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Arctic ice loss linked to extreme weather in Europe and US
Posted in Featured, Science on 2nd Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Arctic warming appears to be the prime reason behind fluctuations in the polar jet stream that is causing unusual weather.
Sudden onset of ice loss in Antarctica so large it affects Earth's gravity field
Posted in Science on 23rd May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists have observed a sudden increase of ice loss in a previously stable region of Antarctica.
Antarctica's Ice Attacked from Above and Below
Posted in Featured, Science on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
This is the first time that melting from below has been found to be a culprit in the Antarctic Peninsula's vanishing ice shelves.
Dawn Spacecraft Images Reveal 'Ice Rinks' on Ceres
Posted in Science on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has glimpsed mysterious, highly reflective bright spots dotting the surface of Ceres. No one yet knows what exactly they are or how they got there.
Climate drives 'new era' in Arctic Ocean
Posted in Science on 4th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
A switch from a permanent cover of thick ice to a new state where thinner ice vanishes in the summer will have far-reaching implications.