open image in gallery Sea ice is scattered throughout the Arctic ocean. Arctic sea ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. Researchers say that its first ‘ice-free’ day could be coming sooner ...
It's also important to know what events could lead to the melting of all sea ice in the Arctic Ocean," said Céline Heuzé from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. The researchers conducted ...
As the Arctic loses snow cover and sea ice, more dark-colored ocean water and rock emerge. Those dark surfaces reflect less radiation ... as fires in the Arctic send smoke to populated areas and as ...
The Arctic Ocean is nearing a historic milestone ... Marine animals are migrating north, seeking colder waters. Melting permafrost further disrupts fragile ecosystems, scientists warn.
The ice is easier to melt and more of it melts in higher temperatures ... “When we reach ice-free conditions then the majority of the Arctic Ocean, 94 percent of it, will have no ice anymore.
The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms. Two small, genetically distinct groups of killer whales now live in the ...