The team essentially found that an ice shell greater than 12 miles (20 kilometers) could account for these structures. If the icy layer was any thinner, then the ring patterns wouldn’t have ...

When looking at the complete, year-round record, the scientists found that sea ice thickness is a good predictor of sea ice extent, or the total area it covers on the ocean surface. Thinner ice ...

Images snapped from space show the spectacular patterns formed by sea ice floating on the ocean currents The pictures, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS ...

But scientists say these statistics are cherry-picked; they do not refute the well-observed, continent-wide impact of human-induced warming on ocean and sea ice patterns. "We are constantly being ...

The effect means the sea feels warmer for a summer dip, but it's also worsening storms like ex-tropical Cyclone Tam.

An ice-free Arctic could significantly impact the ecosystem and Earth's climate by changing weather patterns ... Arctic Ocean, which is that it is covered by sea ice and snow year-round, through ...

Because of prolonged cold weather, pancake ice has formed on the Upper Potomac River near Great Falls. The circular slabs have ... lakes because of wave action. Ocean pancake ice can become ...

An ice-free Arctic could significantly impact the ecosystem and Earth's climate by changing weather patterns ... Arctic Ocean, which is that it is covered by sea ice and snow year-round, through ...