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Tag Archives: Sea Ice
Scientific challenges in the Arctic: Open water
As the ice melts, fresh obstacles confront Arctic researchers. Published online 12 October 2011 | Nature 478, 174-177 (2011) | doi:10.1038/478174a Last month, US researchers took a 4,000-tonne gamble when they steered the Marcus G. Langseth through the Bering Strait and … Continue reading
Special issue on the Arctic: After the ice
As the Arctic thaws, can science help to chart a sustainable path for the north? Published online 12 October 2011 | Nature 478, 171 (2011) | doi:10.1038/478171a Last winter, parts of the Canadian Arctic basked in record-breaking warmth. In the town … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, Coral Harbour, Hudson Bay, Indigenous peoples, Polar ice packs, Sea Ice, September 2011, Sustainable development
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Arctic Sea Ice September 2011
As of 4 Oct. 2011 the data coming from IJIS shows that the 2011 September Arctic sea ice was the second lowest on record, slightly above the record low for 2007. Figure 5 shows the daily extent, figure 6 shows … Continue reading
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Tagged Aqua, Arctic, Arctic Ocean, Measurement of sea ice, Polar ice packs, Sea Ice, September 2011, Square kilometre
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The Arctic’s near-record sea ice low – big picture
A view from space of Arctic sea ice at a near record low this month. Scientists in Germany, who use a different methodology, said 2011 was a record low See also: Melting ice is Earth’s warning signal – and we … Continue reading
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Tagged Aqua, Arctic, Germany, Himalayas, National Snow and Ice Data Center, Polar ice packs, Sea Ice, Square kilometre
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Arctic sea ice is melting at its fastest pace in almost 40 years
The Northwest Passage was, again, free of ice this summer and the polar region could be unfrozen in just 30 years Arctic sea ice has melted to a level not recorded since satellite observations started in 1972 – and … Continue reading
The ‘other’ Arctic sea ice melt
Reports focus on the possibility a record minimum for Arctic sea ice in September, but a major loss during the early summer months is climatologically more important From the Guardian Environment Network, Dirk Notz, Friday 9 September 2011 “Well, it’s … Continue reading
Arctic sea ice at record low for July
Arctic sea ice extent averaged for July 2011 reached the lowest level for the month in the 1979 to 2011 satellite record, even though the pace of ice loss slowed substantially during the last two weeks of July. Shipping routes … Continue reading
Arctic may be ice-free within 30 years
Data showing dramatic sea ice melt suggests warming at the north pole is speeding up John Vidal, environment editor guardian.co.uk, Monday 11 July 2011 16.42 BST Sea ice in the Arctic is melting at a record pace this year, suggesting … Continue reading
Vanishing Ice Allows Storms to Erode Alaska’s Coast
Retreating sea ice allows powerful storms to pound the Alaskan coast, speeding erosion Portions of the Arctic coast are eroding by more than 26 feet per year, a problem that is likely to worsen as climate change intensifies, according to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Arctic, Arctic Ocean, Climate change, Erosion, Laptev Sea, Sea Ice, Siberia
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Measurements of winter Arctic sea ice shows continuing ice loss, says CU-Boulder study
The 2011 Arctic sea ice extent maximum that marks the beginning of the melt season appears to be tied for the lowest ever measured by satellites, say scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder‘s National Snow and Ice Data Center. … Continue reading
Shrinking snow and ice cover intensify global warming
2011-01-18 Nature Geoscience, U. Michigan, Oregon State U. Radiative forcing and albedo feedback from the Northern Hemisphere cryosphere between 1979 and 2008 ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The decreases in Earth’s snow and ice cover over the past 30 years have exacerbated global … Continue reading
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