Polar regions

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  Polar regions

  Both the North Pole in the Arctic and the South Pole in Antarctica are bitterly cold places, covered with ice and snow all year round. The Arctic is quite different from Antarctica...

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  Arctic

  The North Pole lies not on land but on water: the Arctic Ocean. Much of the Arctic Ocean is permanently covered by sea ice, although its extent shrinks dramatically in summer...

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  Climate change and the Arctic

  The Earth is approximately 1.1 to 1.2℃ warmer than it was before the Industrial Revolution took hold in the mid-19th century. This global warming is caused by an excess of...

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  Greenland

  Greenland is the world’s largest and most northerly island. Home to just under 57,000 people, it is also the world's least densely populated territory. Most of Greenland lies...

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  Antarctica

  The South Pole lies on the continent of Antarctica, a mountainous landmass separated from the rest of the world by the Southern Ocean. About twice the size of Australia, Antarctica...

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  Climate change and Antarctica

  Global warming due to excess greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—the result the large-scale burning of fossil fuels—is causing Antarctic ice to melt. This will affect the rest...

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