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Sea Ice

Earliest satellite ice maps produced
BBC | 24 Apr 2013
The earliest satellite maps of Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice have been assembled by scientists, showing the floes around the White Continent back in the 1960s were probably as extensive as they are now.

Melt 'causes Antarctic sea ice rise'
BBC | 01 Apr 2013
A paradoxical phenomenon involving more melt water may explain the recent expansion of Antarctic sea ice, scientists tell Nature Geoscience journal.

Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice

'Fattest' polar bears survive climate change
Telegraph | 20 Mar 2013
'Fattest' polar bears survive shrinking of ice, latest study into effects of climate change finds.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice

Shipping lanes could open over the North Pole due to climate change
Telegraph | 04 Mar 2013
Arctic sea ice will be so thin by the middle of this century that ships will be able to sail directly across the North Pole for the first time, experts have predicted.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice | Sea Transport

Ships to sail directly over the north pole by 2050, scientists say
Guardian Unlimited | 04 Mar 2013
Ships should be able to sail directly over the north pole by the middle of this century, considerably reducing the costs of trade between Europe and China but posing new economic, strategic and environmental challenges for governments, according to scientists.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice | Sea Transport

Cites conference: Canada and US at odds over trade in polar bears
The Independent UK | 27 Feb 2013
The United States and Canada are on a collision course at the Cites conference over proposals that would outlaw much of the hunting of polar bears.

Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Polar Region | Sea Ice

European satellite confirms UW numbers: Arctic Ocean is on thin ice
EurekAlert | 13 Feb 2013
(University of Washington) Satellite observations confirm a University of Washington model that for the past three years found accelerating declines in the volume of Arctic sea ice.

Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Sea Ice

Cryosat observes big Arctic ice loss
BBC | 13 Feb 2013
Europe's Cryosat spacecraft observes a deep reduction in the volume of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean in autumn months.

Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Sea Ice

Cyclone did not cause 2012 record low for Arctic sea ice
EurekAlert | 31 Jan 2013
(University of Washington) A huge Arctic cyclone in August was not responsible for the historic minimum seen soon after in Arctic sea-ice extent.

Arctic Ocean | Sea Ice

Photographer Hans Strand travels to the Arctic to photograph icebergs and glaciers (photo gallery)
Telegraph | 29 Jan 2013
Hans Strand travels to the Arctic to photograph icebergs and glaciers.

Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Sea Ice

WWF Arctic conservation expedition gallery
The Independent UK | 17 Jan 2013
Professional photographer for Canon Europe, Thorsten Milse, recently accompanied the WWF's conservation sailing expedition to the Arctic as part of the WWF Last Ice Area Project.

Arctic Ocean | Sea Ice

Chlorophyll a in Antarctic sea ice from historical ice core data
American Geophysical Union | 18 Dec 2012
Sea ice core chlorophyll a data are used to describe the seasonal, regional and vertical distribution of algal biomass in Southern Ocean pack ice. The results indicate that on a circum-Antarctic scale, surface, internal and bottom sea ice layers contribute equally to integrated biomass, but vertical distribution shows distinct differences among six regions around the continent.

Southern Ocean | Research | Sea Ice

Arctic Report Card
arctic.noaa.gov | 13 Dec 2012
What's new in 2012?New records set for snow extent, sea ice extent and ice sheet surface melting, despite air temperatures - a key cause of melting - being unremarkable relative to the last decade.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Polar Region | Sea Ice

Arctic lost record snow and ice last year as data shows changing climate
Guardian Unlimited | 05 Dec 2012
The Arctic lost more snow and sea ice between October 2011 and August 2012 than any year other on record, a premier US science agency reported on Wednesday, delivering the fullest picture to date of a region in the throes of rapid, system-wide change.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Research | Sea Ice

Scientists to reveal full extent of Arctic ice loss amid climate change fears
Guardian Unlimited | 05 Dec 2012
The full extent of the extreme loss of Arctic ice cover is due to be revealed on Wednesday when a premier US science agency delivers its annual report on the polar region.The report, overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), provides the most comprehensive review so far of a year of record-breaking and extreme weather events in the Arctic.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Research | Sea Ice

First gas tanker crosses Arctic
BBC | 26 Nov 2012
A large LNG tanker is set to become the first such carrier to sail across the Arctic taking advantage of changing climate conditions.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice | Sea Transport

Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice
EurekAlert | 21 Nov 2012
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Researchers at MIT have developed a new method to accurately simulate the seasonal extent of Arctic sea ice and the ocean circulation beneath.

Arctic Ocean | Ocean Currents | Research | Sea Ice

Antarctic sea ice is increasing
Telegraph | 12 Nov 2012
The amount of ice in the Arctic may be at a record low but Antarctic sea ice is increasing, according to a new study.

Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice

Why Antarctic sea ice cover has increased under the effects of climate change
EurekAlert | 11 Nov 2012
Scientists from NERC's British Antarctic Survey and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena California explain why, unlike the dramatic losses reported in the Arctic, the Antarctic sea ice cover has increased under the effects of climate change.

Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Research | Sea Ice

Experts: Global warming means more Antarctic ice
New Zealand Herald | 11 Oct 2012
The ice goes on seemingly forever in a white pancake-flat landscape, stretching farther than ever before. And yet in this confounding region of the world, that spreading ice may be a cockeyed signal of man-made climate change, scientists say.

Southern Ocean | Global Warming | Polar Region | Sea Ice

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