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Arctic, Greenland Stuck in Feedback Loop of Melting
2016-06-10 15:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Nexus: Diminishing Arctic sea ice could make Greenlands melting even worse, a new study shows. Changing temperatures at the poles driven by global warming have the potential to impact the jet stream, causing it to bend further north than usual. Blocking events caused by the jet stream that exacerbate ice melt have become increasingly common over Greenland since the 1850s. Accelerating Greenlands melt could not only cause increased sea level rise but a slew of other climate impacts connected to changing...
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Greenland's 2015 melt records consistent with 'Arctic amplification'
2016-06-10 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Following record-high temperatures and melting records that affected northwest Greenland in summer 2015, a new study provides the first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification. Arctic amplification, in the simplest terms, is the faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears. It is fueled by a feedback loop: rising global temperatures are melting Arctic sea ice, leaving dark...
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Stunning Image of Arctic Fox Reminds Us of What We Stand to Lose if the Ice Disappears
2016-06-10 09:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bing: Many explorers, travel writers, photographers, and artists have been inspired by the glacial beauty of the Arctic over the years. Whether it is the vast ice sheets that cover much of the regions landscape, the amazing array of wildlife to be found there or the stunning Northern Lights that illuminate its skies, the mysterious sights of this area have never failed to enthrall all those who witness them. Sadly, however, many parts of the region are under serious threat of disappearing forever, thanks...
The big melt: Arctic sea ice hits record lows
2016-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: It was a warm spring for Arctic sea ice, with sea ice extents reaching record low levels in January, February, and April. Now, scientists say that May beat previous ice cover low records by a huge amount. Last month, the Arctic averaged twelve million square kilometers of sea ice. The previous record low, set in 2004, was more than half a million square kilometers greater than this years record. In other words, this Mays Arctic ice cover was smaller than the previously set record by an area...
Greenland sets melt records in 2015 consistent with 'Arctic Amplification'
2016-06-09 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Jet Stream reached northern latitudes never before recorded New study provides first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon known as Arctic amplificationFollowing record-high temperatures and melting records that affected northwest Greenland in summer 2015, a new study has provided the first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon known as Arctic amplificat…
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