 
Rubio reaffirms 'strong' US relationship with Denmark at meetingBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 3, 2025 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday reassured his Danish counterpart of the "strong" ties between the two countries, as tensions soar over Washington's territorial threats against Greenland. ... more |
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Vance says Denmark has 'under-invested' in Greenland Pituffik, Denmark (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 US Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark on Friday of not having done enough to protect Greenland, when he visited the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. ... more
Vance due in Greenland as anger mounts over Trump takeover bidCopenhagen (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 US Vice President JD Vance is on Friday due to tour a US military base in Greenland, a visit viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid President Donald Trump's bid to annex the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory. ... more
Arctic sea ice hits lowest peak in satellite record, says US agencyWashington (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) on Thursday, as the planet continues to swelter under the mounting effects of human-driven climate change. ... more 
'It was beautiful': Mount Kenya's glaciers melting awayMeru, Kenya (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of Africa's second-highest mountain. ... more 
Pituffik, the key US air base at the top of the worldCopenhagen (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 The United States military's northernmost base, Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, is a crucial cog in Washington's missile defences which US Vice President JD Vance will visit on Friday. ... more |
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'It was beautiful': Mount Kenya's glaciers melting away
Meru, Kenya (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks from Africa's second-highest mountain. For nearly 25 years, the affable 50-year-old guide has been taking hikers to the peaks of Mount Kenya, nearly 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) above sea level, and observing their transformation from a landscape of snow and ice, to brown rock. "It was very beautiful," he told AFP mournf ... read more 
New model reveals global chain reaction behind ancient sea level surgeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Around 14,500 years ago, a massive sea level surge of up to 65 feet unfolded in less than five centuries, marking one of the most dramatic episodes of the last ice age. Known as Meltwater Pulse 1a, ... more |
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In US Northwest, South Cascade is where glacier science grew upLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 For nearly 70 years scientists have been probing, measuring, drilling and generally getting to know South Cascade Glacier in the US Northwest, developing and honing skills now used worldwide. ... more 
How melting glaciers affect everyday livesGeneva (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 The melting of glaciers - a direct consequence of global warming - is accelerating, with dramatic consequences for lives and livelihoods. ... more 
World's glacier mass shrank again in 2024, says UNGeneva (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival". ... more
'It was beautiful': Mount Kenya's glaciers melting awayMeru, Kenya (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of Africa's second-highest mountain. ... more 
Scientists aim to uncover cause of unexpected warmth in Everest glacierLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 20, 2025 A research team is finalizing preparations for an ambitious expedition to Nepal's Mount Everest next month, where they aim to investigate why ice within one of its most prominent glaciers is near me ... more |
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