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Arctic Sea Ice Hits Smallest Extent in Satellite Era
September 19, 2012 — The frozen cap of the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its annual summertime minimum extent and broken a new record low on Sept. 16, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has ... > full story -
Climate Change to Fuel Northern Spread of Avian Malaria: Malaria Already Found in Birds in Alaska
September 19, 2012 — Malaria has been found in birds in parts of Alaska, and global climate change will drive it even farther north, according to a new study. The spread could prove devastating to arctic bird species ... > full story -
Surviving Without Ice: Arctic Crustaceans Use Currents, Deep-Water Migration to Survive Sea Ice Melts
September 13, 2012 — With sea ice in the Arctic melting to record lows in summer months, marine animals living there face dramatic changes to their environment. Yet some crustaceans, previously thought to spend their ... > full storyMore: -
Little Ice Age Led to Migration of Island Hopping Arctic Foxes
September 11, 2012 — The Little Ice Age allowed a new wave of arctic foxes to colonise Iceland, according to new research. A "bridge" of sea ice appeared during a dip in temperatures between 200 to 500 years ago allowing ... > full story -
NASA Observations Point to 'Dry Ice' Snowfall on Mars
September 11, 2012 — NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data have given scientists the clearest evidence yet of carbon-dioxide snowfalls on Mars. This reveals the only known example of carbon-dioxide snow falling ... > full story -
Wetter Arctic Could Influence Climate Change, Study Finds
September 5, 2012 — Increased precipitation and river discharge in the Arctic has the potential to speed climate change, according to the results of a new ... > full story -
Northwest Barents Sea Warmed Substantially During the Last Decades
September 5, 2012 — A recent study by researchers in Norway shows that the northwest Barents Sea warmed substantially during the last decades. The temperature of the subsurface Atlantic Water in the northern Barents Sea ... > full story -
Major World Interests at Stake in Canada's Vast Mackenzie River Basin
September 3, 2012 — The governance of Canada's massive Mackenzie River Basin holds enormous national but also global importance due to the watershed's impact on the Arctic Ocean, international migratory birds and ... > full story -
Carbon Release from Collapsing Coastal Permafrost in Arctic Siberia
August 30, 2012 — A new study shows that an ancient and large carbon pool held in a less-studied form of permafrost ("Yedoma") is thaw-released along the approximately 7000-kilometer desolate coast of northernmost ... > full story -
NASA's IceBridge Seeking New View of Changing Sea Ice
August 28, 2012 — This year scientists working on NASA's Operation IceBridge, a multi-year airborne science mission to study changing ice conditions at both poles, debuted a new data product with the potential to ... > full story
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