Sea Ice Today | National Snow and Ice Data Center
Nov 4, 2024 · The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on the planet, and as a result, sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is decreasing. Sea ice loss has far-reaching effects on the planet because the ice helps regulate Earth’s climate, influences global weather patterns, and …
Climate change is causing dramatic impacts in the Arctic, report ... - NPR
Dec 12, 2023 · The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average as a result of human-caused climate change, driven primarily by burning fossil fuels. Researchers say changes in the Arctic...
Arctic sea ice thins in 2 big jumps, and now more vulnerable - AP News
Mar 15, 2023 · Climate change attacked crucial Arctic sea ice thickness in two sudden big gobbles instead of steady nibbling, a new study says.
Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut …
Oct 22, 2024 · Crucial climate science has been stymied as Russia, which makes up over half the Arctic, continues its war in Ukraine. Data flowing between Western and Russian scientists has slowed to a...
Arctic - BBC News
Aug 26, 2024 · 23 Oct 2024. Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic. Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests. 24 Sep 2024. DNA test...
Arctic Warming 4 Times as Fast as the Rest of the Planet, New …
Aug 11, 2022 · The rapid warming of the Arctic, a definitive sign of climate change, is occurring even faster than previously described, researchers in Finland said Thursday.
The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than ...
Aug 11, 2022 · In recent decades, the warming in the Arctic has been much faster than in the rest of the world, a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification. Numerous studies report that the Arctic is warming...
Warmest Arctic summer on record is evidence of ...
Dec 12, 2023 · NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card documents new records showing that human-caused warming of the air, ocean and land is affecting people, ecosystems and communities across the Arctic region, which is heating up faster than any other part of the world.
The Arctic Is Becoming Wetter and Stormier, Scientists Warn
Dec. 13, 2022. As humans warm the planet, the once reliably frigid and frozen Arctic is becoming wetter and stormier, with shifts in its climate and seasons that are forcing local communities,...
Paws of polar bears sustaining ice-related injuries in a warming Arctic …
Oct 22, 2024 · Kristin Laidre/University of Washington. Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the health of two polar bear populations, researchers found lacerations, hair loss, ice buildup and skin ...