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Mountain glacier melt contributes more than a quarter of extra volume to the world’s oceans, disrupting ancient cycles of creation

by Alan Longhurst Natural climate variability in the polar regions. If our planet had been designed with comparative high-latitude studies in mind, it couldn’t have been better arranged than it is. The 700N parallel encloses...

Interior department to auction leases before year’s endCritics condemn plan to drill in America’s ‘last great wilderness’The Trump administration is taking the final steps to let oil and gas companies drill in the...

Guest post by Renee Hannon Introduction The Arctic and Antarctic regions are different and yet similar in many ways. The Arctic has ocean surrounded by land and the Antarctic is a continent surrounded by water. Both are cold,...

by Donald Rapp, Ralf Ellis and Clive Best A review of the relationship between the solar input to high latitudes and the global ice volume over the past 2.7 million years. Abstract While there is ample evidence that variations...

From Eurekalert Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists have documented a two-part climatic connection between the North Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica, a fast atmospheric channel and a much slower oceanic...

Oil extraction in Alaskan wilderness area would be an ‘irresponsible business decision’, trillion-dollar investors say

The case, led by Greenpeace, claims Norwegian government has violated constitutional right to a healthy environment and contravenes Paris agreement

by Dr. Ronan Connolly & Dr. Michael Connolly Satellite observations indicate that the average Arctic sea ice extent has generally decreased since the start of the satellite records in October 1978. Is this period long...

Were you paying attention this year? From climate talks to coal and conservation, test your knowledge of the year in environment

by Judith Curry A discussion of Section 8.3 of Alan Longhurst’s book Doubt and Certainty in Climate Science. For context on the topic of the variability of Arctic climate, see these previous blog posts: New presentations...

International energy watchdog’s new head, Fatih Birol, warns of costs and technological challenges but stops short of recommending an outright ban

An Arctic voyage through the awe-inspiring Northwest Passage shows that, with oil drilling in the far north on the way, rapid action is needed to protect the region

A voyage through the awe-inspiring Northwest Passage shows that, with oil drilling in the far north on the way, rapid action is needed to protect nature’s last refuge

Campaigners say Obama giving the green light to oil drilling ahead of his visit to the Arctic to highlight climate change is ‘hypocritical’