Arctic melt season lengthening, ocean rapidly warming
The length of the melt season for Arctic sea ice is growing by several days each decade, and an earlier … Continue reading → The post Arctic melt season lengthening, ocean rapidly warming appeared...
View ArticleArctic Sea ice peak is 5th lowest on record, researchers say
Despite a late-season boost from the cold weather patterns similar to those that blasted England with terrific storms in February, … Continue reading → The post Arctic Sea ice peak is 5th lowest on...
View ArticlePlugging an ozone hole: Extreme Antarctic ozone holes have not been...
Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, scientists, policymakers, and the public have wondered whether we might someday see … Continue reading → The post Plugging an ozone hole: Extreme...
View ArticleArctic study sheds light on tree-ring divergence problem: Changes in light...
New research has found that changes in tree-ring density in the Arctic may be evidence of changes in light intensity … Continue reading → The post Arctic study sheds light on tree-ring divergence...
View ArticleMelting Arctic opens new passages for invasive species
For the first time in roughly 2 million years, melting Arctic sea ice is connecting the north Pacific and north … Continue reading → The post Melting Arctic opens new passages for invasive species...
View ArticleArctic warming linked to fewer European and U.S. cold weather extremes, new...
Climate change is unlikely to lead to more days of extreme cold, similar to those that gripped the United States … Continue reading → The post Arctic warming linked to fewer European and U.S. cold...
View ArticleLive camera shows Arctic snowy owl, chicks in nest
A high-definition camera trained on a burrow near the nation’s northernmost city is allowing researchers and any bird viewer with … Continue reading → The post Live camera shows Arctic snowy owl,...
View ArticleHuge waves measured for first time in Arctic Ocean
The first measurements of waves in the middle of the Arctic Ocean recorded house-sized waves during a September 2012 storm. … Continue reading → The post Huge waves measured for first time in Arctic...
View ArticleSurf’s up in the Arctic: Record-high waves seen in 2012
Record-high waves hit Alaska’s Beaufort Sea in September 2012, when Arctic sea ice shrank to an extreme summer low, a … Continue reading → The post Surf’s up in the Arctic: Record-high waves seen in...
View ArticleCanada identifies ship from British Arctic expedition
Experts identified a shipwreck uncovered last month in the Arctic as the HMS Erebus, the ship British Rear Adm. Sir … Continue reading → The post Canada identifies ship from British Arctic expedition...
View ArticleMassive Alaska storm helping push frigid Arctic air toward lower 48 states
A massive storm expected to help push Arctic air toward the lower 48 states was moving slowly eastward after blasting … Continue reading → The post Massive Alaska storm helping push frigid Arctic air...
View ArticleArctic storm has Colorado shoveling … tumbleweed
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — An arctic storm system has some Coloradoans shoveling out from under tumbleweeds rather than snow. Full … Continue reading → The post Arctic storm has Colorado shoveling …...
View ArticleArctic blast in U.S. brings early snow, freezing temperatures
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Heavy snow and freezing temperatures blasted across the United States on Tuesday, with … Continue reading → The post Arctic blast in U.S. brings early snow,...
View ArticleSatellite photo shows frigid arctic air over eastern US
A new satellite photo shows the eastern United States locked in a cold front’s icy grip. Full Story Via FOX … Continue reading → The post Satellite photo shows frigid arctic air over eastern US...
View ArticleMidwest, eastern US pelted with mix of snow, ice and rain; Arctic cold coming...
Snow, ice and rain fell Saturday in the Midwest and eastern parts of the U.S., a prelude to the Arctic … Continue reading → The post Midwest, eastern US pelted with mix of snow, ice and rain; Arctic...
View ArticleObama to propose protecting U.S. Arctic wildlife refuge from drilling
By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will propose expanding the protected area of Alaska’s Arctic refuge … Continue reading → The post Obama to propose protecting U.S....
View ArticleArctic Ocean shoal ruled off limits for oil drilling
A plateau on the Arctic Ocean floor, where thousands of Pacific walrus gather to feed and raise pups, has received … Continue reading → The post Arctic Ocean shoal ruled off limits for oil drilling...
View ArticleClinton hit for breaking with Obama on Arctic drilling, staying mum on Keystone
Hillary Clinton is taking heat from Republicans for breaking with the Obama administration on Arctic drilling while continuing to hedge … Continue reading → The post Clinton hit for breaking with Obama...
View ArticleObama to propose building of new icebreakers to protect US interests in Arctic
President Obama will ask Congress Tuesday to speed up the construction of new icebreaker ships in order to protect U.S. … Continue reading → The post Obama to propose building of new icebreakers to...
View ArticleObama pushes for more U.S. ice-breaking might in Arctic
By Roberta Rampton ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday will propose a faster timetable for buying a … Continue reading → The post Obama pushes for more U.S. ice-breaking...
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