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Arctic Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Winter Level as Heat Records Smashed
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The Arctic ice has reached its lowest area ever recorded this winter. This huge floating ice sheet that covers the ocean around the North Pole melts naturally in the summer and usually recovers in the winter. But due to climate change less and less ice is formed in the winter. With cascade consequences.
On Thin Ice: Budget cuts at federal environment ministry threaten Arctic science
The Arctic has been in the news a lot lately. Between the increased geopolitical interest in Greenland, claims over sovereignty, resource exploitation and the devastating impacts of climate change, the region has become a sentinel for global change. But away from these headlines, a quieter crisis is unfolding that threatens Canada’s role in global environmental science, law and policy: the dismantling of research teams at the department responsi…
For the second consecutive year, Arctic winter sea ice reached the lowest peak observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March 15, Arctic sea ice reached 5.52 million square miles (14.29 million kilometres) of ice.
The Weekend Wonk: Jason Box PhD with Arctic Change Update
Jason Box has an update on arctic changes from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, which is a project of the Arctic Council. Starts with a bunch of very small graphs, but don’t get discouraged, he focuses on each one full screen as the talk goes on. Less than 20 minutes and a thorough, if … Continue reading "The Weekend Wonk: Jason Box PhD with Arctic Change Update"
The Arctic sea ice has reduced its attention to the lowest level ever recorded for the summer season, reports international press, stressing that the cold season is the one in which, in...
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