Anthropocene in the Arctic
A behind the scenes account of how the scientific community came to terms with the changing landscape of the Arctic
This June was the fifth-warmest on record
The first half of 2021 was the eighth warmest on record
Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019
How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences
Phytoplankton blooms are, in some aspects, metronomes of the annual oceanic cycles around which many species’ biological clocks are synced …
Arctic ice is disappearing: How clouds interact with sea ice change
More heat and moisture is released through a large hole in sea ice called polynya, which fuels formation of more clouds, trapping heat in the …
What can a bucket of water tell us about Arctic marine life? A lot, says a new study
Scientists have proposed a new technique to monitor the impact of climate change and human activity on marine life
Shell shuts drilling operations off the Alaskan coast
The company claims to have made only a marginal discovery of oil and gas in the region
Why is Greenland ice sheet melting faster this September? Experts weigh in
Typically the ice sheet loses ice in the summer and gains mass in the months after
New NASA campaign to focus on climate impacts in Arctic
The programme will give scientists a better understanding of how the Arctic is responding to rising temperatures
Global warming had never slowed down, says US study
Temperature data collected by a variety of techniques from both land and sea have always been a source of concern, according to a section of …
Arctic Ocean entering ‘new era’, say Norwegian scientists
The Norwegian Young Sea Cruise aims to study the thin, young sea ice during the peak melting season
World just had the hottest week; shattered records hint we are in uncharted territory: WMO
We can expect more records to fall as El Nino develops further and these impacts will extend into 2024, says WMO
2016 was year of extreme warming; 2017 shows no signs of easing
Last year was the warmest on record for North America, second warmest for Africa and South America and third warmest for Europe
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Polar vortex: did warming bring the chill to US?
Extreme events like this may become frequent, say experts
Sea’s toxic touch
Methylation in oceans turns harmless mercury harmful
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Arctic forest fires caused by global warming can jeopardise climate goals: Study
Around 146 million tonnes of carbon was released in the 2019 and 2020 fires in the Arctic
New avian influenza strain in Southeast Asia ‘travelling fast’, warns FAO
In less than six months after first reported in China, the H5N6 virus has been detected in poultries in Lao and Vietnam
May 2021 was the sixth-warmest May on record, says NOAA
2021 could be among the top 10 hottest years on record, says report
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Above-normal rainfall, cyclones: Why September 2021 was a unique month for India
September of 2021 the second-wettest September in 27 years; Several states that experienced enhanced rainfall were staring at drought in the …
Can fast-moving glaciers contribute to sea-level rise?
Sea-level rise depends on how meltwater drainage operates and modulates the speeds of glaciers
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often and increasingly melting its sea ice
Sea ice loss also contributes to global warming and to extreme storms that cause economic damage well beyond the Arctic
By 2050, climate change may threaten human existence
Report flags that scientific predictions till now have underestimated the severity of the crisis, and says the world is on path to 3 degree …