All Articles Tagged As: sea ice

Arctic ice on the verge of another all-time low (8/31/2008)

Current observations from ESA's Envisat satellite suggest that the extent of polar sea-ice may again shrink to a level very close to that of last year. ...> Full Article

Successful series of measurements in Arctic sea ice (8/14/2008)

RV Polarstern completes work in the Fram Strait and enters port in Reykjavik ...> Full Article

North Pole could lose summer ice (8/10/2008)

Study of the Arctic's sea ice has confirmed its ongoing, massive shrinking and drastic thinning. ...> Full Article

How will the Arctic sea ice cover develop this summer? (7/13/2008)

The ice cover in the Arctic Ocean at the end of summer 2008 will lie, with almost 100 per cent probability, below that of the year 2005 ...> Full Article

Fire under the ice (6/26/2008)

International expedition discovers gigantic volcanic eruption in the Arctic Ocean ...> Full Article

$32 Million Contract From NASA To Manage Snow And Ice Data System (6/9/2008)

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded a five-year, $32 million contract from NASA to manage and operate a sophisticated data system charting global phenomena like sea ice, ice shelves, ice sheets, glaciers and snow cover. ...> Full Article

Arctic explorer delivers unique snow-depth data for CryoSat (5/24/2008)

Following a formidable 106-day trek across the Arctic, which ended with the two Arctic Arc expedition members relying on Envisat images to guide them safely through disintegrating sea-ice, intrepid polar explorer Alain Hubert recently visited ESA to handover a unique set of snow-depth measurements ...> Full Article

Researchers Predict 59 Percent Chance Of Record Low Arctic Sea Ice In 2008 (5/5/2008)

Calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again in 2008 because of continued warming temperatures and a preponderance of younger, thinner ice. ...> Full Article

Arctic Ice More Vulnerable to Sunny Weather, New Study Shows (4/25/2008)

The shrinking expanse of Arctic sea ice is increasingly vulnerable to summer sunshine ...> Full Article

Why Is Arctic Sea Ice Melting Faster Than Predicted? NOAA Probing Arctic Pollution (4/12/2008)

Scientists are now flying through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming - and summertime sea ice is melting - faster than predicted ...> Full Article

Researchers say Arctic sea ice still at risk despite cold winter (3/19/2008)

Using the latest satellite observations, NASA researchers and others report that the Arctic is still on "thin ice" when it comes to the condition of sea ice cover in the region. ...> Full Article

New Method to Estimate Sea Ice Thickness (3/9/2008)

Scientists recently developed a new modeling approach to estimate sea ice thickness. This is the only model based entirely on historical observations. ...> Full Article

Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system (2/6/2008)

A team of climate experts has compiled a shortlist of nine areas in the world that are in danger of passing critical thresholds or 'tipping points' due to climate change ...> Full Article

Arctic Sea Ice Bottoms Out For 2007, Shatters All Time Record Low (9/24/2007)

Scientists say that the extent of Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum for 2007 on Sept. 16, shattering all previous lows since satellite record-keeping began nearly 30 years ago. ...> Full Article