Climate: Arctic sea ice melt slows slightly in July

Experts say record low now unlikely Staff Report Cool and stormy weather in the Arctic during July slowed the rate of sea ice loss to just below average for the month,  making it less likely sea ice extent will dwindle to a record low, according to the latest update from the National Ice and Snow

Arctic sea ice maxes out at record low extent

‘The Arctic is in crisis’ Staff Report After a winter that saw average temperatures across most of the Arctic hover between 4 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit above average, sea ice in the region peaked at a record low extent for the second year in a row. “I’ve never seen such a warm, crazy winter in

Climate: New study shows how warm ocean currents affect Antarctic ice shelves

Erosion from beneath could lead to more sea-level rise Staff Report Oceans warming under a thickening blanket of greenhouse gases are licking at the edge of Antarctica and carving new channels in the bottom of ice shelves all around the frozen continent, researchers said this week in a new study led by scientists with the

Climate: Arctic ice reaches annual minimum

Long-term trend still sharply downward By Summit Voice FRISCO — The Boulder-based National Snow and Ice Data Center is reporting that Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum extent Sept. 13. At about 1.97 million square miles, the minimum extent this year was not as extreme as last year’s record low, but still

Climate: This year’s maximum Arctic sea ice extent was the 6th-lowest on record

Trend of dwindling ice continues unabated By Summit Voice FRISCO — Arctic sea ice extent peaked in mid-March and is now starting to shrink again, according to researchers with the National Snow and Ice Data center, who said that this year’s maximum extent was the sixth-lowest on record. At 5.84 million square miles, it was

Climate: Arctic sea ice now in ‘uncharted territory’

Low point reached Sept. 16; 293,000 square miles less ice than previous record in 2007 By Summit Voice FRISCO — More than 4.5 million square miles of Arctic sea ice has melted away in the past six months, with the overall extent dipping 18 percent below the previous record low, set in 2007. The ice