A doctor was deployed to an Arctic research station during the Cold War. Decades later, he learned its secret purpose
The “city under the ice” revealed a hidden chapter of the Cold War era and gave rise to a new field of scientific inquiry. As ice melt accelerates, its story isn’t over yet.
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 ...
Scientists say Arctic is in 'new regime,' cite increasing temperatures and melting ice
ANTARCTICA (WKRC) - Scientists determined that the Arctic entered a "new regime" due to the effects of climate change, ...
NZ's glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice—as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
New Zealand ranks third globally in the proportion of ice lost from glaciers. Almost 30% of ice volume has melted during the ...
A Monumental Storm Dropped 16 Billion Tons of Snow on Greenland, Slowing Melt of Ice Sheet
Climate scientists thought stronger atmospheric rivers would accelerate Greenland's ice loss—but it might actually be slowing ...
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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 ...
National Snow and Ice Data Center11d
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, ...
Radio-Canada15d
Atlantification ushering in new era of sea ice loss in the Siberian Arctic
Warm Atlantic waters are rapidly reshaping the Siberian Arctic, sparking an era of unprecedented sea ice loss—something that will have ongoing implications for the region’s ecosystem 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 ...
The Meadville Tribune19d
OU scientist finds Arctic storms are the hidden force melting polar ice
NORMAN, Okla. — Giant cyclones of snow and ice are breaking up thin ice in the Arctic, leading to rapid ice loss events, and it’s happening now more than ever before. A scientist at the ...
Gainesville Daily Register19d
OU scientist finds Arctic storms are the hidden force melting polar ice
NORMAN, Okla. — Giant cyclones of snow and ice are breaking up thin ice in the Arctic, leading to rapid ice loss events, and it’s happening more now than ever before. A scientist at OU described an ...