the first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean. New research shows that this event could occur as early as 2027 — a sobering ...

The Arctic is home to pristine artifacts. A few archeologists are rushing to find them, and the critical clues they can offer ...

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open image in gallery Sea ice is scattered throughout the Arctic ocean. Arctic sea ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. Researchers say that its first ‘ice-free’ day could be coming sooner ...

“But it will show that we've fundamentally altered one of the defining characteristics of the natural environment in the Arctic Ocean, which is that it is covered by sea ice and snow year-round, ...

The Arctic's ice cover could dip below a crucial threshold as soon as 2027, and will do so inevitably in the next 20 years if greenhouse gas emissions continue, scientists warn.

For decades, the Arctic has steadily been losing sea ice, causing some climatologists to guess that the first month of an ice ...

CLIMATEWIRE | By the end of the decade, the Arctic Ocean could see its first ice-free day on record — even with modest levels of global warming. It’s an unlikely scenario, but it’s possible.

The Arctic Ocean could have a period effectively devoid of ice as soon as summer 2027, new research shows. The exact date is not a prediction; there is enough annual variation and uncertainty that ...

"But it will show that we've fundamentally altered one of the defining characteristics of the natural environment in the Arctic Ocean, which is that it is covered by sea ice and snow year-round ...

"But it will show that we've fundamentally altered one of the defining characteristics of the natural environment in the Arctic Ocean, which is that it is covered by sea ice and snow year-round ...