The base of field operations was the German icebreaker Polarstern ... Spring 2020 saw remarkable sea ice melt in the Arctic: The National Snow and Ice Data Center at CU Boulder, also part of CIRES, ...

Alexandra Jahn, a climatologist with the University of Colorado Boulder who was part of the study, said: "The first ice-free day in the Arctic won't change things dramatically but it will show ...

Discover why hundreds of scientists from around the world froze a ship in Arctic sea ice–braving subzero temperatures and months of polar darkness–in Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic. In this ...

University of Colorado Boulder As global temperatures rise due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, Arctic sea ice has been disappearing at an unprecedented rate of over 12 % per decade.

The paper, "Disappearing landscapes: The Arctic at +2.7°C global warming," was led byJulienne Stroeve, senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and professor at ...

And what happens in the Arctic trickles down to all of us. "If the sea ice disappears, the Arctic will warm faster and the planet will warm faster," Lehner said. Scientists say to slow the melting ...

Arctic sea ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for ...

Each decade around 13% of the ice in the Arctic Ocean is lost, but scientists are now exploring whether new technology can help refreeze the sea ice and halt its rapid decline. Such is the rate of ...

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones. Led by Steven Cavallo ...