by faster | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Ars Technica DATE: June 26, 2018 SNIP: Many of the threats we know are associated with climate change are slow moving. Gradually rising seas, a steady uptick in extreme weather events, and more all mean that change will come gradually to much of the globe. But...
by faster | May 14, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: New York Times DATE: May 14, 2018 SNIP: In the Arctic Ocean, some ice stays frozen year-round, lasting for many years before melting. But this winter, the region hit a record low for ice older than five years. This, along with a near-record low for sea ice...
by faster | May 10, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Yale e360 DATE: May 10, 2018 SNIP: As the Arctic heats up faster than any other region on the planet, once-distinct boundaries between the frigid polar ocean and its warmer, neighboring oceans are beginning to blur, opening the gates to southern waters bearing...
by faster | May 2, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Scientific American DATE: May 2, 2018 SNIP: Winter sea ice cover in the Bering Sea did not just hit a record low in 2018; it was half that of the previous lowest winter on record (2001), says John Walsh, chief scientist of the International Arctic Research...
by faster | Feb 17, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Vox and Inside Climate News DATE: February 17, 2018 SNIP: Vox: The Arctic Ocean once froze reliably every year. Those days are over. Arctic sea ice extent has been measured by satellites since the 1970s. And scientists can sample ice cores, permafrost records,...