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The Arctic Seafloor Is Full of Life — And We’re About to Destroy It
The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...
The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world
Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...
Less mapped than the Moon: Quest to reveal the seabed
It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the moon, an astonishing fact driving a ...
National Snow and Ice Data Center13d
February made me shiver (but not the Arctic)
Arctic sea ice growth was slow in February, leaving extent at record-low levels for the end of the month. In the Antarctic, ...
The Washington Post11d
Global sea ice cover hit a record low in February, researchers find
“It was really a combination of warm ocean waters ... that were more than 20 degrees above average. The center found that the extent of Arctic sea ice was about 85,000 square miles below ...