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Heatwaves hitting Antarctica too
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 The world saw another year full of extreme weather events resulting from climate change in 2022, from intense storms to soaring temperatures and rising sea levels. Antarctica was no exception, according to new research published this week. In the 33rd annual State of the Climate report, an international assessment of the global climate published Sept. 6 in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, CU Boulder researchers report that the planet's coldest and driest continent experienced b ... read more |
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Bursting air bubbles may play a key role in how glacier ice meltsCorvallis OR (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Oregon State University research has uncovered a possible clue as to why glaciers that terminate at the sea are retreating at unprecedented rates: the bursting of tiny, pressurized bubbles in underw ... more 
Cruise ship stuck in Greenland fjord refloated: ownerCopenhagen (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 A cruise ship carrying 200 passengers that was stuck in a remote Greenland fjord for three days after running aground was refloated on Thursday, the Danish navy and shipowner said. ... more
Cruise ship runs aground in Greenland fjord, no injuredCopenhagen (AFP) Sept 12, 2023 A cruise ship with more than 200 people aboard has run aground in a remote Greenland fjord but no injuries were reported, Denmark's navy said Tuesday. ... more 
New research explains "Atlantification" of the Arctic OceanFairbanks AK (SPX) Sep 05, 2023 New research by an international team of scientists explains what's behind a stalled trend in Arctic Ocean sea ice loss since 2007. The findings indicate that stronger declines in sea ice will occur ... more |
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Mountaineers urged to delay Mont Blanc climbs amid Alps heatwaveChamonix, France (AFP) Aug 22, 2023 Mountaineers preparing to tackle Mont Blanc have been urged by local authorities to delay scaling the summit of western Europe's highest mountain because of a severe heatwave affecting France. ... more 
UC Irvine scientists say deepening Arctic snowpack drives greenhouse gas emissionsIrvine CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 Human-caused climate change is shortening the snow cover period in the Arctic. But according to new research led by Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, some parts of the ... more 
Hot spell pushes 'zero-degree' line to record height in SwitzerlandGeneva (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 A hot spell enveloping Europe has pushed the zero-degree line - the altitude at which the temperature dips into the minus - to a record height of nearly 5,300 metres (17,400 feet) in Switzerland. ... more 
Could artificially dimming the sun prevent ice meltBern, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 With methods of so-called geoengineering, the climate could theoretically be artificially influenced and cooled. Bernese researchers have now investigated whether it would be possible to prevent the ... more
2023 set to be another bad year for Swiss glaciers: researcherGeneva (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 A leading Swiss glaciologist warned Wednesday that 2023 was looking "not good" for the country's glaciers, a year after they suffered a record melt. ... more |
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Rocket Lab to launch NASA Arctic ice caps satellites
Long Beach CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a double-launch deal with NASA to deliver the Agency's climate change research-focused mission, PREFIRE, to low Earth orbit in 2024. The two dedicated missions on Electron will deploy one small satellite each to a 525km circular orbit from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand from May 2024. The PREFIRE mission has specific LTAN (Local Time of the Ascending Node) requirements and a need for the second satellite to be deployed to space shortly aft ... read more 
Russian defence minister inspects Arctic military installationsMoscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has inspected troops deployed in the Arctic as well as preparations "to defend specially important installations" in this strategic zone, his ministry said Saturday. ... more |
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Telecommunications cable used to track sea ice extent in the ArcticAlbany CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 A telecommunications fiber optic cable deployed offshore of Oliktok Point, Alaska recorded ambient seismic noise that can be used to finely track the formation and retreat of sea ice in the area, re ... more 
Antarctica vulnerable to extreme eventsParis (ESA) Aug 11, 2023 According to the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 is likely to have been the hottest month on record. While much of Europe, North America and Asia suffered the immediate consequences of ... more 
Extreme cooling ended the first human occupation of EuropeLondon UK (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Paleoclimate evidence shows that around 1.1 million years ago, the southern European climate cooled significantly and likely caused an extinction of early humans on the continent, according to a new ... more 
'Mighty Bad Land': A tale of danger and discovery in West AntarcticaSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In an age where exploration seems long since passed, geology professor Bruce Luyendyk presents a modern story of research and adventure. His memoir "Mighty Bad Land" (Pemuted Press, 2023) chronicles ... more 
Sunlight peaks drove Ice Age's abrupt climate shifts, suggests studyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 01, 2023 A comprehensive research endeavor led by Heidelberg University and the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Potsdam has shed new light on the causes of abrupt climate changes in ice ages. The ... more |
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