Hands off the Arctic

This cyberaction has been discontinued. For the latest on the Arctic, go to our Arctic Meltdown page or on our climate blog.

Become a climate activist:
Email:		Country:

Latest news featuring the Arctic

Enlarge Image

700 strip naked for climate message

700 volunteers posed nude in a French vineyard to send a message about climate change. This human art installation in the South of Burgundy was created by artist Spencer Tunick - to warn about the dangers of global warming.

Parental warning: the story below contains nudity

Enlarge Image

World leaders block Arctic coal shipment

Angela Merkel, Barack Obama and other world leaders took non-violent direct action today against a coal mine in Svalbard, denouncing the fossil fuel that is powering the meltdown of the Arctic.

Enlarge Image

Have scientist, will travel

Yes, it’s true, we do indeed have scientists. And some days, we even let them out of the lab.

Enlarge Image

Annual minimum area of Arctic sea-ice extent announced

The minimum area of summer Arctic sea-ice extent was reported this week to have plummeted to the third-lowest level in recorded history. This is Earth's way of saying that we're reaching the limits of what the planet can sustain.

Enlarge Image

Arctic Meltdown

A climate tipping point is looming closer every day in the Arctic. The more we find out about the Polar Regions, the more we realise that what we know about the impact of feedback effects has been underestimated. Recent discoveries highlight the need for action now, before it’s too late.