Sea ice loss

[Interviewer] “Joining us now from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is Dr. Tom Wagner who is going to tell us a little bit more about Arctic sea ice. Thanks for joining us.” [Wagner] “Thanks for...

[chimes] Q: We have with us Dr. Carlos del Castillo, who will discuss what is happening in the Arctic this summer. Thanks for coming to the program.A: Thank you for the invitation. Q: Last year was a...

[music] Hi, I'm Marika Holland, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. We use computer models to study the climate system. This includes interactions between the ocean,...

SAVE OUR PLANET… Arctic sea ice melting could accelerate even more than predicted. A recent study by Canadian scientists from Queens University showed that Arctic storm surges have increased due to...

[Rumbles of thunder] [Loud thunder] Here's the latest from Earth Now... On September 16th, 2012 the Arctic sea ice shattered its previous low record set in 2007. This display shows this...

Recent persistent changes in the Arctic are large enough that they are starting to amplify each other. Warm Arctic temperatures continue, reducing sea ice thickness and extent, and glacier and ice...

Well it's really important because When sea ice covers the ocean surface it provides a kind of blanket for heat that the ocean heat Can't be transferred the atmosphere so...

We've lost more than half the sea ice that used to be around in the 80s. We're continuing over this last decade this ever-increasing loss of ice during the summer, but also this...

Climate change is the biggest problem facing polar bears, and as sea ice has diminished over the last three decades we’re seeing a very marked response in polar bear populations. Bears are suffering...

Scientists have found that Arctic sea ice is melting for longer periods each decade. A new study by NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center shows the sea ice has been melting during summer for...