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- Arctic Ocean Warming Began Already In Early 20th Century, Meaning Natural Factors Strongly At Play, Not CO2 Thu, 30 Dec 21, 1:00pmBut all of a sudden at the start of the 20th century, you get this marked change in temperature and salinity—it really sticks out
- Arctic Ocean Started Getting Warmer Decades Earlier Than We Thought – Study Thu, 25 Nov 21, 1:00pm“Climate simulations generally do not reproduce this kind of warming in the Arctic Ocean, meaning there’s an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms driving Atlantification,” said Tommaso...
- Arctic warming likely turned Harvey into "an extreme killer storm" Fri, 1 Sep 17, 1:09amMelting Arctic ice and spiking temperatures don't just affect the northernmost part of Earth. According to Cornell University professor Charles Greene, they can also impact storms, like Hurricane Harvey, that are thousands...
- Record high Arctic temperatures are becoming the new normal Tue, 23 Feb 16, 2:42amThe year 2015 was a tough act to follow, being the newest “hottest year” on record, yet January of this year is shaping up to be quite a contender...
- Climate change is making Arctic mosquitoes hatch earlier and grow faster than ever before Fri, 18 Sep 15, 8:00pmIn Alaska, many residents have joked for years that mosquito is the state bird - referring both to the size of the insect as well as its prevalence. Climate change could make that much less of a joke, though. A new study...
- More than 250 wildfires are burning in Alaska right now Sat, 27 Jun 15, 12:00amWildfires in Alaska rarely make the national news, but this year's season is off to a particularly dramatic start, with the Alaska Division of Forestry reporting that as of Wednesday there are 278 wildfires burning in the...
- Finland is warming faster than the rest of the world Fri, 9 Jan 15, 10:00pmFinland is warming fast—faster than scientists ever predicted and at nearly twice the rate of any other country on Earth—according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland and the Finnish Meteorological...
- Greenland’s ice is melting faster than previously thought Thu, 18 Dec 14, 12:00amThe rate of melting ice from Greenland's ice sheet might be vastly underestimated according to a new study released Monday in Nature Climate Change. Data from satellites led the study to conclude that Greenland is likely...
- WHO Study Claims Air Pollution Killed 7 Million People in 2012 Thu, 27 Mar 14, 6:30amRegardless of creed, ethnicity, or tax bracket, everyone must breathe the same air. This week, the World Health Organization announced that air pollution was responsible for seven million deaths globally in 2012. It is also...
- Scientists Blame Lagging Jet Stream on Warming Arctic Tue, 18 Feb 14, 3:55amResearchers at Rutgers University’s Institute of Marine and Coastal Scientists have noticed a change in the world’s jet stream paths, and are looking at the warming Arctic as a potential cause...
- Alaska Blasts Through Temperature Records, Surpassing Miami in Some Areas Fri, 21 Jun 13, 3:30amPhoto via Shutterstock No part of the world is safe from the clutches of global warming, including the United States’ only Arctic region, Alaska. Due to a resident heat dome, several heat records were broken in Alaska...
- Scientists Urge Governments to Help Save the Polar Bear From the Effects of Global Warming Wed, 6 Feb 13, 1:26amAn international team of scientists is urging governments to create a plan to address with the negative impact of climate change on animals inhabiting the Arctic...