Arctic Report Card 2020
The Arctic Report Card is an annual compilation of original, peer-reviewed environmental observations and analyses of a region undergoing rapid and dramatic alterations to weather, climate, oceanic, and
Arctic
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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"
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2016’s super warm Arctic winter ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change, scientists say
The Arctic continues to amaze. Hit by a second bout of extremely warm winter temperatures in recent days, the seasonal growth of floating sea ice has flattened out, just as it did when hit by similarly
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The Arctic is showing stunning winter warmth, and these scientists think they know why
Last month, temperatures in the high Arctic spiked dramatically, some 36 degrees Fahrenheit above normal -- a move that corresponded with record low levels of Arctic sea ice during a time of year when
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Extreme warmth in Arctic promises more volatile weather in 2017
A spate of extreme warmth in the Arctic over the past two months has startled scientists, who warn that the high temperatures may lead to record-low ice coverage next summer and even more warming in a
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Arctic oil rush: Nenets' livelihood and habitat at risk from oil spills
The livelihood of the Nenets people who live along the northern stretches of the Yenisei, Russia’s longest river, depends on two pursuits: fishing and reindeer herding. But locals have said both of
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Prepare for 'surprise' as global warming stokes Arctic shifts- scientists
Unless the world stops burning fossil fuels that are fuelling global warming, irreversible changes in the Arctic could have disastrous effects for the people that live there and for the rest of the planet,