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Arctic sea ice extent breaks record low for winter
2016-03-28 22:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A record expanse of Arctic sea never froze over this winter and remained open water as a season of freakishly high temperatures produced deep and likely irreversible changes on the far north. Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre said on Monday that the sea ice cover attained an average maximum extent of 14.52m sq km (5.607m sq miles) on 24 March, the lowest winter maximum since records began in 1979. The low beats a record set only last year of 14.54m sq km (5.612m sq miles),...
Arctic submarine maneuvers test capability below the ice
2016-03-28 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Public Radio: Diminishing Arctic Ocean ice due to climate warming has been blamed for everything from changing weather patterns to the decline of animals that rely on frozen habitat. But submarines? Seriously, the US Navy has studied the Arctic ice for over half a century, using submarines to explore changes beneath the frozen surface. This invaluable data has a dual purpose. Picture this.. an unbroken landscape of white stretching beyond the horizon. Suddenly, something dark breaks through from below, pushing...
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Climate change: Greenland melting tied to shrinking Arctic sea ice
2016-03-28 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Vanishing Arctic sea ice. Dogged weather systems over Greenland. Far-flung surface ice melting on the massive island. These dramatic trends and global sea-level rise are linked, according to a study coauthored by Jennifer Francis, a research professor in Rutgers University's Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. During Greenland summers, melting Arctic sea ice favors stronger and more frequent “blocking-high” pressure systems, which spin clo…
Climate change: Greenland melting tied shrinking Arctic sea ice
2016-03-27 23:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science Codex: Vanishing Arctic sea ice. Dogged weather systems over Greenland. Far-flung surface ice melting on the massive island. These dramatic trends and global sea-level rise are linked, according to a study coauthored by Jennifer Francis, a research professor in Rutgers University's Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. During Greenland summers, melting Arctic sea ice favors stronger and more frequent "blocking-high" pressure systems, which spin clockwise, stay largely in place and can block cold,...
Off-shore oil drilling in the Arctic is still far too risky
2016-03-26 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: When oil executives look at an offshore drilling rig, they see money. Environmentalists, though, see a disaster waiting to happen. The Obama administration should have listened more closely to the latter before including in its 2017-2022 drilling plan a proposal to allow three new offshore leases in Alaska, two of them in the Arctic Ocean. Yes, the Arctic Ocean, one of the most fragile natural environments in the world, where disturbances can have devastating impacts. In the event of a serious spill...
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