Summer can be cruel to the planet’s remaining ice. Over the span of just days in July 2023, seasonal warmth led to the rapid disintegration of sea ice near the junction of two large outlet glaciers in northeast Greenland. The two glaciers—Storstrømmen and L. Bistrup Bræ—are visible in this image … [continued]
What’s behind the worsening wildfires in the Western United States? Arctic sea ice plays an important role By Brendan Bane, PNNL RICHLAND, Washington — “Some say the world will end in fire,” wrote Robert Frost a century ago. The poet described one popular take on the world’s end before shifting to … [continued]
Originally published by NOAA Climate.gov The first month of Northern Hemisphere spring 2021 was warmer than average across the globe according to the global climate summary for March 2021 from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. The combined land and ocean surface temperature was 1.53 degrees Fahrenheit (0.85 degrees Celsius) warmer … [continued]
By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. It was the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth of a degree according to NASA’s analysis. Massive wildfires scorched Australia, Siberia, and the United States’ west coast …
The Arctic Report Card is an annual compilation of original, peer-reviewed environmental observations and analyses of a region undergoing rapid and dramatic alterations to weather, climate, oceanic, and land conditions.
Earth endured exceptional heat last month, with October 2020 ranking as the 4th hottest October on record.
Scientists from the ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change Service reveal that globally September 2020 was 0.05°C warmer than September 2019, previously the warmest on record, making it the world’s warmest September so far.
The latest climate models suggest the Arctic could be ice free in summer by 2050 even if significant reductions in carbon dioxide occur.
The Arctic sea ice appeared to have reached its likely maximum extent for the year on March 13, according to the National Snow & Ice Data Center, and in doing so tied for the seventh-lowest in the 40-year satellite record.
While the Arctic sea ice is in turmoil, the EPA has a new plan to boost the profits of coal-fired generating companies. Are there any adults in the Trump maladministration?
