Melting Arctic sea ice linked to ‘worsening fire hazards’ in western US
Arctic sea ice melt has driven an increase in “fire-favourable weather” across the western US over the past four decades, according to new resear... Read More
Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2021 is ‘12th lowest’ on record
Arctic sea ice has reached its annual minimum for 2021, clocking in at the 12th lowest on record, according to provisional data from the US National ... Read More
Guest post: Deciphering the rise and fall of Antarctic sea ice extent
The sharp decline in Arctic sea ice over recent decades has become one of the most enduring images of the Earth’s warming climate. Yet, at the same... Read More
Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2021 is joint-seventh lowest on record
Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, peaking at 14.77m square kilometres (km2) on 21 March. This is the joint-seventh smallest... Read More
Arctic sea ice shrinks to second-lowest summer minimum on record
Arctic sea ice has reached its second lowest level on record, data shows. Each year, Arctic sea ice goes through a seasonal cycle, growing in area... Read More
Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events?
The past few months have seen some remarkable weather, from the UK’s sunniest spring on record to Siberia’s dramatic heatwave and “zombie wildf... Read More
Guest post: Could the Atlantic Overturning Circulation ‘shut down’?
Generally, we think of climate change as a gradual process: the more greenhouse gases that humans emit, the more the climate will change. But are the... Read More
Explainer: How 'Atlantification' is making the Arctic Ocean saltier and warmer
In the seas above Scandinavia, there is a point where the Arctic Ocean collides with the warmer, saltier waters of the Atlantic. This Arctic regio... Read More
Interactive: When will the Arctic see its first ice-free summer?
Since satellites first began monitoring the Arctic in 1979, the average area covered by sea ice has shrunk by at least 40%. The average thicknes... Read More
Inside MOSAiC: How a year-long Arctic expedition is helping climate science
@media screen and (max-width: 425px) { figure.wp-block-pullquote.alignright{ display:none; } } The world’s largest polar research expeditio... Read More
State of the climate: Low sea ice and near-record warmth define 2019 to date
This year is shaping up to be the second warmest on record for most surface temperature datasets, behind only the super-El Niño year of 2016. This is... Read More
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