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High of 18.3C this week underscores how rapidly climate change is affecting polar region
Scientists warn of devastating effects of global warming on ice sheets in polar regions
Landmark UN report lays bare severe risk to coastal cities and low-lying islands
A voyage to the ends of the earth — with a butler always on hand
American Colin O’Brady pips Brit Louis Rudd to claim historic polar victory
When Tim Jarvis re-enacted an epic journey, leadership skills were all he had to rely on
Two rivals are closing in on one of the last great polar records
Scientists are attempting to quantify the future dangers of Antarctic ice melt
Anxiety about the ecological impact of polar tourism is growing with a new wave of wealthy travellers
Swimming with a leopard seal, or hanging in a crevasse — the icy wilderness holds allure
Competition for natural resources, research and tourism is putting pressure on the cold war-era treaty that guarantees order on the continent
Charlie Bibby on photographing elephant seals, icebergs and otherworldly glaciers
Changes on a continent once thought frozen in time
As ice patterns shift, the FT joins the scientists battling to find out more
Questionnaires are useful but experience shows teams can work well without them
From his Oslo office to the North and South Poles, the adventurer has discovered that the quieter he becomes, the more he hears
Part 5: Leo Houlding is racing back to base camp before supplies run out
Part 4: In his latest update, Leo Houlding hurries to reach a food cache in time for the holiday
Part 3: In his latest update from his pioneering expedition, Leo Houlding tastes success but has a close call with a crevasse
Part 2: In his first dispatch from his pioneering adventure, Houlding finds his meticulous plans coming up against the harsh realities of the coldest continent
Part 1: As he sets out for the world’s most remote mountain range, the climber hopes to pioneer a new era of polar adventure
Scientists say ‘little doubt’ that climate change is causing ice shelves to disappear
Done Europe, now 1 in 8 tourists to Antarctica are Chinese
The latest buildings in Antarctica and the Arctic are designed to be zero-carbon dwellings for year-round living
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