Arctic Ice

From Antarctica to Bangladesh: The Story of Rising Seas

Al Gore | Posted 04.01.2012

Al Gore

Here in Antarctica, it's easy to feel isolated from the rest of the world. But as I look at this exquisite continent buried deep under the ice, it's troubling to think about what will happen as this ice melts ever more rapidly.

Climate Change Could Release Toxins Trapped In Arctic Ice

| Posted 09.25.2011

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Susanne Rust Despite a global decrease in the production of certain toxic chemicals, w...

WATCH: Warming Arctic Interactive Exhibit

Posted 09.14.2011

In the face of a warming world, the Arctic landscape is changing, as a new interactive exhibit at London's Maritime Museum illustrates. David Silli...

Misrepresenting Climate Science: Cherry-Picking Data to Hide the Disappearance of Arctic Ice

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter H. Gleick

As the climate science continues to strengthen, and as the observational data around the world continue to accumulate, those who deny the reality or severity of human-induced climate change are getting increasingly desperate.

Wild Weather Unleashed as Arctic Thaws

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Reese Halter

Let's take a much closer look at what's going on in the Arctic, because it's thawing at an alarming rate.

Who Believes In Climate Change? Industries With Something At Stake

The Climate Desk | Clive Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

If you looked merely at the realm of politics, it would be easy to believe that the question "Is climate change really happening?" is still unresolved...

Polar Bears Forced To Relocate To Land And Water

LiveScience | Posted 05.25.2011

As Arctic sea ice melts, polar bears are changing their habitat, shifting from their preferred ice hunting grounds to land and open water, according t...

Mad Scientists Freeze Their Boat To Arctic Ice (VIDEO)

MSNBC | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

"Future Earth" is a four-part doc series on the planet, premiering this weekend. The first episode follows a you've-got-to-be-kidding-me expedition of...

Arctic sea ice thinnest ever going into spring

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Arctic is treading on thinner ice than ever before. Researchers say that as spring begins, more than 90 percent of the sea ice ...

Study: Arctic Sea Ice Melting Faster Than Expected

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Arctic sea ice is melting so fast most of it could be gone in 30 years. A new analysis of changing conditions in the region, using ...

Melting Arctic Ice Could Spark New Energy Conflicts

Reuters AlertNet | Posted 05.25.2011

Climate change and rising sea levels pose one of the biggest threats to security in the Pacific and may also spark a global conflict over energy reser...

Arctic Ice Melt At Point Of No Return

The Independent | Steve Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

Scientists have found the first unequivocal evidence that the Arctic region is warming at a faster rate than the rest of the world at least a decade b...

Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN and DAN JOLING | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening befor...

Canadian Ice Shelf Loses 7-Square-Mile Section

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

EDMONTON, Alberta — A chunk of ice spreading across seven square miles has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic, scientists said Tuesda...

Arctic Ice Receding Due To Atmospheric Warming, Not Underwater Volcanoes

New York Times | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 05.25.2011

There was an eruption of assertions in recent days that the increasing summer retreats and thinning of Arctic Ocean sea ice might be a result not of a...