Arctic
adjective
Connected to or situated in the far north of Earth, near the North Pole.
Arctic temperatures can be extremely cold.
Often appears as...
- arctic region
- arctic circle
adjective
Cold, freezing.
An arctic wind was blowing from the north.
Often appears as...
- arctic weather
- arctic temperature
noun
The area located in the far north of Earth, including the North Pole and surrounding seas and lands.
Recent studies have shown dramatic changes in the Arctic due to global warming.
Often appears as...
- the arctic circle
- the arctic region
adjective
Connected to or situated in the far north of Earth, near the North Pole.
Arctic temperatures can be extremely cold.
Often appears as...
- arctic region
- arctic circle
adjective
Cold, freezing.
An arctic wind was blowing from the north.
Often appears as...
- arctic weather
- arctic temperature
noun
The area located in the far north of Earth, including the North Pole and surrounding seas and lands.
Recent studies have shown dramatic changes in the Arctic due to global warming.
Often appears as...
- the arctic circle
- the arctic region
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Refers to regions around the North Pole, not just cold places.
The arctic fox is native to the Arctic regions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Antarctic
Remember 'Antarctic' is the South Pole area; 'Arctic' is the North.
Penguins are Antarctic, not Arctic animals.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Used to describe extremes in folklore, like Santa's home.
Santa Claus is said to live in the Arctic.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Refers to regions around the North Pole, not just cold places.
The arctic fox is native to the Arctic regions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Antarctic
Remember 'Antarctic' is the South Pole area; 'Arctic' is the North.
Penguins are Antarctic, not Arctic animals.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Used to describe extremes in folklore, like Santa's home.
Santa Claus is said to live in the Arctic.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Refers to regions around the North Pole, not just cold places.
The arctic fox is native to the Arctic regions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Antarctic
Remember 'Antarctic' is the South Pole area; 'Arctic' is the North.
Penguins are Antarctic, not Arctic animals.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Used to describe extremes in folklore, like Santa's home.
Santa Claus is said to live in the Arctic.
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Why the Arctic is...
turning the feedback loop positive for all but a couple of months. While negative feedback loops encourage stability by pushing a system towards equilibrium, positive feedback loops destabilize it by enabling larger and larger deviations. And the recently increased impact of positive feedbacks may have consequences far beyond the Arctic.
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Technology that protects...
healthcare by building tools that put all the necessary tools into one particular spot on a mobile platform so you could take it wherever it's needed in this case we initially started by taking it to a callo it in Canada's Arctic but we made it so simple that anybody could use it and now we're using it around the world where it's needed
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James Balog: Time-lapse...
is it raining more or is it raining less? Is it getting hotter or is it getting colder? What do the computer models say about this, that and the other thing? All of that, strip it away. In the world of the arctic and alpine environments, where the ice is, it's real and it's present. The changes are happening. They're very visible.
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Seven Superpowered...
lives in a place you might not expect to find a shark the arctic up north the water is frigid so you can't expect them to move very fast in fact nothing they do is very fast every aspect of their life history seems to be in super slow whoa they only swim about two miles per hour and they only grow up to one centimeter
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Making waves: The power...
In the polar regions, we see how this small local process effects global movement. In the arctic and antarctic, where ice slabs decorate the water's surface, there's little temperature difference between surface and deeper waters. It's all pretty cold. But salinity differs,
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Leopard Seals Play With...
queensland i'm lucky enough to do a lot of my work in the polar regions of the world so up north in the arctic and down south in the antarctic and what i'm going to tell you about today is leopard seals
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Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
she lives the sami life with passionate enthusiasm ella and inga have grown up absorbing this passion for the arctic and for these hardy resilient reindeer
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What Are Tundras? PIPE...
root but shrubs and other vegetation grow during the short summers which range from fifty to sixty days a variety of wildlife including arctic foxes polar
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The Largest Falcon in...
this white falcon a jer falcon is the largest in the world a pair live on an island here in the high arctic last summer they failed to raise any young
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How an Arctic Squirrel...
This is the tundra. Even trees struggle to take root in the icy soil. But life is possible even here. An arctic ground squirrel.
Video examples
Why the Arctic is...
turning the feedback loop positive for all but a couple of months. While negative feedback loops encourage stability by pushing a system towards equilibrium, positive feedback loops destabilize it by enabling larger and larger deviations. And the recently increased impact of positive feedbacks may have consequences far beyond the Arctic.
Video examples
Technology that protects...
healthcare by building tools that put all the necessary tools into one particular spot on a mobile platform so you could take it wherever it's needed in this case we initially started by taking it to a callo it in Canada's Arctic but we made it so simple that anybody could use it and now we're using it around the world where it's needed
Video examples
James Balog: Time-lapse...
is it raining more or is it raining less? Is it getting hotter or is it getting colder? What do the computer models say about this, that and the other thing? All of that, strip it away. In the world of the arctic and alpine environments, where the ice is, it's real and it's present. The changes are happening. They're very visible.
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
lives in a place you might not expect to find a shark the arctic up north the water is frigid so you can't expect them to move very fast in fact nothing they do is very fast every aspect of their life history seems to be in super slow whoa they only swim about two miles per hour and they only grow up to one centimeter
Video examples
Making waves: The power...
In the polar regions, we see how this small local process effects global movement. In the arctic and antarctic, where ice slabs decorate the water's surface, there's little temperature difference between surface and deeper waters. It's all pretty cold. But salinity differs,
Video examples
Leopard Seals Play With...
queensland i'm lucky enough to do a lot of my work in the polar regions of the world so up north in the arctic and down south in the antarctic and what i'm going to tell you about today is leopard seals
Video examples
Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
she lives the sami life with passionate enthusiasm ella and inga have grown up absorbing this passion for the arctic and for these hardy resilient reindeer
Video examples
What Are Tundras? PIPE...
root but shrubs and other vegetation grow during the short summers which range from fifty to sixty days a variety of wildlife including arctic foxes polar
Video examples
The Largest Falcon in...
this white falcon a jer falcon is the largest in the world a pair live on an island here in the high arctic last summer they failed to raise any young
Video examples
How an Arctic Squirrel...
This is the tundra. Even trees struggle to take root in the icy soil. But life is possible even here. An arctic ground squirrel.
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Quote examples
Joe Rogan
American Comedian
We're constantly re-evaluating the potential for life. We're finding it where we didn't think it could exist, such as volcanic vents and other extreme conditions like under arctic ice. We're finding life in these incredibly harsh and dynamic conditions, so we're having to re-evaluate our own ideas of what's possible on this planet alone.
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Tatiana Schlossberg
About 6,000 years ago, St. Paul Island, a tiny spot of land in the middle of the Bering Sea, must have been a strange place. Hundreds of miles away from the mainland, it was uninhabited except for a few species of small mammals, like arctic foxes, and one big one: woolly mammoths.
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Lois Capps
American Politician
We have a moral responsibility to save wild places like the arctic refuge for future generations, and that is why our country has remained committed to its protection for nearly 50 years.
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Dan Lipinski
American Politician
The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
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Eric Goode
American Director
I knew a notorious reptile dealer who would send me animals for Area. I regret that. I mean, the landlord had wolves and an arctic fox upstairs and quite possibly a tiger.
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Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
American Scientist
The world cannot live without the Arctic; it affects every living thing on Earth and acts as a virtual thermostat, reflecting sunlight and cooling the planet.
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Oliver Sykes
English Musician
Arctic Monkeys are actually one of my favourite bands going, which is really weird cos I went to school and college with them.
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Wade Davis
Canadian Scientist
You know, once something freezes, it's solid. That's the key to the arctic - they didn't fear the cold, they made use of it.
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Steve Martin
American Comedian
I believe that Ronald Reagan will someday make this country what it once was... an arctic wilderness.
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Robin Day
British Journalist
I've always walked and climbed; spent a lot of time in the arctic and places.
Quote examples
Joe Rogan
American Comedian
We're constantly re-evaluating the potential for life. We're finding it where we didn't think it could exist, such as volcanic vents and other extreme conditions like under arctic ice. We're finding life in these incredibly harsh and dynamic conditions, so we're having to re-evaluate our own ideas of what's possible on this planet alone.
Quote examples
Tatiana Schlossberg
About 6,000 years ago, St. Paul Island, a tiny spot of land in the middle of the Bering Sea, must have been a strange place. Hundreds of miles away from the mainland, it was uninhabited except for a few species of small mammals, like arctic foxes, and one big one: woolly mammoths.
Quote examples
Lois Capps
American Politician
We have a moral responsibility to save wild places like the arctic refuge for future generations, and that is why our country has remained committed to its protection for nearly 50 years.
Quote examples
Dan Lipinski
American Politician
The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
Quote examples
Eric Goode
American Director
I knew a notorious reptile dealer who would send me animals for Area. I regret that. I mean, the landlord had wolves and an arctic fox upstairs and quite possibly a tiger.
Quote examples
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
American Scientist
The world cannot live without the Arctic; it affects every living thing on Earth and acts as a virtual thermostat, reflecting sunlight and cooling the planet.
Quote examples
Oliver Sykes
English Musician
Arctic Monkeys are actually one of my favourite bands going, which is really weird cos I went to school and college with them.
Quote examples
Wade Davis
Canadian Scientist
You know, once something freezes, it's solid. That's the key to the arctic - they didn't fear the cold, they made use of it.
Quote examples
Steve Martin
American Comedian
I believe that Ronald Reagan will someday make this country what it once was... an arctic wilderness.
Quote examples
Robin Day
British Journalist
I've always walked and climbed; spent a lot of time in the arctic and places.
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