State of the climate in 2020
An international, peer-reviewed publication released each summer, the State of the Climate is the authoritative annual summary of the global climate published as a supplement to the Bulletin of the American
Arctic
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22,000 years of history evaporates after freezer failure melts Arctic ice cores
Around 13% of cache of ice cylinders extracted from glaciers in Canadian Arctic exposed to high heat in new storage facility at University of Alberta Within them sits some 80,000 years of history, offering
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Snow, water, ice and permafrost: summary for policy-makers
This document presents the policy-relevant findings of the AMAP 2017 assessments of snow, water, ice and permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA). The Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) assessment
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Migratory connectivity of Semipalmated Sandpipers and implications for conservation
<p>Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) populations have undergone significant declines at core nonbreeding sites in northeastern South America. Breeding populations have also declined in the eastern
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Arctic sea ice, Eurasia snow, and extreme winter haze in China
<p>The East China Plains (ECP) region experienced the worst haze pollution on record for January in 2013. We show that the unprecedented haze event is due to the extremely poor ventilation conditions,
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Humans to blame for bulk of Arctic sea ice loss
Paris - Natural changes in the environment are responsible for about 40% of Arctic sea ice loss, while humans are to blame for the rest, says a climate study. The paper, based on model simulations of
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How does the SST variability over the western North Atlantic Ocean control Arctic warming over the Barents–Kara Seas?
<p>Arctic warming over the Barents–Kara Seas and its impacts on the mid-latitude circulations have been widely discussed. However, the specific mechanism that brings the warming still remains unclear.
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Towards a rain-dominated Arctic
Climate models project a strong increase in Arctic precipitation over the coming century, which has been attributed primarily to enhanced surface evaporation associated with sea-ice retreat. Since the
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Nutrient availability limits biological production in Arctic sea ice melt ponds
<p>Every spring and summer melt ponds form at the surface of polar sea ice and become habitats where biological production may take place. Previous studies report a large variability in the productivity,
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After the ice goes
<p>Researchers look into the future of the far North for clues to save species and maybe even bring back sea ice.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/arctic-2-0-what-happens-after-all-the-ice-goes-1.21431"
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What’s killing the world’s shorebirds?
<p>Researchers brave polar bears, mosquitoes and gull attacks in the Canadian Arctic to investigate an alarming die off.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/what-s-killing-the-world-s-shorebirds-1.21232"