Tag Archives: sea ice
Arctic sea ice literally halved – September 2012 smashes old record, 3.29 million km2 ice gone
As the days shorten and the summer sun is slowly setting under the horizon, the frost is returning to the Arctic and American scientists make up the balance of what has turned out to be an unprecedented melting season. The … Continue reading
Photo of the day: tough little Arctic crustacean knows how to stick to the ice
The Big Melting Record that did not shake the world
Do you recall the big Arctic melting records of 2005 and 2007? Probably you do. Scientists had noticed the Arctic ice was on a declining trend and predicted this would continue under expected climate change. But no one expected the … Continue reading
Graph of the day: Arctic melting record probably broken in August
New source of methane discovered: the Arctic Ocean
It has been know for some time that large quantitites of methane lie hidden in reservoirs under the permafrost layers on the tundra and in clathrates on the continental shelve. It is neither a secret that those large quantities of … Continue reading
Arctic ice has had a good winter
Each year at the end of winter the Arctic sea ice reaches its maximum extent. Although unsurprisingly this ice maximum receives less media attention than the annual sea ice minimum in September, combining the two gives a better representation of … Continue reading
Lack of Arctic winter ice recovery explained: thermal inversion prevents infrared cooling to space
Is it the albedo effect? Is it increased ice dynamics? Dutch researchers add a third player to better understand why Arctic melting is happening as fast as it is. The clue is in the winter polar night skies, they say.