Warming North pushing earth into “uncharted territory”: Arctic Report Card
From Canada’s worst wildfire season, to the warmest summer surface air temperature on record, the changing North is pushing the
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Arctic Report Card 2021: Sea ice changes, rain on Greenland ice sheet among dramatic changes in North
From rain on Greenland’s ice sheet to the browning of the eastern Siberian tundra, climate change is continuing to transform
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NOAA scientists hope to gain better understanding of global climate thanks to old U.S. Navy Arctic data
In the basement of the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), surrounded by stacks of boxes of archival materials, a
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Arctic: Record ice-loss, highest melt rate in 1,500 years
The latest Arctic Report Card, an annual scientific assessment of Arctic conditions by the U.S-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Arctic Alaskan city posts record-early spring snowmelt
The northernmost community in the United States posted its earliest snowmelt on record, federal scientists reported. The snow at the
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Acidification takes toll on Beaufort Sea
With their low temperatures that hold onto the carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere, their shallow depths, their rich supply
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Arctic ice melting rapidly, but some ‘signs’ are false alarms
Recently, a webcam reportedly stationed on a buoy near the North Pole in the high Arctic caught an unusual snapshot
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