Summers have several weeks of continuous daylight - the Sun shines virtually 24 hours a day, which is why the Arctic is also called the Land of the Midnight Sun. Winters are long and dark ...

Travis W. Drake, Robert M. Holmes, Alexander V. Zhulidov, Tatiana Gurtovaya, Peter A. Raymond, James W. McClelland, Robert G. M. Spencer Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 64, No. S1, SPECIAL ISSUE: ...

The alpine tundra biome is also a cold climate region with temperatures averaging below freezing at night. This area receives ...

The climate in the tundra biomes is extremely cold - I mean seriously ... warmth and shelter from the strong winds. This is the Arctic fox. They are extremely well adapted to the freezing conditions.

A new report on the impact of climate change in the Arctic revealed ... weather patterns and vegetation changes are making the Arctic tundra a much less hospitable place for reindeer.

"The Arctic tundra is one of the coldest biomes on Earth, and it's also one of the most rapidly warming," said lead researcher Logan Berner from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff ...

Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, this program identifies and explores the physical and human factors, including climate change that affect carbon and water cycles in the tundra. Stages 4-5 Science and ...

The Arctic is warming faster than any other area of the planet. How environmental change affects the landscape, weather ...