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Aug 17, 2021 · The Arctic, a vast sea historically trapped in ice for most of the year, has long been an object of fascination for explorers. The search for a shortcut from Europe to Asia began as early as the 15th century by Spanish and Portuguese ships commanded by such luminaries as Vasco de Gama and Christopher Columbus, with the tempo increasing in the mid-19th century. Not a few, like the ill-fated ...
Aug 26, 2015 · “We don’t really understand which part of that warming is having the biggest effect on the glaciers.” What scientists do know is that warming Arctic temperatures – and a darkening surface of the Greenland ice sheet – are causing so much summer melting that it is now the dominant factor in Greenland’s contribution to sea level rise.
Jun 15, 2007 · Way up in Svalbard, the rocky Arctic Ocean archipelago that's home to a high-security seed bank, researchers have found that plants have already adapted to global warming. The scientists found ...
Jun 1, 2021 · The Arctic region is warming much faster than the rest of the planet. The rapid loss of ice affects the polar jet stream, which influences weather patterns across the northern hemisphere.
Sep 26, 2023 · The annual Arctic sea ice minimum (lowest) annual extent was the sixth-lowest on record this year, while Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum ever. These both continue a long-term downward trend due to human-caused global warming.
Mar 27, 2019 · In 2018, two photographers travelled through the Arctic. They talk to Fiona Macdonald about their striking images of a remote wilderness that’s becoming a battleground.
Mar 5, 2024 · Scientists recently combined satellite data, field observations and sophisticated numerical modeling to paint a picture of how 22.45 million square kilometers of the Arctic will change over the ...
