Arctic Ocean Sea

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  Arctic Could Witness First Ice-Free Day In 3 Years, Study Reveals

  Arctic sea ice has been melting at an unprecedented rate of more than 12 per cent each decade, according to NASA.

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  Arctic Ocean Likely to Experience Ice-Free Day by 2027, Study Warns

  A study published in Nature Communications predicts the Arctic Ocean could face its first ice-free day as early as 2027, marking a critical environmental milestone. Conducted using 11 climate models and 366 simulations, the research highlights the urgent need for emission reductions. The loss of sea ice in the Arctic exacerbates global warming thro...

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  Irminger Sea’s Crucial Role in Atlantic Ocean Current Collapse Identified

  A new study highlights the vital role of the Irminger Sea in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Increasing meltwater from the Arctic is weakening this critical ocean current, which regulates global climate. The research suggests that disruptions in the Irminger Sea could cause widespread climate shifts, including cooling in the...

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  Scientists Discover Deep Sea Volcano-Like Structure In The Arctic Ocean Near Alaska

  Scientists working on a research ship in the Arctic Ocean may have discovered a giant underwater volcano.

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  Study Warns Melting Arctic Ice Could Disrupt Ocean Currents in Europe

  Scientists from UiT The Arctic University of Norway have issued a stark warning regarding the impact of melting Arctic sea ice on global ocean circulation patterns. Their recent study highlights that significant inflows of freshwater from melting sea ice into the Nordic Seas have historically led to dramatic cooling in northern Europe. By analysing...

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  Scientists Say New Supercontinent "Amasia" Will Form When Pacific Ocean Disappears

  Over the next 200 to 300 million years, the Arctic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea will disappear, and Asia will crash into the Americas forming a new supercontinent called Amasia, scientists have said.

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  Arctic Is Warming Nearly Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the World – New Research

  A new study has suggested that the Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the world over the past 43 years. This means the Arctic is on average around 3 degree Celsius warmer than it was in 1980. The Arctic sea ice is covered in a bright layer of snow which reflects around 85% of incoming solar radiation back out to space.

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  Scientists Find Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Loaded With Microplastics

  At first glance, it looks like hard candy laced with flecks of fake fruit, or a third grader's art project confected from recycled debris. In reality, it's a sliver of Arctic Ocean sea ice riddled with microplastics.

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  Here's Why 2 Degrees Celsius Global Warming Cap Won't Save Arctic Sea Ice

  Even if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degrees Celsius, long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will still disappear in some years, scientists have warned.

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  Fast-Melting Arctic Is Already Altering Ocean's Circulation, Say Scientists

  Scientists studying a remote and icy stretch of the North Atlantic have found new evidence that fresh water, likely melted from Greenland or Arctic sea ice, may already be altering a key process that helps drives the global circulation of the oceans.

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  Arctic Sea Ice May Be Declining Faster Than Expected: Study

  Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted because salty snow on the surface of the ice skews the accuracy of satellite measurements, a new study from the University of Calgary said on Tuesday.

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  Humans Have Filled The Pristine Arctic Ocean With 300 Billion Pieces Of Floating Plastic

  Drifts of floating plastic that humans have dumped into the world's oceans are flowing into the pristine waters of the Arctic as a result of a powerful system of currents that deposits waste in the icy seas east of Greenland and north of Scandinavia.

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  Thinning Arctic Sea Ice Lets In Light, Prompts Algae Bloom: Study

  Climate change is stirring life in the Arctic Ocean as thinning sea ice lets in more sunlight, allowing microscopic algae to bloom in the inhospitable region around the North Pole, scientists said on Wednesday.

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  More Extreme And Unusual Weather In 2017: UN Agency

  Extreme weather and climate conditions, including Arctic "heatwaves", have continued into 2017, after global temperatures set record last year and the world witnessed exceptionally low sea ice and unabated ocean heat, the UN weather agency said.

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  The Arctic Is 'Behaving So Bizarrely'

  Last month, temperatures in the high Arctic spiked dramatically, some 36 degrees Fahrenheit above normal - a move that corresponded with record low levels of Arctic sea ice during a time of year when this ice is supposed to be expanding during the freezing polar night.