Evidence of algae growth and climate simulations reveal the Arctic had seasonal ice, not a permanent ice shelf, for much of ...

For decades, we've heard the same urgent warnings,glaciers melting, Arctic ice disappearing, sea levels rising,all blamed on ...

From more frequent wildfires to rising sea levels, climate change is disrupting ecosystems and upending once-stable weather patterns. One particularly alarming consequence of rising global ...

New Study Reveals Arctic Ice, Tracked Both ... an international team of scientists has compiled data from 2001 to 2018 to explore both surface and basal freezing/thaw cycles and uncover the ...

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

The ice cap’s core of so-called multiyear ice, which persists year-round, has shrunk by about 40 percent in four decades, kicking off a vicious cycle: as more ice melts, more ocean water is ...

The region reaches its maximum extent of sea ice in March of each year, which then begins to melt. This process takes roughly six months. The NSIDC said the measurement of sea ice taken Saturday ...

The Arctic is seeing a rapid decline in sea ice even during the cold winter months when it should be recovering from the summer melt. Scientists say that one, often overlooked, factor is playing a ...

Sea ice cycles naturally throughout the year, and it's already floating. ... If we can moderate emissions somewhat, the Arctic may only be ice-free from August to October by 2100.

How melting Arctic ice leads to European drought and heatwaves ... Arctic, said the new study shows the trend toward drier and sunnier conditions in Europe is not just part of a natural cycle.

Arctic sea ice’s biggest year since record-keeping began was 1979, at 6.42 million square miles (16.64 million square kilometers). That means since satellites began tracking it, ...

Arctic sea ice experienced its weakest winter buildup on record, with a peak measurement of 5.53 million square miles, 30,000 square miles smaller than the previous low in 2017.