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Arctic ice is melting faster than expected — and the culprit could be dust
"The Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on the planet, so the question we’re trying to ask here is: Is the Arctic ...
A doctor was deployed to an Arctic research station during the Cold War. Decades later, he learned its secret purpose
The “city under the ice” revealed a hidden chapter of the Cold War era and gave rise to a new field of scientific inquiry. As ice melt accelerates, its story isn’t over yet.
Boston College7d
Cave deposits reveal Pleistocene permafrost thaw, absent predicted levels of CO2 release
The vast frozen terrain of Arctic permafrost thawed several times in North America ... The team of researchers explored caves in Canada to look for clues left in speleothemsmineral deposits ...
'You look up and see light coming through': The divers venturing under the ice in the name of science
It is a world cut off from our own by thick blankets of floating ice, but some scientists are taking the plunge to learn how these frozen depths are changing.
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The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world
Last month was extreme: Temperatures in parts of the Arctic spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its lowest level ever recorded for ...
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February made me shiver (but not the Arctic)
Arctic sea ice growth was slow in February, leaving extent at record-low levels for the end of the month. In the Antarctic, ...
The Washington Post12d
Global sea ice cover hit a record low in February, researchers find
which combines the amount of sea ice present in the Arctic and Antarctic, hit a new low in early February and remained below the previous record from 2023 for the rest of the month. In particular ...
Phys.org8d
Arctic sea ice loss drives drier weather over California and wetter Iberian winters, modeling study shows
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to drier winters in California and wetter winters in the Iberian Peninsula. This conclusion was reached by isolating the ...
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Atlantic water may be impacting sea ice formation in Arctic
Arctic communities have long been noticing changes in the sea ice across Alaska, with ice setting up later most years and proving less dependable throughout the winter many years. The impacts have ...