Arctic Ocean may be ice-free for part of year by 2044, finds study
5 years, 1 month ago

Arctic Ocean may be ice-free for part of year by 2044, finds study

The Hindu  

Human-caused climate change is on track to make the Arctic Ocean functionally ice-free for part of each year starting sometime between 2044 and 2067, according to a study. Satellite observations show that since 1979, the amount of sea ice in the Arctic in September — the month when there is the least sea ice, before water starts freezing again — has declined by 13% per decade, the researchers said. The study’s lead author, Chad Thackeray, an assistant researcher at UCLA, said one reason predictions about sea ice loss diverge so much is that they differ in how they consider a process called sea ice albedo feedback. Thackeray and co-author Alex Hall, a UCLA professor, noted that sea ice albedo feedback not only happens over long periods of time due to climate change, but also happens every summer when sea ice melts for the season. “Arctic sea ice is a key component of the earth system because of its highly reflective nature, which keeps the global climate relatively cool,” Thackeray said.

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Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dwindling Antarctic sea ice is driving more storms in the Southern Ocean, a new study …

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

Raw Story  

The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday. Scientists know that the loss of Antarctic sea ice can diminish penguin numbers, cause ice shelves to melt in warmer waters, and impede the Southern Ocean from absorbing carbon dioxide. Using …

Climate change: Arctic Ocean may see first ice-free day in 2027: Study
1 month ago

Climate change: Arctic Ocean may see first ice-free day in 2027: Study

Firstpost  

A new study has suggested that the Arctic Ocean could experience its earliest ice-free day within three years, based on conditions similar to the 2023 sea ice area minimum, implying that the first summer to nearly eliminate all of the Arctic’s sea ice could occur as soon as 2027 A new study has suggested that the Arctic Ocean could experience …

All Arctic ice could melt by 2027, warn scientists
1 month, 1 week ago

All Arctic ice could melt by 2027, warn scientists

India Today  

An alarming new study reveals that the Arctic could experience its first summer with nearly all sea ice melted as early as 2027, marking a significant milestone in climate change. The research indicates that the Arctic sea ice is diminishing at an unprecedented rate of over 12% per decade due to rising greenhouse gas emissions. This year, the National Snow …

Nearly all Arctic sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, scientists warn
1 month, 1 week ago

Nearly all Arctic sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly all of the Arctic’s sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, a …

The Arctic could be ice free by 2027 - marking an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, scientists warn
1 month, 1 week ago

The Arctic could be ice free by 2027 - marking an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, scientists warn

Daily Mail  

The Arctic could be ice-free within three years in an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, a new study warns. While the disappearance of Arctic sea ice will lead to huge changes to the planet's climate and weather patterns, it will not lead to big changes in sea levels. Scientists warn that the Arctic sea ice could vanish as early as …

Research expedition aims to understand global effects of Greenland’s melting ice
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Research expedition aims to understand global effects of Greenland’s melting ice

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A team of researchers is launching a scientific expedition to Greenland to advance understanding of …

Record low sea-ice levels around Antarctica ‘likely due to climate change’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Record low sea-ice levels around Antarctica ‘likely due to climate change’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Record-breaking low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 may have been influenced by …

The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn
10 months ago

The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn

LA Times  

The loss of Arctic sea ice has long been a graphic measure of human-caused climate change, with wrenching images of suffering polar bears illustrating a worsening planetary crisis. Now, new research has found that Arctic Ocean sea ice is shrinking even faster than previously thought — and that the Arctic may start to see its first “ice-free” days within the …

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica
1 year, 1 month ago

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica

The Hindu  

On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen but rapidly melting Antarctica and said Thursday that intense action must be taken at the conference where countries will address their commitments to lowering emissions of planet-warming gases. He described the U.N. climate change conference that begins in Dubai next week as an opportunity for nations …

Humans may have lost control of West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting, study finds
1 year, 2 months ago

Humans may have lost control of West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Humans “may have lost control” of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – with inevitable melting …

Climate change: Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change: Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low

Live Mint  

Sea ice in Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the United States National Snow and Ice Data Center said earlier this week, emphasising the urgency to address concerns about the increasingly devastating impact of climate change at the southern pole. This year, sea ice covered less than 17 million square kilometres of the Antarctic, which is 1 million square …

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
1 year, 5 months ago

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find

Associated Press  

Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding shattered temperature records and an increase in the size and number of wacky weather events. The continent “is not a static giant frozen in time,” they said, but instead feels climate change’s wrath and extremes “sporadically and unpredictably.” Anna Hogg, …

Greenland may have been almost ice free as recently as 416,000 years ago – study
1 year, 5 months ago

Greenland may have been almost ice free as recently as 416,000 years ago – study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greenland may have truly been green as recently as 416,000 years ago, scientists have said, …

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists
1 year, 6 months ago

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists

The Hindu  

The Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by the 2030s, even if we do a good job of reducing emissions between now and then. As it is at the frontline of climate change, the eyes of many scientists and local indigenous people have been on the sea ice that covers much of the Arctic Ocean in winter. Data | …

Explained | What is happening to Arctic sea ice?
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | What is happening to Arctic sea ice?

The Hindu  

The story so far: A recent study in the Nature journal says that the loss of Arctic sea ice is inevitable in the decades ahead, even if the world somehow gets its act together and sharply reduces carbon emissions. As the amount of sea ice decreases, the Arctic region’s cooling effect is reduced, and this may initiate a ‘feedback loop’ …

Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents
1 year, 9 months ago

Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents

Salon  

As Antarctic ice melts, all of that fresh water pours into the ocean, essentially diluting it by reducing its salinity. It found that the world is on the verge of a potentially catastrophic slowdown, which could have a devastating effect on climate change, marine ecosystems, and the stability of Antarctic ice. "Our modeling shows that if global carbon emissions continue …

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows
1 year, 9 months ago

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows

The Hindu  

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world's oceans, and could have a disastrous impact on the global climate, the marine food chain and even the stability of ice shelves, new research has found. "That's stunning to see that happen so quickly," said Alan Mix, a paleoclimatologist at Oregon State University and co-author …

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice could affect oceans ‘for centuries’
1 year, 9 months ago

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice could affect oceans ‘for centuries’

Al Jazeera  

Scientists warn deep ocean water flows from the Antarctic could decline by 40 percent by 2050, threatening the collapse of circulation crucial for planetary systems. Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world’s oceans and could have a disastrous effect on global climate, the marine food chain, and even the stability of ice …

The state of the climate in 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

The state of the climate in 2023

BBC  

The state of the climate in 2023 Ina Fassbender / Getty Images A total of 28 countries experienced their warmest year on record in 2022, including the UK, Germany and China In the last few years, the world has experienced extreme weather, record temperatures and rapid ice melt. "You don't need the hottest year globally ever to experience the hottest …

Arctic sea ice thins in 2 big jumps, and now more vulnerable
1 year, 9 months ago

Arctic sea ice thins in 2 big jumps, and now more vulnerable

Associated Press  

Climate change attacked crucial Arctic sea ice thickness in two sudden big gobbles instead of steady nibbling, a new study says. It cited “the long-lasting impact of climate change on the Arctic sea ice.” “Ice is much more vulnerable than before because it’s thinner, it can easily melt,” said study lead author Hiroshi Sumata, a sea ice scientist at the …

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February
1 year, 10 months ago

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 09, 2023 10:40 IST - 1 MIN READ Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center of NASA at the University of Colorado Boulder reported that Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent for 2023, at 1.79 million square kilometres on February 21. “Antarctica’s response to climate change has been different from the Arctic’s,” said …

Antarctic sea ice hits new record low in 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctic sea ice hits new record low in 2023

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Antarctic sea ice has likely shrunk to a record low, US scientists announced on Monday, …

Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash 100,000 TONNES of pathogens, study warns
2 years, 1 month ago

Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash 100,000 TONNES of pathogens, study warns

Daily Mail  

A new study has warned that more than 100,000 tonnes of microbes could be released into rivers and lakes as the world's glaciers melt. Researchers have warned that more than 100,000 tonnes of microbes could be released as the world's glaciers melt The Arctic is warming nearly FOUR TIMES faster than the rest of the world The Arctic is warming …

Explained | The warming of Arctic Ocean and its impact on India
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | The warming of Arctic Ocean and its impact on India

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 11, Finnish Meteorological Institute researchers published their study in the Communications Earth & Environment journal, concluding that the Arctic is heating four times faster than the rest of the planet. The warming is more concentrated in the Eurasian part of the Arctic, where the Barents Sea north of Russia and Norway is warming at …

Ocean temperatures ‘relentlessly increasing’ due to climate crisis
2 years, 11 months ago

Ocean temperatures ‘relentlessly increasing’ due to climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The ocean heat content is relentlessly increasing, globally, and this is a primary indicator of human-induced climate change,” said …

Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond
3 years ago

Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond

LA Times  

Forces profound and alarming are reshaping the upper reaches of the North Pacific and Arctic oceans, breaking the food chain that supports billions of creatures and one of the world’s most important fisheries. “Something is going to emerge and become the more dominant species, and something is going to decline because it can’t adapt to that changing food web.” A …

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic
3 years, 1 month ago

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic

Associated Press  

While conducting research in Greenland, ice scientist Twila Moon was struck this summer by what climate change has doomed Earth to lose and what could still be saved. The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the planet and is on such a knife’s edge of survival that the U.N. climate negotiations underway in Scotland this week …

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic
3 years, 2 months ago

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Arctic is warming three times faster than the …

Arctic summer-sea ice covers less than half the area it did in early 1980s and may not last to 2100
3 years, 2 months ago

Arctic summer-sea ice covers less than half the area it did in early 1980s and may not last to 2100

Daily Mail  

A new study out of Columbia University determined that summer sea ice in 'the Last Ice Area' now covers half the space it did 40 years ago. Scroll down for video The Last Ice Area, where sea ice traditionally remains frozen year round, has lost 40 percent of its area since the early 1980s The surface of the Arctic Ocean …

Arctic is warming faster than other parts of the world. Here's why
3 years, 7 months ago

Arctic is warming faster than other parts of the world. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

Human civilisation and agriculture first emerged about 12,000 years ago in the early Holocene. Effects of Arctic warming One of the most significant effects of Arctic amplification is the weakening of west-to-east jet streams in the northern hemisphere. The links between Arctic amplification, slowing jet streams, blocking highs and extreme weather events in the mid to high latitudes of the …

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate
3 years, 8 months ago

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate

Live Mint  

It is no secret that the immediate physical effects of global heating is being observed in the way that it is melting the world’s ice, or cryosphere. A new study published in Nature on 28 April has now found that between 2000-2019, the world’s glaciers, including those in the Himalaya, lost 267 gigatonnes of ice every year. This rate of …

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 1994 and 2017: study
3 years, 11 months ago

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 1994 and 2017: study

Firstpost  

The rate at which ice is disappearing across the world matches “worst-case climate warming scenarios”, UK scientists have warned in new research. It surveyed 215,000 mountain glaciers around the globe, polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, ice shelves floating around Antarctica, and sea ice drifting in the Arctic and Southern Oceans. mage credit: Wikipedia “The ice sheets are now …

Climate crisis: Global ice loss is speeding up, study finds
3 years, 11 months ago

Climate crisis: Global ice loss is speeding up, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the study – the first survey of global ice loss using satellite data – there has been …

Global Warning: North Pole is Heating Up Twice as Fast as the Rest of the Earth
4 years, 1 month ago

Global Warning: North Pole is Heating Up Twice as Fast as the Rest of the Earth

News 18  

Every year for the past 15, environmental scientists working under the aegis of a US government agency issue a report on the state of the Arctic, and Tuesday’s edition confirms an alarming trend: the North Pole is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet. 2020’s late summer thaw was the second-worst year on record after 2012: …

The Arctic is getting hotter, greener and less icy much faster than expected, report finds
4 years, 1 month ago

The Arctic is getting hotter, greener and less icy much faster than expected, report finds

CNN  

CNN — Bitterly cold, frozen and inhospitable to nearly all wildlife apart from polar bears. “We thought the changes would take a lot longer, and the models were saying they would,” said James Overland, an oceanographer at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, who has been a part of all 15 Arctic Report Cards and co-authored the portion on surface air …

Climate Change Tracker: Loss of Arctic sea ice will trigger greater warming
4 years, 2 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: Loss of Arctic sea ice will trigger greater warming

Live Mint  

It is now quite clear that 2020 is going to be either the warmest or the second warmest year since records began, according to climate data analysed by the UK-based climate science and policy website Carbon Brief. To add to this, a study released on 27 October states that the accelerating depletion of Arctic summer sea ice is about to …

Tipping Point: Constantly Melting Ice to Add 0.4C to Earth's Temperature, Reveals Study
4 years, 2 months ago

Tipping Point: Constantly Melting Ice to Add 0.4C to Earth's Temperature, Reveals Study

News 18  

The loss of billions of tonnes of ice from Earth’s frozen spaces is likely to increase global temperatures by an additional 0.4 degrees Celsius, according to research Tuesday highlighting the danger of a “vicious circle” of warming. They found that under current levels of atmospheric CO2 — roughly 400 parts per million — the melting of Arctic sea ice, mountain …

Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data
4 years, 2 months ago

Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data

Hindustan Times  

An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to its home port in Germany carrying a wealth of data that will help researchers better predict climate change in the decades to come. “We conducted measurements for a whole year with just a short break.” The RV Polarstern arrived Monday in the North …

Summer Ice in Arctic Sea is the Second Lowest It's Ever Been on Record, Find Scientists
4 years, 3 months ago

Summer Ice in Arctic Sea is the Second Lowest It's Ever Been on Record, Find Scientists

News 18  

Arctic summer sea ice melted in 2020 to the second smallest area since records began 42 years ago, US scientists announced Monday, offering further stark evidence of the impact of global warming. Artic sea ice melts in summer and reforms in winter, but precise satellite imagery taken regularly since 1979 had documented how the cycle has been shrinking significantly. “It’s …

Climate change blamed as Arctic Ocean ice cover shrinks to second-lowest level on record
4 years, 3 months ago

Climate change blamed as Arctic Ocean ice cover shrinks to second-lowest level on record

ABC  

Ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to its second-lowest level on record this summer, triggered by global warming along with natural forces, say US scientists. Key points: The lowest recorded level of Arctic sea ice was 3.4 million square kilometres in 2012 Temperatures for much of this year were 8 to 10 degrees Celsius above normal in the Siberian Arctic …

Earth's Ice Sheets Track the Worst-case Climate Scenarios for Sea-level Rise in Future
4 years, 4 months ago

Earth's Ice Sheets Track the Worst-case Climate Scenarios for Sea-level Rise in Future

News 18  

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which hold enough frozen water to lift oceans 65 metres, are tracking the UN’s worst-case scenarios for sea level rise, researchers have said, highlighting flaws in current climate change models. “If we underestimate future sea level rise, then these measures may be inadequate and leave coastal communities vulnerable.” Ice sheet losses at the upper …

Climate change: Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melting at ‘worst-case scenario’ rate
4 years, 4 months ago

Climate change: Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melting at ‘worst-case scenario’ rate

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at a rate which matches climate scientists’ …

Winter Is Not Coming: 28 Trillion Tonnes Of Ice Has Melted on Earth Since 1994
4 years, 4 months ago

Winter Is Not Coming: 28 Trillion Tonnes Of Ice Has Melted on Earth Since 1994

News 18  

Global warming might be a myth for some people. According to a recent research, the Earth has lost about 28 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 1994 and 2017. Large amounts of ice melting from Antarctica, Greenland and various glaciers are said to have contributed to a 3.5cm rise in global sea levels. These findings come almost a week …

Greenland's Melting Ice Sheets Are Past the Point of No Return, Find Scientists
4 years, 4 months ago

Greenland's Melting Ice Sheets Are Past the Point of No Return, Find Scientists

News 18  

Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests. If all of Greenland’s ice goes, the water released would push sea levels up by an average of 6 meters — enough to swamp many coastal cities around the world. …

Climate change: Most polar bears could struggle to survive in the Arctic by 2100
4 years, 5 months ago

Climate change: Most polar bears could struggle to survive in the Arctic by 2100

CNN  

CNN — For many people, there is one animal that comes to mind when they think of creatures threatened by climate change: the polar bear. A new study finds that polar bears in most regions of the Arctic could struggle to survive beyond 2100 if humans do not reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Next, the researchers looked at projections for Arctic …

Ocean warming is causing massive ice sheet loss in Greenland and Antarctica, NASA study shows
4 years, 8 months ago

Ocean warming is causing massive ice sheet loss in Greenland and Antarctica, NASA study shows

CNN  

CNN — The Earth is losing ice at a record speed chiefly due to warming from the ocean caused by climate change. A new study by NASA shows that Antarctica and Greenland’s ice sheets lost 118 gigatons and 200 gigatons of ice on average per year. He told NASA, “We now have a 16-year span between ICESat and ICESat-2 and …

Climate crisis: North pole 'soon to be ice free in summer', scientists say
4 years, 8 months ago

Climate crisis: North pole 'soon to be ice free in summer', scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amid rapid global warming – with average Arctic temperatures already 2C above what they were in the pre-industrial era …

Arctic ice melt is disrupting key ocean current, may alter climate in Western Europe: Study
4 years, 11 months ago

Arctic ice melt is disrupting key ocean current, may alter climate in Western Europe: Study

The Hindu  

Researchers have unravelled how an ocean water current, which plays a key role in keeping Western Europe warm, could be altered by an influx of unprecedented amounts of cold, fresh water from melting ice in the Arctic. According to the scientists, including those from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the US, a seawater current called the Beaufort Gyre keeps the …

Arctic sea ice can't 'bounce back' even if climate change is reversed: Study
4 years, 11 months ago

Arctic sea ice can't 'bounce back' even if climate change is reversed: Study

India Today  

The melted sea ice in the Arctic cannot "quickly bounce back" even if climate change is slowed or reversed, according to a study. The study underlines the large effect that climate drivers can have on Arctic sea ice, even when those drivers are weak as is the case with volcanic eruptions or solar changes, the researchers said. "Our results suggest …

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