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    Broken pieces of Arctic sea ice north of Svalbard, Norway.

    Montreal Protocol has slowed loss of Arctic sea ice, say scientists

    The Montreal Protocol – which aims to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting gases – has had the unexpected benefit of slowing Arctic sea ice loss, ...Read More

    Sea ice| May 22. 2023.
    Sunrise over sea ice

    Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2023 is fifth lowest on record

    Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, peaking at 14.62m square kilometres (km2) on 6 March. It is the fifth smallest winter pea...Read More

    Sea ice| Mar 16. 2023.
    Broken pieces of Arctic sea ice north of Svalbard

    Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2022 is ‘joint-10th lowest’ on record

    Arctic sea ice has reached its minimum extent for 2022, tied with 2017 and 2018 as the 10th lowest on record, according to provisional data from the ...Read More

    Sea ice| Sep 23. 2022.
    Ice floes near Svalbard, Norway. Credit: Naturfoto-Online / Alamy Stock Photo.

    Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2022 is 10th lowest on record

    Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, peaking at 14.88m square kilometres (km2) on 25 February. It is the 10th smallest winter ...Read More

    Sea ice| Mar 22. 2022.
    A wildfire burns through forests at the Summit Trail Fire in the Colville Reservation, Washington

    Melting Arctic sea ice linked to ‘worsening fire hazards’ in western US

    北极海冰梅尔t has driven an increase in “fire-favourable weather” across the western US over the past four decades, according to new resear...Read More

    Wildfires| Nov 25. 2021.
    Arctic sea ice floe in Svalbard

    Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2021 is ‘12th lowest’ on record

    Arctic sea ice has reached its annual minimum for 2021, clocking in at the 12th lowest on record, according to provisional data from the US National ...Read More

    Sea ice| Sep 22. 2021.
    罗斯海的小岛,南极洲,pack ice in the foreground

    Guest post: Deciphering the rise and fall of Antarctic sea ice extent

    The sharp decline in Arctic sea ice over recent decades has become one of the most enduring images of the Earth’s warming climate. Yet, at the same...Read More

    Guest posts| Jun 29. 2021.
    Sea ice in Svalbard

    Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2021 is joint-seventh lowest on record

    Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, peaking at 14.77m square kilometres (km2) on 21 March. This is the joint-seventh smallest...Read More

    Sea ice| Mar 31. 2021.
    Polar-bear-on-pack-ice-in-Northern-Arctic

    Arctic sea ice shrinks to second-lowest summer minimum on record

    Arctic sea ice has reached its second lowest level on record, data shows. Each year, Arctic sea ice goes through a seasonal cycle, growing in area...Read More

    Sea ice| Sep 21. 2020.
    Visualisation using NASA's MERRA dataset to model the jet stream over North America, between June and July, 1988. Credit: Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo. T81PF2

    Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events?

    The past few months have seen some remarkable weather, from the UK’s sunniest spring on record to Siberia’s dramatic heatwave and “zombie wildf...Read More

    Extreme weather| Jun 12. 2020.
    An argo float measures ocean temperatures. Credit: Argo program, Germany/Ifremer.

    Guest post: Could the Atlantic Overturning Circulation ‘shut down’?

    Generally, we think of climate change as a gradual process: the more greenhouse gases that humans emit, the more the climate will change. But are the...Read More

    Guest posts| Feb 11. 2020.
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