The last 30 years of European summers have been the hottest in thousands of years, writes Alex Kirby, and we had better start getting used to it - most of all in the Mediterranean and the Arctic, where a 1.5C global temperature rise could be amplified to 3.4C and 6C respectively.
… Europe's summers hottest for 2,000 years - and you … The last 30 years of European summers have been the hottest in thousands of … 3.4C and 6C respectively. The unusually hot summers in Europe over the last three decades …
The Arctic Ocean is coming close to complete summer meltdown, writes John Nissen - indeed it could happen as soon as September, triggering a severe deterioration in climate across the northern hemisphere. With fast-rising temperatures predicted in the coming decade, we must act now to save the Arctic, before it's too late.
… The Arctic Ocean is coming close to complete summer meltdown, writes John Nissen - indeed … It is declining towards disappearance in summer months, yet the colossal negative … for a bonanza when the sea ice disappears in summer: it will be so much easier and safer to …
The decline of Arctic sea ice demands a response, writes Matthew Worsdale. As Arctic temperatures rise, so does the danger of huge eruptions of methane - a powerful greenhouse gas - that will tip the climate into 'hot'. The only solution is geo-engineering.
… Yet it stands to disappear at the end of summer within a few years. We could have 6 … The dramatic shrinkage of the ice in the summer of 2012 saw the minimum total volume of … of the 1979 amount would be present in the summer in 2100. This is a reflection of the …
As the melting Arctic ice cap opens a new ocean to the world, governments and private speculators are rushing to cash in on lucrative resource deposits and shipping lanes. But they may find these virgin waters a dangerous place to do business…
… Cambridge declared a new consensus that 'the summer ice will disappear within twenty to … as if it were essentially an open sea in the summer and have transport across the Arctic … implications. Though a particularly strong summer melting trend is indisputable over the …
After 12 successive months of record high global temperatures, yet another record has been broken, writes Tim Radford: the lowest May sea ice extent ever observed in the Arctic - over half a million square kilometers under the previous low, set in 2004.
… that, in September, recorded the lowest-ever summer extent. The record low follows a series … Administration . Another record minimum in summer sea ice extent this year? Polar … that we may see yet another record minimum in summer sea ice extent this year." The loss of …
Former editor of New Scientist and author of After The Ice: Life, Death and Politics in the New Arctic on climategate, polar military activity and the icecap's chances
… 30 years. Estimates for an ice-free sea in Summer range from 2015 to 2045. What are the … live up there. Once you have really ice free summers it's very difficult to see how some of … ice they think will be left at the end of the summer. Month by month they revise their …
A survey of threatened Arctic mammals highlights melting sea ice as a prime threat to eleven keystone species, writes Tim Radford - meaning that efforts to conserve them may be doomed to failure unless we also tackle the causes of climate change.
… 'unknown' occurs more than 60 times. Extended summers, contracting ice They also charted … Arctic could be more or less ice-free each summer. But change is already visible now. In … most regions, the scientists found that the summer period was extended by between five and …
Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models predicted and there is less sea ice in the Arctic now than at any time since records began, scientists from the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) have discovered.
… have discovered. With one month of the summer melt season remaining, the area covered … rates, the Arctic will be sea ice free in summer by 2030. This is faster than some … Arctic sea ice melts completely during the summer. Dr Joy Singarayer, a sea ice expert at …
It's long been established that Arctic Ocean sea ice is on the retreat, writes Tim Radford. But it's the pace of change that's surprising scientists: latest studies show that the ice-free period is increasing by 5 days / decade.
… ocean could be entirely free of ice in late summer in the next four decades. So Julienne … Energy increases This increasing exposure to summer sunlight means that ever greater … a large impact on the amount of ice lost each summer. "With the Arctic region becoming more …
Climate change and a rise in oil and gas exploration are bringing a host of problems for the indigenous Sami reindeer herders in the Arctic regions
… to move almost 2000 reindeer to their summer pasture. In the back of their … their migration routes between the winter and summer pastures. 'We were mostly observing … and some scientists are predicting that the summer months of the Arctic will be ice free …
Greenland's glaciers are more vulnerable to global warming than had previously been feared, reports Tim Radford, as ice bodies are undercut by seawater. The threat of rapidly rising sea levels just went up yet another notch.
… surface will melt more often in the northern summers. By 2100, practically the whole of … a feature of that long, hot North America summer, but their effect was more difficult to … cold. At the same time, the warmer air of summer pushed the ground temperatures above …
A dusty film of pollution is muting the reflective whiteness of Greenland's pristine icecap and making it vulnerable to accelerated melting rates, writes Tim Radford. And as warming continues, the declining reflectivity of the ice is accelerating the process.
… agency in mind: the feedback loop. In the summer, the surface ice starts to melt. As the … a potentially powerful contributing factor. Summertime changes The Cryosphere science team used satellite information to compare summertime changes in Greenland's albedo from …
Rising temperatures in the Arctic are reaching further south to the lakes and forests of Finland, writes Alex Kirby. But the warming is not affecting summer temperatures - it's concentrated into the colder months, causing a shorter, less severe winter.
… Alex Kirby. But the warming is not affecting summer temperatures - it's concentrated into … average in March, April and May. In the summer months, however, the temperature rise …
One of the most memorable parts of Al Gore’s film 'An Inconvenient Truth' was the cartoon polar bear trying to climb on the last piece of sea-ice in the Arctic, failing, and despondently swimming off into the sunset. With scientists this week reporting that autumn Arctic sea-ice coverage reached a record low this year, Al Gore’s cartoon may not be as far-fetched as it seems.
… is expected to be entirely free of sea-ice in summer by 2030. Factors that contributed to … depend on seals to get them through a hungry summer. Although polar bears are strong …
Log books from British whaling ships more than 200 years ago have given new insights into the history of the Arctic sea ice, reports Tim Radford. A new study reveals that the scale of ice melt in the Arctic over the last few decades is new and unprecedented.
… sheet, the prevailing weather, the spring and summer extremes, the storms, and the condition … farm yields - that offer clues to bygone summers. Life or death But the richest …
The isolation of the white wilderness is coming to an end. Scientists and activists are urging caution but Russia is leading an urgent rush to exploit the Arctic’s oil and gas reserves. Tom Levitt reports
… arctic2.jpg The Arctic could be ice-free in Summer months by 2030 (Image: Peter … of the region being ice-free during the Summer months by 2030 should serve as a …
Ice melt in the Arctic Ocean is opening up previously untouched areas to industrial fishing fleets using ecologically risky bottom trawling methods, writes Joe Sandler Clarke. Ecosystems supporting walruses, polar bears, puffins and other sea birds could be stripped bare.
… by thinner ice which disappears in the summer. Months later, President Obama's Arctic … government presented a report to MPs last summer entitled ' Responding to a changing …
A satellite image reveals how humans and their herds are changing the Arctic from the ground up, reports TIM VERNIMMEN
… the lichens gone, trampled by reindeer in the summer when they are dry and brittle and … in northern Finland only in the winter. Come summer, they’d head further north to forage in …
The recent polar bear attack in Norway is the latest reminder that time is running out for these iconic mammals, with runaway climate change and habitat loss. Gavin Haines reports
… before an increasingly long and hungry summer. 'A compressed feeding schedule is the … primary prey source.' Although it was now summer in Churchill, and the ice and snow had …
Following a 1 million signature Greenpeace petition, LEGO has pledged not to renew a 50-year link with the oil company Shell. The move comes as Shell bids to renew its Arctic drilling in 2015, and following revelations that it is trying to dilute environmental regulation in Arctic waters.
… to go back to the Arctic as soon as next summer." Shell's Arctic ambitions plagued with … its Arctic drilling plans as early as summer 2015. In the past two years, a massive …
Weird weather from serious flooding in the UK to acute cold and drought in the USA follows from the warming Arctic and disruptions to the jet stream, writes John Nissen. We must act now to prevent sudden changes in global climate.
… sea ice practically disappears at the end of summer, which could happen within a few years. … longer to melt in the following spring and summer. We know that multi-year ice takes …
Environmental chemistry student Michael Brown evaluates how seriously recent claims that global extinction could occur within our lifetime should be taken....
… that we would lose the ice in the next few summers. My best guess is sometime in the … 2040s roughly, there will be an ice-free summer.” The Arctic Methane Emergency Group’s …
Environmental chemistry student Michael Brown evaluates how seriously recent claims that global extinction could occur within out lifetime should be taken
… that we would lose the ice in the next few summers. My best guess is sometime in the … 2040s roughly, there will be an ice-free summer.” The Arctic Methane Emergency Group’s …
A landmark court ruling has set back Shell's plans to drill for Arctic oil. It represents a great victory for indigenous peoples and environmental groups - and a serious setback for the oil giant's Arctic expansion.
… restart exploration drillings off Alaska this summer have been halted by a US court judgment …