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Arctic sea ice is in trouble

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/arctic-sea-ice-thins-in-2-big-jumps-and-now-more-vulnerable/"></div>Climate change attacked crucial Arctic sea ice thickness in two sudden big gobbles instead of steady nibbling, a new study says. A little more than 15 years ago, sea ice quickly lost more than half its thickness, becoming weaker, more prone to melting and less likely to recover, according to the study that emphasizes the [&hell...

Climate models being used by the UN’s IPCC and others to forecast climate change are not accurately portraying the future of the Arctic. According to scientists at the University of Gothenburg, the rate of warming will be much faster than predicted.

The Cold Blob in the North Atlantic is now slowing down the glaciers of Greenland, Iceland, and Norway from melting, new evidence has shown.

The world has unfathomable depths that appear practically alien. However, among all the submerged gorges and foxholes, which are the shallowest and scariest within one of the world's five seas?

Here are the measurements for the deepest depths in each of the worlds five oceans, and a look at the unique animals that live in these deep zones.

Scientists studying a Greenland ice sheet have predicted melting sea ice will cause an "inevitable" global sea rise of 27 centimetres due to climate change.

Taiwan yesterday planted its national flag in front of its first arctic research center in Longyearbyen, a town on Norway’s Spitsbergen Island, and also conducted a plaque unveiling ceremony to formalize that Taiwan’s arctic research group has a “place of their own.” Minister Without Portfolio Chang Ching-sen (張景森) yesterday thanked the Polish academics from Nicolaus Copernicus University who helped establish the research station. “We thank the Polish scholars for creating opport...

By Hung Ting-hung and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan yesterday planted its national flag in front of its first arctic research center in Longyearbyen, a town on Norway’s Spitsbergen Island, and also conducted a plaque unveiling ceremony to formalize that Taiwan’s arctic research group has a “place of their own.”

The unique ecosystems and biodiversity associated with mid-ocean ridge (MOR) hydrothermal vent systems contrast sharply with surrounding deep-sea habitats, however both may be increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activity (e.g., mining activities at massive sulphide deposits). Climate change can alter the deep-sea through increased bottom temperatures, loss of oxygen, and modifications to deep water circulation. Despite the potential of these profound impacts, the mechanisms enabling these s...