This year 2024 has begun by breaking winter temperature records in much of the peninsular territory. Arctic warming is occurring at a rate twice as fast as the global average.
Loss of sea ice threatens the survival of iconic species such as the polar bear, seal and narwhal. Thawing permafrost is releasing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, further exacerbating climate change. The fate of this global finisterre will also be the fate of the planet's climate and the sustainability of our societies.