Arctic sea ice may melt faster in coming years due to shifting winds
Winds pushing Atlantic Ocean water into the Arctic control sea ice loss
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Winds pushing Atlantic Ocean water into the Arctic control sea ice loss
Arctic Ice June 2010This article describes the current state of the Arctic sea ice and makes some predictions for the month ahead. The predictions are based on my visual analysis of hundreds of satellite images. I begin with some background and explanatory materials and then show how satellite images can be analyzed to show the mechanis
A new study led by researchers at Brown University offers fresh insights into the forces above and beneath the ocean surface that influence how sea ice moves and disperses in the Arctic Ocean, which is warming at over twice the rate of the global average.
A team of researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) conducted a novel study on the world's deepest coral colonies in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands.
"The ice is clearly feeling the influence of the bottom of the ocean," says researchers Daniel Watkins.