Using satellite data to monitor and navigate icy waters
With sea traffic set to rise in a warming Arctic, researchers are helping sailors plot a safer course through sea ice and ...
Russia Is Absolutely Crushing the U.S. Navy in the Arctic. That’s a Real Threat to America.
Not only are the U.S.’s nuclear missile defenses based in the Arctic, but there’s also fear Russia could seize control of ...
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Rapidly eroding ice cap and thickness makes the Arctic even more vulnerable
Arctic has lost more sea ice this year than at any time since satellite records began in 1979, Nasa says. Scientists involved in the calculations say it is part of a fundamental change.
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February made me shiver (but not the Arctic)
Arctic sea ice growth was slow in February, leaving extent at record-low levels for the end of the month. In the Antarctic, ...
Arctic sea ice loss drives drier weather over California and wetter Iberian winters, modeling study shows
A study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has used a novel approach to unravel the ...
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Pitch for ‘Arctic Security Cutter’ Part of FY 2025 Budget Negotiations
The final Fiscal Year 2025 spending bill could include a provision for a new Arctic Security Cutter that would operate in parallel with the ongoing Polar Security Cutter icebreaker program, according ...
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Why ice loss in the Arctic is threatening polar bear populations
And what happens in the Arctic trickles down to all of us. "If the sea ice disappears, the Arctic will warm faster and the planet will warm faster," Lehner said. Scientists say to slow the melting ...