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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
2 years
🎙️ @GenerationCO2 and @RainnWilson joined @LindaLacina on #MeettheLeader to discuss @ArcticBasecamp's mission. Listen to the episode here: #WEF #wef2024
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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⚠️🌊 Catastrophic flash floods in Texas claimed the lives of more than 120 people after 1.8 trillion gallons of rain fell in just 4 hours. Many are still missing. Research shows that floods like this can cause lasting health impacts beyond initial casualties, including
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Arctic Basecamp
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🌡️❄️ In the July edition of What Melt Means — our series exploring the rapidly warming Arctic and summer melt season — we’re spotlighting the growing links between sea ice loss and extreme weather. This week’s Arctic Sea Ice Day comes as Europe faces devastating heatwaves and
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Arctic Basecamp
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⚠️ The Arctic is melting — and lives are being lost far beyond the ice. A recent study by Imperial College London and The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has found that 171 of the 263 heat-related deaths in London this June were driven by climate change. Across
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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🌍 Today, we honour the victims of the global climate crisis. 15 July marks the EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis — a day to remember those whose lives, health, and livelihoods have been impacted by a rapidly changing climate. From deadly floods to extreme
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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❄️🌍 This Arctic Sea Ice Day, Arctic Basecamp is sounding the alarm on accelerating ice loss. Arctic sea ice reached its winter peak on March 22, 2025 — the lowest maximum ever recorded in 47 years of satellite data. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ARCTIC DOESN'T STAY IN THE ARCTIC — ice
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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🧊 The Arctic summer melt season is underway. We’re continuing our What Melt Means series – exploring how Arctic ice loss, driven by climate change, is reshaping our world. 🦠 This time, we’re focusing on how climate change is changing where diseases thrive. As the world warms
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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🌍🧠 How is climate change affecting your mental health? 🌱. At Arctic Basecamp, we work to bring climate science out of the Arctic and into the world’s boardrooms and communities. Rising global temperatures- accelerated by Arctic warming- don’t just change our weather, they
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Arctic Basecamp
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🔥🌍 Record-Breaking Heatwave Sweeps Across Europe 🌍🔥. Europe is in the grip of an extreme and widespread heatwave — with temperatures shattering seasonal records and pushing communities to the limit. 🌡️ What’s happening right now:.Temperatures topping 42°C in Spain, France,
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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🗓️ Big climate discussions are happening this year, do you know when?. We’ve created a Climate Policy Calendar to help you keep track of the key global events shaping how the world responds to climate change. From high-level political summits to regional forums, these moments
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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🌊🔥 Severe Marine Heatwave Grips the Mediterranean 🔥🌊. Sea surface temperatures across the Mediterranean have soared more than 5°C above normal, marking one of the most extreme marine heatwaves ever recorded in the region. Why does it matter?.Vital ecosystems like coral reefs
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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🌍 What just happened at the 62nd Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UN Climate Change (SB62) – and what does it mean for the Arctic and the world?. Continuing our series imagining the Arctic as a sovereign state, we now unpack where SB62 negotiations made progress, where
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Arctic Basecamp
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🌎✨ Youth voices in climate action matter. Our Youth Ambassador Storm, who joined us at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting at Davos this year, recently partnered with the Museum of Science Boston for an inspiring evening with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. Storm reflected on
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Arctic Basecamp
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🧊 Greenland’s ice sheet is showing alarming signs as the 2025 melt season unfolds. As of June 23, ice mass is already tracking below the 1991–2020 average—and the critical summer melt hasn’t even peaked. Scientists warn the coming months could push 2025 into the ranks of the
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Arctic Basecamp
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🔥 Record-breaking Arctic heatwave, May 2025 🔥.Iceland saw temperatures soar above 26°C—more than 13°C higher than the 1991–2020 average. In Greenland, the ice sheet melted at 17 times the historic May average. This extreme event was made 3°C hotter and 40 times more likely by
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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🌏 The @WMO’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 Report, released this week, spotlights the growing threat to health and healthcare systems from climate change. Asia is the world’s largest continent, with a landmass reaching up into the Arctic and glaciers containing the largest.
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World Meteorological Organization
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The WMO’s #StateOfClimate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. Full report:
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Arctic Basecamp
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Policymakers: The climate crisis is accelerating — but so are the number of solutions. This post is part of a new series breaking down what different groups must do to limit global warming and protect our future. We’re starting with those who hold the power to drive systemic
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Arctic Basecamp
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🕊️ 80 years ago today, the @UN Charter was signed – laying the foundation for a global system built on cooperation, peace, and shared responsibility. Emerging from the devastation of the Second World War, the Charter reflected a bold vision: that the greatest challenges of our
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Arctic Basecamp
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🌍 Cities like Medellín are turning hope into action — transforming grey streets into thriving green spaces, lowering urban outdoor temperatures, and bringing nature back to life. But climate action isn’t just for city planners. ✨ Everyone has a role to play — from individuals
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Arctic Basecamp
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❄️ If the Arctic had a seat at the climate negotiating table… what would it say?. Right now, countries are meeting in Bonn, Germany, for the UN climate negotiations known as #SB62 – a key moment to shape the road to COP30. We imagined the Arctic as a state with a voice of its
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@ArcticBasecamp
Arctic Basecamp
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🌊 Arctic sea ice melts every year — but not like this. James Grecian, a Polar Scientist, explains how climate change is disrupting a critical polar cycle. 🔥 Ice is melting earlier, refreezing later, and shrinking by 13% each decade. 💡 The thick, long-lasting ice that once
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