Arctic is changing dramatically, and 2024 report card shows
1 day ago · In the 2024 Arctic Report Card, released Dec. 10, we brought together 97 scientists from 11 countries, with expertise ranging from wildlife to wildfire and sea ice to snow, to report on the state ...
Sea Ice Today - National Snow and Ice Data Center
Dec 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 …
Arctic hit by high temperatures, melting ice and fires in ... - NBC News
Dec 10, 2024 · The Arctic experienced its second-hottest year on record, according to a NOAA report. The Arctic tundra has become a source of emissions, rather than a carbon sink.
A controversial plan to refreeze the Arctic is seeing promising
Dec 12, 2024 · Deep in the Canadian Arctic, scientists and entrepreneurs brave sub-zero temperatures, whipping winds and snowstorms to drill holes through the sea ice to pump out the seawater below and freeze it ...
The Arctic has seen worrying, rapid changes in just a couple of
Dec 11, 2024 · Coastal flooding is worsening in many communities as Arctic glaciers and the Greenland Ice Sheet send meltwater into the oceans. Heat-trapping gases released by Arctic wildfires and thawing...
News - ArcticToday
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Worrying Signs From the Arctic - The New York Times
Dec 17, 2024 · The Arctic is warming four times as fast as the rest of the planet. In the waters that connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans in northern Canada, sea ice was the lowest ever recorded in the ...
Arctic tundra becoming source of carbon dioxide emissions
Dec 10, 2024 · Arctic annual surface air temperatures ranked second-warmest since 1900. Autumn 2023 and summer 2024 were especially warm across the Arctic, with temperatures ranking 2nd and 3rd warmest, respectively. An early August 2024 heatwave set all-time record daily temperatures in several northern Alaska and Canada communities.
Arctic - BBC News
Oct 23, 2024 · Arctic foxes were almost hunted to extinction in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Can projects to breed and feed them help this native species return for good? Many parts are waking up to icy...
Arctic news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News
New research about Greenland's ice sheet could provide a warning of what's to come as the planet continues to warm. The U.S. says climate change is helping Russia and China boost activity in the...