Guardian Editorial

This is a link to a relevant article in The Guardian on the 27th of December.

Although it is only brief, the article highlights an important, often under-represented environmental impact of warming Arctic temperatures - the plight of the Arctic reindeer population. This piece discusses the inherent fragility of the interdependence of human and reindeer populations in the Arctic. Whilst rising Arctic temperatures can be accurately monitored, the intangible cultural ramifications mentioned here are often ignored. Anomalously warm Arctic temperatures this year were highlighted in a previous post on this blog.

Figure 1: Reindeer and human populations in northern Sweden.

Source: The Guardian

The Climate Change section of The Guardian website is a useful resource, with articles on a diverse range of topics. These are discussed in a broad context in a less academic style. A particularly interesting recent focus of this site is a series of wider environmental, economic and cultural articles in light of The Warming Arctic.