Arctic sea ice Extent sets new record and still shrinking
NASA Earth Observatory, 28 August 2012, Arctic Sea Ice Drops below 2007 Record: Image of the Day
View ArticleArctic Sea Ice Extent drops to lowest on record and still shrinking
On August 26 it was announced that arctic sea ice extent this summer has dropped to it's lowest level ever recorded, surpassing the previous record in 2007. And summer sea ice melt still has further to...
View ArticleClimate change causing rapid reduction in sea ice: An ice free Arctic summer...
Arctic summer sea ice is at a new record low level since satellite measurements began recording data in 1979. The summer minimum is down to about 1.32 million square miles (3.41 million square...
View ArticleWhy sea ice extent in Antarctica is growing slightly
While the Arctic sea-ice has experienced a dramatic reduction, Antarctic sea ice continues to increase in extent hitting a new record in October this year. So what's going on? The trend of a slight...
View ArticleSea ice reduction disturbs Arctic greenhouse gas balance
The diminishing Arctic sea-ice extent is resulting in changes in how greenhouse gases interact between the land, ocean and atmosphere according to a new study. "Changes in the balance of greenhouse...
View ArticleArctic amplification, the Jet stream and Extreme weather in Northern Hemisphere
NASA image: Rossby Waves of the JetstreamA series of major extreme weather events in the Northern hemisphere including the heatwave in the United States in 2011, the Russian heatwave of 2010, the...
View ArticleArctic amplification, sea ice loss and the jetstream
Still from a presentation by Professor Jennifer Frances at Weather and Climate Summit in January 2013 youtube video Published 17 Feb 2013.
View ArticleThe Paradox of Antarctic Sea Ice in a warming world: Research vessel trapped...
Akademik Shokalskiy trapped by sea ice in AntarcticaI came across an article lambasting the Australian Antarctic Expedition scientists on board the MV Akademik Shokalskiy trapped by fast ice since...
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