Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns
4 days, 20 hours 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 has found, raising concerns about potential disruptions to global weather patterns. The study by researchers from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre warns that the record loss of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to a doubling of ocean heat loss to the atmosphere and a marked increase in storms across the Southern Ocean. Antarctic sea ice acts as a “winter blanket” over the Southern Ocean, insulating it from the cold atmosphere and regulating heat exchange. “Based on our study, years of low sea ice like this will continue to have more storms and greater changes to ocean properties that could impact the wider ocean circulation,” Dr Josey said.

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Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say
4 days, 22 hours 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 …

The Arctic could be ice free by 2027 - marking an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, scientists warn
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Antarctic researchers warn of possible 'catastrophic' sea level rise within our lifetime in group statement
1 month ago

Antarctic researchers warn of possible 'catastrophic' sea level rise within our lifetime in group statement

ABC  

Hundreds of polar researchers have issued an emergency statement calling for urgent action to deal with the impacts of climate change in Antarctica. "Nowhere on Earth is there a greater cause of uncertainty in sea level rise projections than from East Antarctica, in Australia's backyard," the statement says. The statement says "recent research has shown record-low sea ice, extreme heatwaves …

Damning climate change report reveals how records were smashed for greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperatures and sea level rise last year - as experts warn '2023 will linger long in the memor
4 months ago

Damning climate change report reveals how records were smashed for greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperatures and sea level rise last year - as experts warn '2023 will linger long in the memor

Daily Mail  

A damning climate change report has confirmed that 2023 was a year of new climate records. The report, titled State of the Climate, shows that greenhouse gas concentrations were the highest on record last year, with carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all reaching their highest measured atmospheric levels. It highlights six key climate change records that were smashed in …

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

Hurricanes, heatwaves and rising seas: The impacts of record ocean heat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricanes, heatwaves and rising seas: The impacts of record ocean heat

BBC  

Hurricanes, heatwaves and rising seas: The impacts of record ocean heat Getty Images Excessive phytoplankton growth can choke the sea surface with a jelly-like layer of slime known as "sea snot" as ocean temperatures increase Record ocean temperatures suggest the seas are warming faster than expected, and the impacts will be felt from polar ice shelves to coastal cities across …

Two years to save the world from climate catastrophe
8 months, 1 week ago

Two years to save the world from climate catastrophe

Live Mint  

“Two years to save the world.” As far as opening lines of speeches go, that would be dramatic in most contexts. In fact, there’s growing disquiet among climate scientists that it is possible that the rate of climate impacts may have been understated—the world seems to be heading for runaway temperature rise; and climate “tipping points” that had seemed far …

Study says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world

Associated Press  

Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. A study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society charted the North Atlantic sea temperature and the Antarctic sea ice halfway across the globe against long-accepted computer …

Study says 2023's crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says 2023's crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world

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. Read our privacy policy Off the charts “crazy” heat …

Data Munching | We can't turn a blind eye to climate change when sea surface temperatures rise
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Data Munching | We can't turn a blind eye to climate change when sea surface temperatures rise

Hindustan Times  

Much has been written about how 2023 was the warmest year in the world in recorded history. On January 11, data from Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts confirmed that 2023 was the warmest ever year on record and by a massive margin. Sea surface temperatures — the temperature of the ocean’s surface layer …

Scientists explain Antarctica’s raving 2022 heatwave in groundbreaking papers
11 months, 1 week ago

Scientists explain Antarctica’s raving 2022 heatwave in groundbreaking papers

The Hindu  

Climate scientists don’t like surprises. But they provide scientists a deeper understanding of the links between the tropics and Antarctica – and give the global community a chance to prepare for what a warmer world may bring. When the tropical air collided with this so-called “blocking high”, it caused the most intense atmospheric river ever observed over East Antarctica. The …

What climate records were broken in 2023
11 months, 3 weeks ago

What climate records were broken in 2023

Al Jazeera  

The year 2023 has been the hottest on record, according to scientists. 2023 has now had six record-breaking months and two record-breaking seasons,” Samantha Burgess, deputy director of Copernicus Climate Change Service, said in a statement this month. The strong weather pattern, responsible for higher global temperatures, has contributed to the catastrophic extremes seen in 2023. "As long as greenhouse …

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

A rapidly melting Antarctica gets the attention of UN chief ahead of COP28 climate talks
1 year, 1 month ago

A rapidly melting Antarctica gets the attention of UN chief ahead of COP28 climate talks

Associated Press  

KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica — 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 …

Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says
1 year, 1 month ago

Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says

Associated Press  

No matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to an “unavoidable” melt, a new study found. The study in Monday’s journal Nature Climate Change found even if future warming was limited to just a few tenths of a degree more – an international goal that many scientists …

Humans may have lost control of West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting, study finds
1 year, 1 month 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, 2 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, 4 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, …

No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists
1 year, 4 months ago

No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists

Al Jazeera  

This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 years, researchers say. There’s no quick fix to replacing this ice,” said Caroline Holmes, polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey and one of the study’s co-authors. This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 …

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
1 year, 4 months ago

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

LA Times  

Penguins walk on the shore of Bahia Almirantazgo in Antarctica on Jan. 27, 2015. 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, a co-author on the paper and professor at the University of Leeds, said that their work illustrates complex and connected changes …

Cause and effect l Winter is here, but it's not enough
1 year, 4 months ago

Cause and effect l Winter is here, but it's not enough

Hindustan Times  

In " the era of global boiling ", heatwaves have become a bit of a news fixture, with effects ranging from wildfires to extreme spells of heat across the northern hemisphere. On July 31, the sea ice extent in the southern hemisphere reached its lowest level of 14.624 million square kilometres. In 1979, when the winter ice was first observed, …

Antarctic sea ice levels dive in 'five-sigma event', as experts flag worsening consequences for planet
1 year, 4 months ago

Antarctic sea ice levels dive in 'five-sigma event', as experts flag worsening consequences for planet

ABC  

In short: Antarctic sea ice has usually been able to recover in winter. But this year, sea ice has not returned to expected levels during winter Antarctic sea ice has usually been able to recover in winter. One scientist says if the sea ice downward trend continues, it will be "difficult to reverse the trajectory". Antarctica's icy pulse Photo shows …

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 | …

Data | Antarctic sea ice cover hits record lows on many days of 2023
1 year, 6 months ago

Data | Antarctic sea ice cover hits record lows on many days of 2023

The Hindu  

June 01, 2023 12:05 pm | Updated June 06, 2023 02:16 pm IST On February 19, the extent of sea ice in Antarctica fell to the lowest level ever recorded. Chart 1 | The chart shows the Antarctic sea ice extent in million square kilometres Charts appear incomplete? On many days, the sea ice extent declined notably lower than the …

Antarctic sea ice hits another record low: Natural fluctuation or sign of climate change?
1 year, 6 months ago

Antarctic sea ice hits another record low: Natural fluctuation or sign of climate change?

ABC  

The icy waters off the coast of Antarctica are in a state of constant change. Understanding the resilience of the Antarctic sea ice is vital, as changes can have dramatic impacts on global ocean currents, weather and regional climate. One measurement scientists look at when measuring the health of the sea ice extent is the annual minimum, which is usually …

Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents
1 year, 8 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 …

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice could affect oceans ‘for centuries’
1 year, 8 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 …

Melting Antarctic ice will slow down a major global deep ocean current by 40% by 2050
1 year, 8 months ago

Melting Antarctic ice will slow down a major global deep ocean current by 40% by 2050

Daily Mail  

Melting ice around Antarctica will spark a rapid slowdown of a major global deep ocean current by 2050 that could have devastating impacts on ocean health and the marine food web. Warning: Melting ice around Antarctica will spark a slowdown of a major global deep ocean current by 2050 that could have devastating impacts on ocean health and marine life …

Antarctic sea ice cover at record low
1 year, 9 months ago

Antarctic sea ice cover at record low

The Hindu  

Sea ice in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, the European Union's climate monitoring service said Tuesday. "Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest extent in the 45-year satellite data record," said Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of C3S. U.S. government scientists have also confirmed a new …

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February
1 year, 9 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 extent reaches all-time low: EU monitor
1 year, 9 months ago

Antarctic sea ice extent reaches all-time low: EU monitor

Al Jazeera  

Ice in the Antarctic sea reached its lowest monthly extent in February, breaking a previous record from 2017, the European Union’s climate monitoring service has said. In a report released on Tuesday, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said that Antarctic sea ice shrunk 34 percent below the average for February. “Our latest data show that Antarctic sea ice reached its …

Scientists worried as Antarctic sea ice hits lowest levels ever recorded
1 year, 9 months ago

Scientists worried as Antarctic sea ice hits lowest levels ever recorded

India Today  

Antarctic sea ice reached record low levels for the third time in six years, alarming polar scientists. The record was broken on February 12 this year and the sea ice level reached a new record low of 1.79m sq km on 25 February. Dr Will Hobbs, an Antarctic sea ice expert at the University of Tasmania with the Australian Antarctic …

Antarctic sea ice hits new record low in 2023
1 year, 9 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, …

‘Extraordinary marine heatwave’ could threaten Antarctica’s ice shelves
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Extraordinary marine heatwave’ could threaten Antarctica’s ice shelves

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 There are signs of an “extraordinary marine heatwave” in the Antarctic, a scientist monitoring ocean …

Two-thirds of the world’s glaciers are on track to disappear by 2100, study says
1 year, 11 months ago

Two-thirds of the world’s glaciers are on track to disappear by 2100, study says

LA Times  

Chunks of ice float on Mendenhall Lake in front of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska, in May 2022. In an also unlikely worst-case scenario of several degrees of warming, 83% of the world’s glaciers would likely disappear by the year 2100, the study said. Scientists used computer simulations to calculate, using different levels of warming, how many glaciers would …

Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier' rapidly melting: What study means for the world
2 years, 3 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier' rapidly melting: What study means for the world

Hindustan Times  

Antarctica's Thwaites glacier is melting at a faster rate than previously expected, scientists said in a new study, published in Nature Geoscience. Antarctica's Thwaites glacier: Antarctica's Thwaites glacier melting could severely raise global sea levels. Antarctica's Thwaites glacier is melting "twice the rate observed by satellite at the fastest retreating part of the grounding zone between 2011 and 2019," scientists …

Antarctica is crumbling: Scientists find ice sheet thinning, headed for major disruption
2 years, 4 months ago

Antarctica is crumbling: Scientists find ice sheet thinning, headed for major disruption

India Today  

As climate change wreaks havoc on the planet, every corner of the world has been affected, including the frigid world of the Antarctic. And when ice shelves dwindle and weaken, the continent’s massive glaciers tend to speed up and increase the rate of global sea level rise,” JPL scientist Chad Greene, lead author of the calving study said in a …

Some Antarctic ice shelves have GROWN in the last 20 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Some Antarctic ice shelves have GROWN in the last 20 years

Daily Mail  

Parts of Antarctica have actually gained ice during the last 20 years, new research reveals, despite the continent suffering significant loss due to global warming. During the late 20th century, high levels of warming in the eastern Antarctic Peninsula led to the collapse of the Larsen A and B ice shelves in 1995 and 2002, respectively. Parts of Antarctica have …

Antarctic sea ice reaches second lowest level in 44 YEARS
2 years, 8 months ago

Antarctic sea ice reaches second lowest level in 44 YEARS

Daily Mail  

Antarctic sea ice has reached its second lowest level in almost half a century, new satellite data reveals, as scientists warn that the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could cause global sea levels to rise by up to 10 feet. Scientists have revealed the first evidence that rising greenhouse gases have a long-term warming effect on the Amundsen …

Antarctic and Arctic heat records have been smashed. What's going on?
2 years, 9 months ago

Antarctic and Arctic heat records have been smashed. What's going on?

ABC  

Antarctic and Arctic temperature records were sent tumbling over the weekend. Key points: An 'atmospheric river' drove warm, moist air down over Antarctica It was warm enough to rain over parts of the Antarctic coast Research will have to be done before we can scientifically conclude what role climate change played Parts of eastern Antarctica were reportedly around 40 degrees …

How 1.5 million-year-old ice from Antarctica will help predict future of climate change
3 years ago

How 1.5 million-year-old ice from Antarctica will help predict future of 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 A team of scientists are preparing to drill into 1.5 million-year-old ice in east Antarctica …

Global warming to make extreme coastal events far more common: Study
3 years, 3 months ago

Global warming to make extreme coastal events far more common: Study

India Today  

Extreme coastal events happening every 100 years currently are expected to occur, on average, every year by the end of this century due to global warming, according to a study. The researchers predict that because of rising temperatures, extreme sea levels along coastlines globally will become 100 times more frequent by the end of the century in about half of …

Explained: How Antarctica hit record temperature amid heat wave in Europe, Arctic
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained: How Antarctica hit record temperature amid heat wave in Europe, Arctic

Firstpost  

The new record for the maximum temperature for Antarctica is now 18.3 degrees Celsius, eclipsing the previous high of 17.5 degrees Celsius in March 2015 If you have followed the international weather news in June, you are probably still trying to process the astounding reports of record-breaking heat wave in some of the coldest places on the planet. “This new …

Arctic is warming faster than other parts of the world. Here's why
3 years, 6 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 …

Alarm bells ringing in Arctic as Atlantic heat causes sea ice to retreat; shipping, fisheries to be hit
3 years, 6 months ago

Alarm bells ringing in Arctic as Atlantic heat causes sea ice to retreat; shipping, fisheries to be hit

India Today  

Days after the world's biggest iceberg calved off the Ronne Ice Shelf in the Antarctic, alarm bells are ringing in the northern polar region as the Arctic witnesses a rapid demise of sea ice. Scientists used satellite data from the European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative to calculate changes in the volume of Arctic sea ice between 2002 and 2019. …

Antarctica closing in on a tipping point if emissions aren’t curbed: Scientists
3 years, 7 months ago

Antarctica closing in on a tipping point if emissions aren’t curbed: Scientists

Hindustan Times  

While US secretary of state Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms on the other side of the planet. It holds enough land ice to raise global sea levels by more than 60 metres – roughly 10 times the amount in the …

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate
3 years, 7 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, 10 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, 10 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 …

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