Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks To Sixth-Lowest Extent On Record
Sea ice cover in the Arctic has shrunk to one of its smallest extents on record, bringing the days of an entirely ice-free Arctic during the summer a step closer.
Federal Court Upholds California’s First-in-the-US Mandate Requiring Cleaner-Burning Fuels
A panel of federal judges on Wednesday upheld California’s first-in-the-U.S. mandate requiring fuels producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Measurements of Antarctic Ice-Shelf Melt Help to Refine Models of Global Climate Change
In a finding that is expected to vastly improve models of the global effects of climate change on sea-level rise, A NSF funded research team, working in one of Antarctica’s most challenging environments, has produced the first direct measurements of how relatively warm sea water undercuts a floating ice shelf.
New World Map for Overcoming Climate Change
Using data from the world’s ecosystems and predictions of how climate change will impact them, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, and Stanford University have produced a roadmap that identifies the world’s most vulnerable and least vulnerable areas in the Age of Climate Change.
New Colour Purple Depicts Worsening Climate Risks in U.N. Draft Report
Some parts of nature and human society are more vulnerable than expected to climate change, according to a draft of a U.N. report that adds a new purple colour to a key diagram to show worsening risks beyond the red used so far.
Unprecedented Rate and Scale of Ocean Acidification Found in the Arctic
Acidification of the Arctic Ocean is occurring faster than projected according to new findings. The increase in rate is being blamed on rapidly melting sea ice, a process that may have important consequences for health of the Arctic ecosystem.
Oil Industry and Smoke From Residential Burning Speed Arctic Thaw
Gas flaring by the oil industry and smoke from residential burning contributes more black carbon pollution to Arctic than previously thought, potentially speeding the melting of Arctic sea ice.
New Analyses Find Evidence of Human-Caused Climate Change
New analyses find evidence of human-caused climate change in half of the 12 extreme weather and climate events analyzed from 2012
Austral Summer Scenery, by WHOI
The sights of summer in Antarctica invariably includes ice. Researcher Emelia DeForce captured this image of a well-worn iceberg in January 2013, the height of austral summer during a cruise in early 2013.