News tagged with arctic sea ice

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Mystery mechanism drove global warming 55 million years ago

A runaway spurt of global warming 55 million years ago turned Earth into a hothouse but how this happened remains worryingly unclear, scientists said on Monday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 24

New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning

(PhysOrg.com) -- Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record. The new results, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (66) | comments 6

British explorers cut short trek to North Pole

(AP) -- British explorers in northern Canada to measure the thickness of floating Arctic sea ice ended their expedition short of reaching the North Pole due to an early summer ice melt, the team said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (11) | comments 3

A new insight into the decline of the Arctic sea ice cover

The mechanical behavior of the Arctic sea ice cover appears to favor its rapid decline. Scientists from INSU-CNRS, Université J. Fourier and Université de Savoie, France, have analyzed the trajectories of drifting ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Obama won't fight global warming with bear rules

(AP) -- The Obama administration, which promised a sharp break from the Bush White House on global warming, declared Friday it would stick with a Bush-era policy against expanding protection for climate-threatened ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Gov't faces weekend deadline on polar bear rule

(AP) -- A decision involving the iconic polar bear could determine whether protecting endangered species might also help save the earth from global warming.

Biology / Ecology

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Mercury levels in Arctic seals may be linked to global warming

Researchers in Canada are reporting for the first time that high mercury levels in certain Arctic seals appear to be linked to vanishing sea ice caused by global warming. Their study, a new insight into the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Seaglider monitors waters from Arctic during record-breaking journey under ice (w/Video)

The University of Washington has surpassed its 2-year-old world record for operating a glider under the ice, this time by successfully operating one of its seagliders for six months as it made round trips ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole

Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research published this week (Thurs 23 April 2009).

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (70) | comments 12

Scientists issue warning on future of central Arctic

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have warned that world leaders are in a race against time to make key decisions about the future of international co-operation in the Arctic.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (35) | comments 12

Cuts in greenhouse gas emissions would save Arctic ice, reduce sea level rise

The threat of global warming can still be greatly diminished if nations cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 70 percent this century, according to a new analysis. While global temperatures would ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (90) | comments 15

New Arctic satellite data shows Arctic literally on thin ice

The latest data from NASA and the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center show the continuation of a decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice extent in the Arctic, including new ...

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created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (80) | comments 43

Ice-free Arctic Ocean possible in 30 years, not 90 as previously estimated

(PhysOrg.com) -- A nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer may happen three times sooner than scientists have estimated. New research says the Arctic might lose most of its ice cover in summer in as few ...

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (62) | comments 20

British team trek to North Pole to measure sea ice

Three British explorers have set out on a 90-day skiing expedition to the North Pole, measuring sea ice thickness the whole way to find out exactly how fast it is disappearing, according to the Catlin Arctic ...

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created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (36) | comments 3

Arctic heats up more than other places

Temperature change in the Arctic is happening at a greater rate than other places in the Northern Hemisphere, and this is expected to continue in the future.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (19) | comments 11