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Arctic waters are warmest in 2000 years: studyJan
30 Water flowing into the Arctic Ocean from the North Atlantic is now the warmest in at least 2,000 years, reports a new international study that’s bad news for climate change as well as polar bears needing sea ice for survival. more » UN: 2010 ties record for warmest year, Arctic ice in declineJan
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Greater impact of snow, ice melt measuredJan
20 According to upi.com, arctic “albedo feedback,” reflection of sunlight back to space from snow and ice, has decreased more than twice what climate models show, U.S. researchers say. Scientists say the findings are significant because they suggest the loss of reflectivity could amplify arctic warming much more than previously thought, ScienceDaily.com reported Wednesday. more » University of Michigan Arctic Ice Global Warming Study CriticizedJan
19 A University of Michigan study released Tuesday claims shrinking snow and ice cover intensify global warming. But many skeptics question the conclusions and point to the limited amount of data over time that the researchers had available, says michigancapitolconfidential.com more » Jan
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NOVO-OGARYOVO, January 15 (Itar-Tass) — BP and Rosneft will jointly develop oil and gas fields on the Russian Arctic shelf, and investments into the project will reach tens of billions of dollars, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the British Petroleum company. more » Arctic Sunrise breaks ice on Coal Free Future TourJan
14 Greenpeace International flagship, the Arctic Sunrise, will arrive in Wilmington on Thursday, Jan. 20. When it does, the 50-meter (165-foot) ice breaker will launch a month-long journey to major East Coast cities during its Coal Free Future Tour with confirmed stops in Philadelphia, New York and Boston, says luminanews.com Will the Obama Admin Put Arctic Drilling on Ice?Jan
13 Last summer’s Deepater Horizon disaster gave the nation a taste last year of the disastrous implications of an oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, says motherjones.com And that blowout occurred in warm waters that were relatively easy for responders to reach. But what about a massive spill in the icy waters of the Arctic? more » As Arctic melts, U.S. ill equipped to tap resourcesJan
10 Cold air rushed through the open cargo door as some musk oxen and the occasional walrus passed below. Like the rest of the 2.5-million-square-foot area at the top of the world, this chunk of the U.S. Arctic is melting quickly because of accelerated climate change, says washingtonpost.com Arctic sea ice may be affecting weather patterns: expertJan
8 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – The shrunken Arctic ice pack could be to blame for the warm rains showering Alaska while typically milder Georgia and Florida freeze, experts said on Friday. more »
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