The dramatic loss of ice in the Arctic is influencing sea-ice transport across the Arctic Ocean. Today only 20 percent of the sea ice that forms in the shallow Russian …read more Source:: Science
Tag: Arctic Ocean
NASA monitors the ‘new normal’ of sea ice
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•This year’s melt season in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas started with a bang, with a record low maximum extent in March and relatively rapid ice loss through May. …read more Source:: Science
Arctic Ocean methane does not reach the atmosphere
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•250 methane flares release the climate gas methane from the seabed and into the Arctic Ocean. During the summer months this leads to an increased methane concentration in the ocean. …read more Source:: Science
The Arctic is facing a decline in sea ice that might equal the negative record of 2012
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•Sea ice physicists are anticipating that the sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean this summer may shrink to the record low of 2012. The scientists made this projection after …read more Source:: Science
Six to 10 million years ago: Ice-free summers at the North Pole
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•A new window has been opened into the climate history of the Arctic Ocean. Using unique sediment samples from the Lomonosov Ridge, the researchers found that six to 10 million …read more Source:: Science