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. The Arctic Ocean ...

The Arctic Ocean could experience its first “ice-free” day as early as 2027, according to a new study, signaling a profound shift in the planet's climate. Even under the most optimistic ...

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. When you purchase ...

They traveled to the eastern Canadian Arctic Ocean once again, watching the waves for telltale fins and black-and-white patches. Even when orcas have satellite trackers, they can be hard to pin down.

NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team During the morning of March 20, 2015, a total solar eclipse was visible from parts of ...

"That will be the first time we will see a practically ice-free Arctic Ocean from space in the satellite observations," she said. By ice-free, they mean when the ocean has less than one million square ...

Melting Antarctic ice continues to cause sea levels to rise, with the potential to affect millions of people living along ...

Nearly all of the Arctic’s sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, a group of international scientists has warned. Sea ice – frozen seawater that floats on the ocean’s surface – in the region has ...

Imagine you're putting together a giant 1,000-piece puzzle. But you're missing 400 pieces, so how do you assemble it and figure out what it ...

open image in gallery Sea ice is scattered throughout the Arctic ocean. Arctic sea ice is melting ... environment,” Jahn explained. Based on satellite data from the National Snow and Ice Data ...