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Shedding light on snow’s crucial role in Earth’s climate system

December 21, 2024December 21, 2024 - by cmedia

EU researchers are braving extreme Arctic conditions to shed light on snow’s crucial role in Earth’s climate system. An average temperature of -30°C and up to 24 hours of darkness …

NASA Announces Launch Service for Arctic Warming Experiment

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 - by cmedia

#NASA, #Arctic, #ArcticWarming NASA has 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 …

Astronomy / Climate change

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

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 - by cmedia

IBNS: A new study published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday has found that the Arctic would be ‘ice-free’ by as early as the 2030s. “Results indicate that the …

Earth / Environment

Sea ice may soon disappear from the Arctic during the summer months—and it has happened before

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 - by cmedia

The “Last Ice Area” north of Greenland and Canada is the last sanctuary of all-year sea ice in this time of rising temperatures caused by climate change. A new study …

Climate change / Earth / Science / World

If you’re not thinking about the climate impacts of thawing permafrost, (here’s why) you should be

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 - by cmedia

#UN; #ClimateChange; #EarthPermafrost; #thawing; #IndigenousCommunities; #Arctic New York/CMEDIA: Earth’s permafrost is thawing, and indigenous communities in the Arctic and scientists around the world say it’s high time this alarming loss …