Arctic
Ancient Mammals Wintered in Warm, Dark Arctic
June 12, 200953 million years ago, scientists say the Arctic was a warm, swamp-like environment filled with plants and vegetation. Recent findings suggest a large number of mammals thrived there year found including six months of a dark, Arctic winter. In a study...
Study: Arctic ice cover drops 23 percent
October 02, 2007NASA scientists said the Arctic's thick, year-round sea ice cover has diminished 23 percent during the past two winters. That drastic reduction of perennial winter sea ice is believed the primary cause of this summer's fastest-ever sea ice retreat...
- September 17, 2007
European Space Agency satellites show sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its lowest level in 30 years. Researchers say the ice melt may open the Northwest Passage, which has historically been impassable by boat. "The reduction in just one...
Arctic ice to drop 40 percent before 2050
September 07, 2007A U.S. study released Thursday forecast that the Arctic Ocean's ice coverage will decline by more than 40 percent by 2050. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research was led by oceanographer James Overland and meteorologist Muyin...