Arctic sea ice rebounds in extent and in volume after years of recession.

Satellite imagery shows that a big chunk of ice shattered into many small pieces from the last remaining ice shelf in Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, Greenland.
2020-09-14

The discovery of the perfectly preserved remains of a cave bear, believed to be 22,000 to 39,500 years old (Late Pleistocene), is made in Lyakhovsky Islands, Siberia in the thawing permafrost.
2020-09-14

This year's Arctic Report Card reveals that the plunge in sea ice extent as well as the amount of ocean surface warming is unprecedented in at least the last 1,500 years.
2017-12-12

Scientists warn that a massive release of methane resulting from Arctic sea ice decline could cause significant global disruption, potentially costing the world economy an extra US$ 60 trillion to $400 trillion from the effects of global warming and climate change. The full impact of climate change in the Arctic, including, for example, ocean acidification, and altered ocean and atmospheric circulation, will be much greater.
2013-07-24

A study done by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research concluded that reduced wintertime Arctic sea ice cover could create anomalies in wind patterns, resulting in overall cooler winters in continents across the northern hemisphere.
2010-11-16

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Arctic sea ice rebounds in extent and in volume after years of recession.

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