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New Antarctic Geological Timeline Aids Future Sea-Level Predictions
January 16, 2013 — Radiocarbon dates of tiny fossilized marine animals found in Antarctica's seabed sediments offer new clues about the recent rapid ice loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and help scientists make ... > full story -
Novel Approach to Track Migration of Arctic-Breeding Avian Species
January 15, 2013 — A group of scientists have tried to determine how snow bunting populations are linked in space and time. Considering that the snow bunting poses an extra challenge to monitor due to its inaccessible ... > full story -
NOAA Lists Ringed and Bearded Ice Seal Populations Under the Endangered Species Act
December 30, 2012 — NOAA Fisheries has announced its final listing decision for four subspecies of ringed seals and two distinct population segments (DPSs) of bearded seals under the Endangered Species Act. ... > full story -
Here's Your Chances for a White Christmas and a Dry New Year's Eve in the U.S.
December 18, 2012 — Climatologists have examined 50 years of weather data and calculated the chances for a white Christmas and a dry New Year’s Eve for various cities throughout the United ... > full story -
Nanoscale Impulse Radar Measures Depth of Snow and Ice for Alpine Ski Slopes
December 17, 2012 — Snow is the be-all and end-all for alpine ski resorts. Now a tiny sensor has been developed to determine how much cold gold there is on the slopes and how much more should be produced. The sensor is ... > full story -
More Ice Loss Through Snowfall on Antarctica
December 12, 2012 — Stronger snowfall increases future ice discharge from Antarctica. Global warming leads to more precipitation as warmer air holds more moisture -- hence earlier research suggested the Antarctic ice ... > full story -
Arctic Continues to Break Records in 2012: Becoming Warmer, Greener Region With Record Losses of Summer Sea Ice and Late Spring Snow
December 6, 2012 — The Arctic region continued to break records in 2012 -- among them the loss of summer sea ice, spring snow cover, and melting of the Greenland ice sheet. This was true even though air temperatures in ... > full story -
Maple Syrup, Moose, and the Impacts of Climate Change in the North
November 20, 2012 — In the northern hardwood forest, climate change is poised to reduce the viability of the maple syrup industry, spread wildlife diseases and tree pests, and change timber resources. And, according to ... > full story -
Himalayan Glaciers Will Shrink by Almost 10 Percent, Even If Temperatures Hold Steady
November 16, 2012 — If Bhutan's climate did not warm, glaciers in the monsoonal Himalayas would still shrink by almost 10 percent within the next few decades. What's more, the amount of melt water coming off these ... > full story -
Warming Temperatures Will Change Greenland's Face, Experts Predict
November 13, 2012 — Global climate models abound. What is harder to pin down, is how a warmer global temperature might affect any specific region on Earth. Researchers have now made the global local. Using a combination ... > full story
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