Climate change: Top 10 things you should know
From accelerating sea-level rise to ocean acidification and a risk of extreme weather
Arctic oil strike puts ExxonMobil in tough position over sanctions
$70m well is one of most closely watched projects in the oil industry
And the winners are . . .
We've selected the winners of the Charlie Bird Arctic Quiz, set by the students of Scoil Realt na Mara in Skerries
The Arctic school quiz: Entries now closed
Charlie Bird is on his way back to Ireland after his month in Grise Fiord. Let us know how much you learned from his trip by taking the final Irish Times/Scoil Realt na Mara Arctic quiz. The online entry form is here
There’s a worrying sound coming from the refrigerator of the world
A final column from the Arctic reflects on the area’s changing ecology and growing commercial pressures
The Arctic primary school quiz
The sixth class in Scoil Realt Na Mara have teamed up with Charlie Bird on his Arctic adventure (irishtimes.com/arctic). To help you get involved they have created the Arctic primary school quiz - join in
How a boat in Resolute Bay ended up in the Oval Office
During Charlie Bird's trip to the Arctic he stopped off in Resolute Bay. While there he heard about the ill-fated Franklin voyage and the fate of the ship involved
Flying the Arctic route
The small twin otter planes that connect Grise Fiord to the rest of the world are crucial. Here, Charlie Bird meets some new arrivals and talks to the pilots about working the route
Packing the family for an overnight hunt
Raymond Mercredi is a Cree Indian living in Grise Fiord. Charlie Bird caught up with him as he prepared to go out on a hunting expedition with his five-year--old grandson and their dog Bingo
Managing the hunt: finding a balance between safety, tradition and sport
Jon Neely is wildlife officer in Grise Fiord
The return of the sun: a celebration of sunlight and identity
The dark winter months are over in Grise Fiord and so the local school, the center of the community, have organised a celebration of the sun with a performance of traditional throat singing
Another adventure begins: Irish adventurers start out for the North Pole
Charlie Bird isn't the only Irish person navigating the Arctic. Adventurers Clare O'Leary and Mike O'Shea have set off on a remarkable attempt to travel by ski across the Arctic ice to the North Pole
Women in Grise Fiord
As we approach International Women's Day, Charlie Bird meets with a young Inuit mother, Susie Kiguktak, to hear her describe the role of women in the community
Food security: why the cost of food has become an Arctic issue
Heavily reliant on food deliveries by air, the cost of transporting food to Grise Fiord and other parts of the Arctic has become a major issue
Language, songs and whipping dogs to break the ice
Skerries and Grise Fiord met again online and shared more of each others cultures across the continents
The view from school: Grise Fiord’s students on life in the Arctic
Charlie Bird brings his camera inside the local school in Grise Fiord to meet some of the students
If you like seals, don’t watch this
After the successful seal hunt Charlie Bird returns to Grise Fiord to see what happens to the animal
Constrained by the limits of the land, and the bounty from ships and shops
Feeding yourself in the Arctic is expensive, so the Inuit hunt ‘country food’
From Ireland to the Arctic: two schools meet across the world
Charlie Bird brought his camera to the Grise Fiord school in the Arctic to watch them meet Scoil Réalt na Mara in Skerries via Skype
Watching ice-bergs melt and how to cook a polar bear
The elders of Grise Fiord have seen rapid change in their climate. In these two videos Charlie Bird hears about what has changed and why knowing how to cook a polar bear and other Arctic food matters
Charlie gets his gun
The Arctic is a wild place and artist Danny Osborne has only one piece of advice when visiting: always carry a gun
Arctic video challenge for secondary students
Have you got an opinion on climate change? Want to work with Irish Times journalists? Then take part in our student 30-sec video challenge
Frobisher, fool's gold and bringing the head of Oscar Wilde to the Arctic
Artist Danny Osborne, based in the Nunavut capital Iqaluit, on the history of Frobisher Bay
Video from Grise Fiord: ‘If you don’t have airfare it’s like a prison without walls’
When it costs $1,200 round trip just to get out of town you need to plan your trips very carefully
What the Arctic project is all about and who's involved
The background, what to expect and how you can get involved
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