Will ice floating in the Arctic Ocean move faster or slower over ... "It doesn't change the fact that sea ice cover is steadily declining, right? This is a concern because of the impact on ...

We use climate models to provide insights into changes in the Arctic Ocean and its sea ice cover as well as into changes in the ocean in past climates. The focus of the group is currently is on ...

The survey flights, which cover a total distance of roughly ... the drift speed of Arctic ice has generally increased. As AWI sea-ice physicist Dr Luisa von Albedyll, who contributed to the ...

The Arctic could see its first “ice-free” summer days, with very little sea ice cover, in the next few years, researchers have said. Arctic ice melts over the summer months, reducing the area ...

If sea ice and its denizens are to be protected ... In some earlier climate models, Pfirman says, the Arctic’s ice cover simply retreated evenly along its southern flank as the planet warmed ...

The level of Arctic sea ice has declined starkly in recent decades ... such as negatively impacting the wildlife living there by reducing snow cover, as well as potentially creating a lower ...

“The Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on the planet,” says Heinerth. “And it’s really evident here.” Sea ice is dynamic. It expands and contracts, melts and freezes; it’s ...

In September of each year, Arctic sea ice is at its minimum. Based on data over the past 40 years ... A large portion of the Earth’s freshwater is frozen in ice sheets in the polar regions. These ...