Permafrost in the Arctic is thawing at a faster clip, according to a new report released Tuesday. Water is also warming and sea ice is melting at the fastest pace in 1,500 years at the top of the world. The …
A study of a dozen of 2012’s wildest weather events found that man-made global warming increased the likelihood of about half of them, including Superstorm Sandy’s devastating surge and shrinking Arctic sea ice. The other half – including a record …
If you believe that last October’s Superstorm Sandy was a freak of nature – the confluence of unusual meteorological, atmospheric and celestial events – think again. Cornell and Rutgers researchers report in the March issue of Oceanography that the severe …
Scientists say critical ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to record low levels this overheated summer. The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported Monday that the extent of Arctic sea ice shrank to 1.58 million square miles and is …