New study reveals thawing permafrost has turned Arctic into carbon emitter
The thawing of Arctic permafrost is likely to release a feedback loop that could accelerate…
Browsing: Polar Weather
Abnormal warm spell in the Antarctic leads to smallest ozone hole ever recorded
The 2019 Antarctic ozone hole is the smallest ever recorded, according to scientists from NOAA…
Antarctic warm front reveals influence of stratosphere in shaping weather
A rare warming event in the upper atmosphere above Antarctica has given scientists a better…
Arctic research ship selects drifting base for atmospheric study
An ambitious international project to study the climate of the Arctic from a research ship…
Ship sets sail for year-long climate study in largest Arctic expedition in history
A German icebreaker has set sail for a groundbreaking year-long international research project to understand…
University of Colorado to study changing climate in Alaska and Canada
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) have…
FMI launches sea ice service for the Baltic Sea
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has developed a new sea ice service reporting on the…
Chinese meteorological agency expands Antarctic weather station network
Chinas 35th Antarctic expedition team has successfully installed a new automatic weather station to collect…
New Year Antarctic sea ice coverage at lowest since records began
Antarctic sea ice coverage has reached a record low for the start of January, spanning…
NASA launches ICESat-2 to create 3D maps of changing ice sheets
US space agency NASA launched its Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) from California…