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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Scientists finally figured out why polar bears don’t freeze in the Arctic
thriving in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius and frequently diving into the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean. Despite getting wet—even when emerging from icy water—they don’t ...
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Melting Antarctic ice sheets will slow Earth’s strongest ocean current
Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world’s strongest ocean current, researchers have found.This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...
Computer simulations show collapse of vital Atlantic current that warms Europe unlikely this century
Researchers say the results of new computer simulations should be "reassuring" but are no greenlight for complacency.
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 ...
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 ...
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 will have ongoing implications for the region’s ecosystem and climate, says ...
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 ...