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Extreme Heat in Svalbard Causes Unprecedented Melting of Arctic Ice Caps

This post first appeared on the NASA Earth Observatory website. The Svalbard archipelago’s ice caps suffered extreme episodes of melting in summer 2024, brought on by exceptionally high air temperatures. Related: Winter 2023/24 Was the Hottest Ever Recorded for the U.S. Situated between mainland Norway and the North Pole, Svalbard is one of the fastest-warming places on the planet. Over […]

Guest Author | August 15, 2024
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Arctic Sea Ice Decline Impacts California

Based on satellite imagery, the Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent for the year in March. According to the National Snow & Ice Data Center, this year’s maximum of 5.65 million square miles was the 9th lowest since reporting began 43 years ago. This number is 305,000 square miles below the 1981-2010 average. While the Arctic sea ice has […]

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Miles Wong | April 22, 2021
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The Italian Alps Are Turning Pink Due To Algae That Increases Melting Ice

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Snow in the Italian Alps is turning pink due to algae that absorb sunlight and increase the risk of ice melting. A group of Italian scientists analyzed the mysterious phenomenon of pink color on glacial ice in the Alps, probably caused by algae that would accelerate the effect of climate change. The origin of the algae is controversial, but the pink […]

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Sebastian Opazo | July 9, 2020
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Warming Temperatures Are Causing Greenland’s Ice to Melt at Unprecedented Rates, Raising Sea Levels

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Warming temperatures caused by climate change are resulting in huge chunks of ice disappearing from Greenland at such a speed that the melt has already had a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study. With global warming, the island will lose much more, threatening coastal cities around the world, reports CNN. Forty to fifty percent of […]

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WeatherBrains | April 26, 2019
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