Posts Tagged ‘sea ice’
Why an oil spill in Arctic waters would be devastating
As oil companies move further north, many say it's only a matter of time before a big spill. The consequences would be catastrophicAs sea ice disappears and open water seasons last longer, the High North – that vast area above the Arctic circle – h...
Melting ice on Arctic islands a major player in sea level rise
Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 12:37 in Earth & Climate Related images(click to enlarge) Alex Gardner Angus Duncan Angus Duncan Melting glaciers and ice caps on Canadian Arctic islands play a much greater role in sea level rise th...
Global warming puts heat on U.S. military ops
TEXAS A&M (US) — Changing global climate due to ongoing warming will present national and homeland security challenges requiring the U.S. military to adopt new ways of doing business worldwide. A new report, issued by the National Research Counci...
Melting Of Ice Sheets: New Largest Contributor To Rising Seas
Ice sheets are now the largest contributor to rising sea levels, a new report has found. If ice sheets continue to melt at their current...
Two Cute Baby Polar Bears Play With Their Mother In The Snow (Video)
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Requiem for the Bears?
With polar bears getting less time on the shrinking ice to fatten up on seals, they are coming ashore with less energy stored up for the difficult summer months.
Loss of reflectivity in the Arctic doubles estimate of climate models
A new analysis of the Northern Hemisphere's "albedo feedback" over a 30-year period concludes that the region's loss of reflectivity due to snow and sea ice decline is more than double what state-of-the-art climate models estimate.
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