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Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts
Research done by the US
Department of the Interior
to determine if global
warming threatens the polar
bear population is so flawed
... > full story
Scientists Endure Arctic For Last Campaign Prior To CryoSat-2 Launch
An international group of
scientists has swapped their
comfortable offices for one
of the most inhospitable
environments on the planet
... > full story
Climate Models Overheat Antarctica, New Study Finds
Computer analyses of global
climate have consistently
overstated warming in
Antarctica, new research
concludes. The study can
help scientists improve
... > full story
Trouble In Paradise: Global Warming A Greater Danger To Tropical Species
The Arctic has become a
poster child for the
negative effects of climate
change, but new research
that species living in the
... > full story
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Rocks Under The Northern Ocean Are Found To Resemble Ones Far South
May 5, 2008 — Scientists probing volcanic rocks from deep under the frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean have discovered a special geochemical signature until now found only in the southern hemisphere. The rocks ... > full story -
Global Warming Linked To Caribou-calf Mortality
May 2, 2008 — Fewer caribou calves are being born -- and more of them are dying -- in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate. The researchers believe that caribou may serve as an indicator species for ... > full story -
Three-in-Five Chance Of Record Low Arctic Sea Ice In 2008, According to New Forecast
May 2, 2008 — New calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again in 2008 because of continued warming ... > full story -
Scientists Head To Warming Alaska On Ice Core Expedition
May 1, 2008 — The state of Alaska has the dubious distinction of leading the lower 48 in the effects of a warming climate. Small villages are slipping into the sea due to coastal erosion, soggy permafrost is ... > full story -
'New' Ancient Antarctic Sediment Reveals Climate Change History
April 30, 2008 — Recent additions to the premier collection of Southern Ocean sediment cores at Florida State University's Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility will give international scientists a close-up look ... > full story -
Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Kept Carbon Dioxide In Check
April 30, 2008 — Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system -- a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. Scientists ... > full story -
Formation Of Ice Sheets 34 Million Years Ago Changed Ocean Acidity
April 29, 2008 — Before ice first began to form in Antarctica around 34 million years ago, the Earth was a very different place - but then greenhouse conditions swiftly gave way to an icehouse climate, causing the ... > full story -
Arctic Marine Mammals On Thin Ice
April 26, 2008 — The loss of sea ice due to climate change could spell disaster for polar bears and other Arctic marine mammals. Sea ice is the common habitat feature uniting these unique and diverse Arctic ... > full story -
Antarctic Deep Sea Gets Colder
April 23, 2008 — The Antarctic deep sea is getting colder, which might stimulate the circulation of the oceanic water masses. Scientists studied ocean currents as well as the distribution of temperature, salt content ... > full story -
Arctic Ice More Vulnerable To Sunny Weather, New Study Shows
April 22, 2008 — The shrinking expanse of Arctic sea ice is increasingly vulnerable to summer sunshine. New research finds that unusually sunny weather contributed to last summer's record loss of Arctic ice, while ... > full story
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