“Over the last century we have seen a reduction of the overall amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean, reducing in area and thickness,” Stroeve continues. “Today’s end-of-summer ice cover is 40-50% less ...

The higher latitudes of the Arctic play a key role in the global climate and are home to many unique ecosystems linked to sea ice. Our destination was the evocatively named "last ice area," a ...

A new leasing program, to be unveiled soon, will include a reconfigured Arctic area, despite past problems with offshore ...

This winter, Arctic sea ice covered less area at its peak than during any year in the 47-year period for which satellite data is available, according to preliminary findings from the National Snow ...

Arctic ice is melting as a result of climate change, opening up the region and increasing the risk of confrontation with rivals such as Russia over the area’s natural resources, including ...

The combined loss of sea ice in both polar regions equates to an area larger than the eastern United States. The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing ...

Arctic sea ice hit a historic low this winter, shrinking to the smallest extent ever recorded at its seasonal peak. NASA and ...

Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup ... She cautioned that a record-low area in the winter doesn't guarantee a record-small area in the summer.Video below: NASA’s chilling animation ...

TASS/. The area of sea ice in the Arctic in March was at a record low for at least the last 47 years, the European Copernicus Climate Change Service said. "Arctic sea ice reached its lowest ...

Modified floating wood could seed the formation of new sea ice in the Arctic, helping counteract the rapid decline of ice coverage due to global warming. The area of the Arctic Ocean covered by ...

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on ...

She cautioned that a record low area in the winter doesn’t guarantee a record small area in the summer. Melting Arctic sea ice — mostly in the summer — is making the polar bear population smaller, ...