Arctic warming experiment: NASA announces launch service

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said it selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission, which aims to give researchers a more accurate picture of the energy entering and leaving Earth.

Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2030: Study

A new study has found that the Arctic would be 'ice-free' by as early as the 2030s.

Newest satellite data reveals remarkable decline in Arctic sea ice over just three years

Washington: In the past 20 years, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology.

World on the verge of climate ‘abyss’, as temperature rise continues: UN chief

New York: The Earth’s temperature continues to rise unabated, with 2020 being one of the three warmest years on record, as extreme weather events combine with the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting millions.

Melting Arctic Sea ice linked to emergence of deadly virus in marine mammals: Study

London/IBNS: Scientists have linked the decline in Arctic sea ice to the emergence of a deadly virus that could threaten marine mammals in the North Pacific, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

Study sounds warning over greenhouse emissions from Arctic rivers

New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): A new study involving scientists from the University of Aberdeen has revealed that river networks bordering the Arctic Circle are responsible for a far higher level of carbon emissions than previously believed.

Study sounds warning over greenhouse emissions from Arctic rivers

New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): A new study involving scientists from the University of Aberdeen has revealed that river networks bordering the Arctic Circle are responsible for a far higher level of carbon emissions than previously believed.

Study identifies which marine mammals are most at risk from increased Arctic ship traffic

New York, July 3 (IBNS): In August 2016, the first large cruise ship traveled through the Northwest Passage, the northern waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Arctic wintertime sea ice extent is among lowest on record: NASA

Washington, Mar 24 (IBNS): Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent last week, and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the four lowest maximum extents on record, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.

Far northern permafrost may unleash carbon within decades: NASA

Washington, Mar 6 (IBNS): Permafrost in the coldest northern Arctic -- formerly thought to be at least temporarily shielded from global warming by its extreme environment -- will thaw enough to become a permanent source of carbon to the atmosphere in this century, with the peak transition occurring in 40 to 60 years, according to a new NASA-led study.

NASA shares hot news from the Antarctic underground

Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): A new NASA study adds evidence that a geothermal heat source called a mantle plume lies deep below Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land, explaining some of the melting that creates lakes and rivers under the ice sheet. 

Arctic subsea permafrost is thawing faster than thought, says study

London, June 27 (IBNS): The permafrost in the ocean bottom below the East Siberian Arctic Sea is thawing at a rate of 14 cm per year.

Arctic sea ice maximum at record low for third straight year

Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS): Arctic sea ice was at a record low maximum extent for the third straight year, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.

NASA study improves forecasts of summer Arctic sea ice

Washington, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Arctic has been losing sea ice over the past several decades as Earth warms.

Study links 2015 melting Greenland ice to faster Arctic warming

Athens, June 12 (IBNS): A new study provides the first evidence that links melting ice in Greenland to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification-faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears.