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Arctic Sea Ice Near Historic Low; Antarctic Ice Continues Decline

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Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for…

Article2 months ago

Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist

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Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change. Name: Linette…

Article2 months ago
View of Karakoram glaciers in High Mountain Asia

Amendment 42: A.30 Understanding Changes in High Mountain Asia Deferred to ROSES-25

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When it is solicited, A.30 Understanding Changes in High Mountain Asia (HMA) solicits investigations into HMA’s glaciers, snow, permafrost, and…

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NASA Returns to Arctic Studying Summer Sea Ice Melt

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What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic, and a new NASA mission is helping improve data modeling…

Article4 months ago

NASA Mission Flies Over Arctic to Study Sea Ice Melt Causes

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It’s not just rising air and water temperatures influencing the decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice. Clouds, aerosols, even the…

Article5 months ago

Antarctic Sea Ice Near Historic Lows; Arctic Ice Continues Decline

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Editor’s note, April 16, 2024: An earlier version of this article included a rounded figure for the Arctic Ocean’s sea…

Article8 months ago