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Study: A Worrisome Discovery in High Arctic Snowfall – microplastics
This The Atlantic article discusses a study that found thousands of particles of microplastic in Arctic snowfall. There is another study referenced below showing how tap water is also polluted by the same thing..
In just the past decade, scientists have discovered that microplastics—defined as any plastic detritus that’s
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Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.
This National Geographic article discusses what the impact is from the Arctic permafrost thawing fast. That affects us all. As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel global warming. It’s not good.
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Articles on the impact climate change is having on the polar region winds.
This Inside Climate News article discusses how Global Warming Is Changing the Winds Off Antarctica, Driving Ice Melt. A new study connects the dots between climate change and faster melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which has consequences for sea level rise. Westerly winds that enable warmer ocean water […]
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What Worries Iceland? A World Without Ice. It Is Preparing. As rising temperatures drastically reshape Iceland’s landscape, businesses and the government are spending millions for survival and profit.
This NY Times article discusses Iceland and its preparation for a world without ice. From the offices of the fishing operation founded by his family two generations ago, Adalsteinn Ingólfsson has watched the massive Vatnajökull glacier shrink year after year. Rising temperatures have already winnowed […]
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Alaska’s Hottest Month on Record: Melting Sea Ice, Wildfires and Unexpected Die-Offs
This Inside Climate News article discusses the hottest month on record in Alaska – Melting Sea Ice, Wildfires and Unexpected Die-Offs. Arctic sea ice is at a record low for this time of year, and the usual buffer that helps keep Alaska cool is gone.
The temperatures have soared as high […]
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Study: A Heatwave in Greenland
This The Atlantic article discusses the impact of heatwaves in Greenland, through photos.
Recent unseasonably warm temperatures, brought to Greenland by a heat wave that smashed records across Europe a week before, have accelerated the melting of the ice sheet that covers 82 percent of the country, releasing water at […]
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As Gulf Stream cools and weakens, what’s in store for Florida?
This article discusses the impact to Florida from the Gulf Stream cooling and weakening. Melting ice caps in Greenland are disrupting this marine circulatory system, which has reached its weakest point in 1,600 years, recent studies show.
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Report: Greenland Is Melting Away Before Our Eyes
This Rolling Stone article discusses why Greenland Is Melting Away Before Our Eyes. “I have my fingers crossed for it not being washed away”.
Amid an ongoing heat wave, new data show the Greenland ice sheet is in the middle of its biggest melt season in recorded history. It’s […]
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Arctic Ice Is Crashing, and That’s Bad News For Everyone
This Vice article discusses how bad it is that Arctic ice is melting. This fits in exactly with our expectations of long-term climate change.’
Over the next few days, Greenland is expected to roast as the weather system that fueled Europe’s second record-smashing heatwave of the summer marches […]
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Study: Oceans Are Melting Glaciers from Below Much Faster than Predicted
This Inside Climate News article discusses a study showing that oceans Are Melting Glaciers from Below Much Faster than Predicted. Tidewater glaciers are being ‘eaten away on both ends’ as global warming worsens, suggesting faster sea level rise and ice melt that can alter ocean ecosystems.
Beneath the ocean’s […]
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