Most of us would balk at crossing the polar ice cap in a single-engine helicopter with no autopilot and no oxygen supply - ...

July's huge drop in Arctic sea ice extent continued into August 2007, according to figures released this week by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. August 2007 sea ice extent plunged 31% ...

The Arctic ice cap shrank so much this summer that waves briefly lapped along two long-imagined Arctic shipping routes, the Northwest Passage over Canada and the Northern Sea Route over Russia.

Sea ice extent on September 5, 2012, showed that half of the polar ice cap was missing, compared to the average from 1979 - 2000. Image credit: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

As Arctic ice cap melts, a new Cold War April 16, 2012 / 8:20 AM EDT / AP (AP) YOKOSUKA, Japan - To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over.

With Arctic ice cap at record low this summer, a geography professor predicts serious consequences for the planet. Think of a poor hamster on a spinning wheel, caught up by momentum and unable to ...

National Sea and Ice Data Center, Quick facts about Arctic sea ice, accessed Jan. 7, 2014 Climate Central, "Polar Vortex in U.S. May be Example of Global Warming," Jan. 6, 2014 ...

When we talk about the polar ice caps, we’re talking about the massive layers of ice and snow that cover Antarctica, Greenland, and portions of Canada and Russia. It’s normal for Arctic ice to ...

Arctic Ice Caps May Be More Prone to Melt. ... As the Arctic's icy cap recedes, it enlarges the area covered by dark, open water that absorbs more heat than the white ice it replaces.

How the Polar Ice Caps Became the Ultimate, Limited Edition Luxury Destination. What’s more exclusive than a trip that no one will even be able to take in 50 years? By Evelyn Wang.