Globe Records Fourth Warmest August as Arctic Ice Melts
Warmer than average temperatures occurred in the northeastern U.S., eastern Canada, southern Greenland, central and southern Europe, Japan, and western Australia, among other locations. Siberia lived up to its reputation by being the main region that was cooler than average during the period.… Read More
New Study Shows How Fast Ice Sheets Can Change
A new paper released Thursday in Science says that ice can respond a lot faster than anyone had thought. Studies like this one are key to finding out, and the closer scientists look, the more they realize how rapidly glaciers can change their behavior over the short term.… Read More
‘Astonishing’ Ice Melt May Lead to More Extreme Winters
The “astounding loss of sea ice this year is adding a huge amount of heat to the Arctic Ocean and the atmosphere, said Jennifer Francis, an atmospheric scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey. “It’s like having a new energy source for the atmosphere.… Read More
Arctic Has Lost Enough Ice to Cover Canada and Texas
The official end of the Arctic Ocean melt season could come any time now, but the sea ice that covers the North Polar region has already smashed the previous record low for end-of-summer ice area set in 2007. Since March, according to one calculation, the amount of ice that has disappeared is equal to the areas of Alaska and Canada, combined.… Read More
As Sea Ice Fades, The Arctic Becomes A Nautical Highway
The timing couldn’t have been better: just a week or so after scientists announced the greatest meltback of Arctic sea ice on record, three adventurers declared they’d slipped through the McClure Strait in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago, thus achieving the first-ever sailboat trek through the northernmost part of the fabled Northwest Passage.… Read More
Heidi Cullen Joins Lateline to Discuss Record Sea Ice Melt
Climate Central's Heidi Cullen appeared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Lateline with host Tony Jones to discuss climate change and the recent news of the record low Arctic sea ice. Click here to watch the broadcast or read the full transcript. … Read More
Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record Low, and it’s Not Over Yet
The National Snow and Ice Data Center has just announced that Arctic sea ice is at its lowest extent since satellite observations began in the 1970’s. The old record, set in 2007, saw the Arctic Ocean covered with 1.61 million square miles of ice, but on Sunday, the coverage was just 1.58 million square miles. What makes this milestone especially s… Read More
Arctic Sea Ice Record Now Could Be Set in August
According to the NSIDC, Arctic sea ice extent is currently tracking well below the level seen at this time during the record melt season of 2007, and is on track to set a record low as soon as next week, if recent trends continue.… Read More
