Arctic ecosystems are at a "disproportionately higher risk," latest IPCC report finds
Open water in Cambridge Bay persists in early October. An ice-free summer might look attractive to some in the western Nunavut community where heavy ice conditions in the vicinity recently prevented the arrival of the large resupply barge. (PHOTO BY JANE GEORGE)
A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change foresees some dire consequences from rising temperatures in the Arctic, unless dramatic moves are made to curb the use of fossil fuels.
The 782-page report, released Oct. 8 in South Korea, looks at the impacts of…