• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 16th, 2015
Arctic's Summer Ice Cover Drops to Fourth Lowest Extent on Record

Arctic's Summer Ice Cover Drops to Fourth Lowest Extent on Record

It's all happening because the Arctic is getting warmer

Satellite View of Sea Ice Off the Coast of Greenland

Satellite View of Sea Ice Off the Coast of Greenland

The image was delivered by NASA's Aqua satellite

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2014
Arctic's Sea Ice Coverage Drops, Hits Sixth Lowest Extent on Record

Arctic's Sea Ice Coverage Drops, Hits Sixth Lowest Extent on Record

On September 17, the Arctic sea ice coverage spanned over 5.02 million square kilometers (1.94 million square miles)

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 23rd, 2014
Melting of the Arctic Is Fueling Global Warming

Melting of the Arctic Is Fueling Global Warming

Study finds sea ice helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, having less of it around spells bad news

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
Giant Waves Fracture Sea Ice Hundreds of Miles from Its Edge

Giant Waves Fracture Sea Ice Hundreds of Miles from Its Edge

Waves higher than 3 meters (about 9.8 feet) are the ones that cause impressive damage

Polar Bear Cubs Are Becoming a Rare Sight in the Arctic

Polar Bear Cubs Are Becoming a Rare Sight in the Arctic

Loss of ice means fewer females become pregnant and deliver cubs, study finds

Teeny-Tiny Bits and Pieces of Plastic Found in Arctic Sea Ice

Teeny-Tiny Bits and Pieces of Plastic Found in Arctic Sea Ice

This indicates microplastic pollution is a bigger problem than believed

Photo of the Day: Swirls of Sea Ice as Seen from Space

Photo of the Day: Swirls of Sea Ice as Seen from Space

The sea ice is riding on the East Sakhalin Current, NASA specialists say

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 11th, 2014
Researchers Ready to Go Spying on Polar Bears

Researchers Ready to Go Spying on Polar Bears

The end goal is to determine how these animals are coping with decreasing ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 13th, 2014
NASA's Operation IceBridge Moves to the Arctic

NASA's Operation IceBridge Moves to the Arctic

A new observations campaign is currently underway

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
Arctic Temperatures Significantly Higher than Usual This Winter

Arctic Temperatures Significantly Higher than Usual This Winter

New NSIDC report details climate anomalies above the Arctic Circle

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
Warmer Rivers Contribute Significantly to Ice Melt in the Arctic

Warmer Rivers Contribute Significantly to Ice Melt in the Arctic

New study quantifies the effect these waters have on sea ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2014
Ice-Free Season in the Arctic Increasing by 5 Days per Decade

Ice-Free Season in the Arctic Increasing by 5 Days per Decade

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2014
Study Finds More Pollution Entering Arctic Waters

Study Finds More Pollution Entering Arctic Waters

NASA-led campaign investigates the phenomenon in detail

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 9th, 2014
Arctic Ice Extents Improve Over Past Years, but Not by Much

Arctic Ice Extents Improve Over Past Years, but Not by Much

NSIDC releases report on the state of North Pole ices in December

Arctic Melt Continued Its Multi-Year Pattern in 2013

Arctic Melt Continued Its Multi-Year Pattern in 2013

Experts say that the ice fields declined at relatively high rates

Arctic Sea Ices Finally Thickening for the Winter

Arctic Sea Ices Finally Thickening for the Winter

New satellite data show the ices recovering from summer extents

 
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