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Canadian Arctic Glacier Melt Accelerating, Irreversible, Projections Suggest
March 12, 2013 — Ongoing glacier loss in the Canadian high Arctic is accelerating and probably irreversible, new model projections suggest. The Canadian high Arctic is home to the largest clustering of glacier ice ... > full story -
Glaciers Will Melt Faster Than Ever and Loss Could Be Irreversible Warn Scientists
March 7, 2013 — Canada's Arctic Archipelago glaciers will melt faster than ever in the next few centuries. Scientists have shown that 20 percent of the Canadian Arctic glaciers may have disappeared by the end of ... > full story -
Clues to Climate Cycles Dug from South Pole Snow Pit
February 25, 2013 — Particles from the upper atmosphere trapped in a deep pile of Antarctic snow hold clear chemical traces of global meteorological events, climate scientists from France have found. Anomalies in oxygen ... > full story -
Forecast Is for More Snow in Polar Regions, Less for the Rest of Us
February 22, 2013 — A new climate model predicts an increase in snowfall for Earth's polar regions and highest altitudes, but an overall drop in snowfall for the globe, as carbon ... > full story -
Lake-Effect Snow Sometimes Needs Mountains
February 19, 2013 — Researchers ran computer simulations to show that the snow-producing “lake effect” isn’t always enough to cause heavy snowfall, but that mountains or other surrounding topography ... > full story -
Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Speeds Domino Effect of Warming Temperatures at High Latitudes
January 23, 2013 — Melting Arctic sea ice is no longer just evidence of a rapidly warming planet —- it’s also part of the ... > full story -
Greenland Ice Cores Reveal Warm Climate of the Past
January 23, 2013 — Between 130,000 and 115,000 years ago, Earth's climate was warmer than today. But how much warmer and what did it mean for the sea levels? As we face global warming, the answer to these questions is ... > full storyMore: -
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Climate Change Could Cause Massive Losses in Pyrenees Ski Resorts
January 23, 2013 — An increase in temperatures due to climate change could mean that the Andorran ski resorts have a shorter season in the future, especially in lower areas. An increase of 4 ºC would stop the ... > full story -
Melt Ponds Cause Artic Sea Ice to Melt More Rapidly
January 18, 2013 — The Arctic sea ice has not only declined over the past decade but has also become distinctly thinner and younger. Researchers are now observing mainly thin, first-year ice floes which are extensively ... > full story -
Climate Events Drive High-Arctic Vertebrate Community Into Synchrony: Extreme Weather Potent Force for Arctic Overwintering Populations
January 17, 2013 — Climate change is known to affect the population dynamics of single species, such as reindeer or caribou, but the effect of climate at the community level has been much more difficult to document. ... > full story
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