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Will climate change turn the Arctic green?
Will climate change turn the Arctic green?ClimateScience

Will climate change turn the Arctic green?

By European Space Agency The Arctic is in the hotseat of climate change, warming four times faster than anywhere else on Earth. Already, the Arctic…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2024 Full article
25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTEN
25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTENNewsScience

25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTEN

By Alfred-Wegener-Institut For the past 25 years, the Alfred Wegener Institute has operated a long-term observatory in the Arctic deep sea: the HAUSGARTEN. Located between…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article
Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from space
Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from spaceClimateScience

Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from space

By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) In the first successful attempt to calibrate walrus counts from satellite imagery, scientists used drones to validate animal counts in…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelagoNews

For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago

By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES | AFP Oslo, Norway - The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplanktonClimateScience

How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton

By Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?
How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?Science

How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?

By Tel-Aviv University TAU Research Shows that Lightning Storms are Causing Sea Ice to Melt Faster at the North Pole An international study with the participation…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planet
Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planetClimate

Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planet

by Leah Burrows, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Climate change is a global phenomenon, but its impacts are felt at…
SourceSourceApril 26, 2024 Full article