Autonomous robots track plankton in the Arctic Ocean
It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.
Disastrous Atlantic current shutdown is unlikely this century, new study says
Scientists at the United Kingdom's Met Office and the University of Exeter used simulations from 34 different computer models ...
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Vital ocean current is unlikely to completely shut down this century
Climate models predict that even under extreme warming, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken but not ...
Atlantification ushering in new era of sea ice loss in the Siberian Arctic
Warm Atlantic waters are rapidly reshaping the Siberian Arctic, sparking an era of unprecedented sea ice loss—something that ...
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World's sea ice plunges to a record LOW: Shocking maps reveal how the North and South Poles are both missing thousands of miles of ice
Less Arctic sea ice is partly due to unusually ... Sea ice is simply frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. It floats on the surface of the sea because it is less dense ...
OU scientist finds Arctic storms are the hidden force melting polar ice
Giant cyclones of snow and ice are breaking up thin ice in the Arctic, leading to rapid ice loss events, and it’s happening more now than ever before. A scientist at OU described an unusually powerful ...
Arctic Cyclones: Scientists May Have Just Found the Missing Piece in Arctic Ice Decline
Arctic cyclones may be accelerating sea ice loss by breaking ice into smaller pieces and driving upwelling of warm water. A ...
Greenland Ice Cap is now the largest contributor to global sea level rise — but why?
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is now the largest contributor to sea level rise, and scientists at UNH are traveling ...