A new study supports predictions that the Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035. …read more Source:: Science
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Arctic warming will accelerate climate change and impact global economy
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•Carbon released into the atmosphere by the increasing loss of Arctic permafrost, combined with higher solar absorption by the Earth’s surface due to the melting of sea ice and land …read more Source:: Science
The Transpolar Drift is faltering: Sea ice is now melting before it can leave the nursery
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•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
Warming, sea-ice loss: Arctic Report Card tracks region’s environmental changes
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•NOAA’s annual report card on the Arctic, released today, shows that the Arctic region experienced the second-warmest air temperatures ever recorded; the second-lowest overall sea-ice coverage; lowest recorded winter ice …read more Source:: Science
Ocean waves following sea ice loss trigger Antarctic ice shelf collapse
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•Storm-driven ocean swells have triggered the catastrophic disintegration of Antarctic ice shelves in recent decades, according to new research published in Nature today. …read more Source:: Science
Decades of satellite monitoring reveal Antarctic ice loss
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•Scientists have reviewed decades of satellite measurements to reveal how and why Antarctica’s glaciers, ice shelves and sea ice are changing. Their report explains how ice shelf thinning and collapse …read more Source:: Science
Wind, sea ice patterns point to climate change in western Arctic
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•A major shift in western Arctic wind patterns occurred throughout the winter of 2017 and the resulting changes in sea ice movement are possible indicators of a changing climate, says …read more Source:: Science
How openings in Antarctic sea ice affect worldwide climate
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•In a new analysis of climate models, researchers reveal the significant global effects that seemingly anomalous polynyas, or openings in sea ice, can have. Their findings indicate that heat escaping …read more Source:: Science