Sea Ice Today - National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on the planet, and as a result, sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is decreasing. Sea ice loss has far-reaching effects on the planet because the ice helps regulate Earth’s climate, influences global weather patterns, and affects ocean circulations.
Climate change is causing dramatic impacts in the Arctic, report ... - NPR
WEBDec 12, 2023 · The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average as a result of human-caused climate change, driven primarily by burning fossil fuels. Researchers say changes in the...
Climate change: The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice - BBC News
WEBMar 16, 2024 · The Arctic Ocean is likely to be effectively free of sea-ice by the end of summer at least once by 2050, and possibly even sooner.
Melting Arctic ice will have catastrophic effects on the ... - ABC News
WEBDec 24, 2021 · Melting sea ice in the Arctic is opening up lanes in the ocean for the global trade route -- lanes that were previously blocked. In the near future, the melting will have a big impacts on major ...
The Arctic Ocean could be 'ice-free' within a decade - Los Angeles Times
WEBMar 5, 2024 · Now, new research has found that Arctic Ocean sea ice is shrinking even faster than previously thought — and that the Arctic may start to see its first “ice-free” days within the current...
Warmest Arctic summer on record is evidence of accelerating …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card documents new records showing that human-caused warming of the air, ocean and land is affecting people, ecosystems and communities across the Arctic region, which is heating up faster than any other part of …
Arctic Summer Could Be Practically Sea-Ice-Free by the 2030s
WEBJune 6, 2023. The first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s floating sea ice could occur as early as the 2030s, according to a new scientific study — about a decade...
Arctic sea ice thins in 2 big jumps, and now more vulnerable
WEBMar 15, 2023 · Climate change attacked crucial Arctic sea ice thickness in two sudden big gobbles instead of steady nibbling, a new study says. A little more than 15 years ago, sea ice quickly lost more than half its thickness, becoming weaker, more prone to melting and less likely to recover, according to the study that emphasizes the importance of two big ...
Arctic Warming 4 Times as Fast as the Rest of the Planet, New …
WEBAug 11, 2022 · The rapid warming of the Arctic, a definitive sign of climate change, is occurring even faster than previously described, researchers in Finland said Thursday.
Arctic ocean may absorb less CO2 than projected due to coastal …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research.