Big Break-Up of Arctic Ice on the Beaufort Sea (Video)

Michael van Baker — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:32:21 +0000

On NASA's Global Climate Change page, you can view an astonishing fracturing of sea ice on the Beaufort, covering hundreds of miles. It began in late January and continued through March, 2013. It's not unusual for Arctic ice to fracture -- it's subject to ocean currents and storms that continually grind plates of sea ice together -- but it is startling to see so much of it go at once.

For the Latest Climate Change News, We Go to Pteropods & Guillemots

Michael van Baker — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:50:07 +0000

Pteropods are not cocktail party conversation, usually. They are tiny amuse-bouches of the sea. Many fish, including salmon, eat them, though; if they were to die off, the impact would be significant. Research on their sensitivity to ocean acidification is of sudden interest.

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Big Break-Up of Arctic Ice on the Beaufort Sea (Video)

For the Latest Climate Change News, We Go to Pteropods & Guillemots