Global warming breaking records in the Arctic say scientists
Records were broken in the Arctic during 2012 with rapid changes occurring in sea ice extent and surface melt of Greenland Ice sheet according to the latest Arctic Report Card. These changes happened...
View ArticleDiagram of Doom
The 'Diagram of Doom' done by Sam Carana on behalf of the Arctic Methane Emergency Group (AMEG) for the 2011 AGU meeting shows some of the dynamics and feedbacks involved in accelerated arctic warming...
View ArticleGreenland Ice Mass change rate 2012
From Hansen and Sato 2012 - Dec. 26, 2012: Update of Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Loss (PDF). Discussion of how the loss rate is changing.- Fig. 1.read more
View ArticleKulluk grounded on Kodiak Island
Photo courtesy of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg/U.S. Coast Guard via Wilderness Society media release.
View ArticleUS: Salvage operations begin on Shell's Arctic oil drilling rig Kulluk
Kulluk and life rafts: Arial survey of Kulluk and life rafts - U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Painter.The Shell Corporation oil drilling rig Kulluk remains grounded, pounded...
View ArticleSea ice reduction disturbs Arctic greenhouse gas balance
The diminishing Arctic sea-ice extent is resulting in changes in how greenhouse gases interact between the land, ocean and atmosphere according to a new study. "Changes in the balance of greenhouse...
View ArticleArctic amplification, the Jet stream and Extreme weather in Northern Hemisphere
NASA image: Rossby Waves of the JetstreamA series of major extreme weather events in the Northern hemisphere including the heatwave in the United States in 2011, the Russian heatwave of 2010, the...
View ArticleArctic amplification, sea ice loss and the jetstream
Still from a presentation by Professor Jennifer Frances at Weather and Climate Summit in January 2013 youtube video Published 17 Feb 2013.
View ArticleArctic Sunrise Greenpeace activists charged with piracy in Russia over Arctic...
From peaceful action to dramatic seizure: a timeline of events since the Arctic Sunrise took action to save the Arctic from oil drilling on September 18 (CET). Take Action to Free the Arctic 30 Now!...
View ArticleLoss of Arctic sea ice affecting temperate zones
By Tim Radford. Weather extremes in temperate countries may be the consequence of the melting of Arctic snow and ice, according to Chinese and American scientists.read more
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