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Latest insights into our latest mission to the Arctic.

Canada’s Arctic ice shelves have almost halved in size over the last six years.
Summer 2011 marks the second lowest sea ice extent on record

Operation IceBridge

March 28, 2012

Researchers and flight crew with NASA’s Operation IceBridge began another season of science activity with the start of the 2012 Arctic campaign on March 13.

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Arctic Oscillation

February 14, 2012

Like El Niño and La Niña, the Arctic Oscillation (AO) is a big picture of atmospheric conditions that influence weather.

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Freshwater Dome

January 27, 2012

UK scientists have recently detected a huge dome of freshwater that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean. What would be the consequences of it spilling out into the north Atlantic?

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High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, according to a recently published article in the journal Nature Geoscience.

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Sea Ice Update

January 3, 2012

Low sea ice extent in the summertime may be having a direct effect on sea ice growth in the winter months…

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Polar Bear Update

December 19, 2011

7 of 19 of the World’s polar bear sub-populations are found to declining in number, with trends in two linked to reductions in sea ice.

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Arctic Report Card

December 7, 2011

NOAA’s Arctic Report Card is a comprehensive annual report on the state of the Arctic. It uses reliable datasets and indicators to report on both the Arctic ecosystem and climate.

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Historical Study

November 27, 2011

The loss of sea ice in the Arctic at the end of the 20th Century is “unprecedented” in the past 1,450 years in its duration and magnitude, an indication of human-influenced climate change, a study said.

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Science Paper in Press

October 31, 2011

Hard-won data from below the surface of the Arctic Ocean, collected at the Catlin Ice Base in April 2010, is now the subject of a scientific paper.

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Arctic Ozone Hole

October 6, 2011

NASA scientists this week published a study reporting that the ozone layer over the Arctic fell to unprecedented low levels over the winter and spring of 2011.

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