‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity

Scientists once thought Antarctica might hold onto its sea ice as the world warmed. No longer.

Alessandro Silvano, NERC Independent Research Fellow in Oceanography, University of Southampton • conversation
June 30, 2025 ~7 min

Arctic ice is vanishing – our bold experiment is trying to protect it

Scientists are pumping seawater onto existing ice to make it thicker and more resilient.

Shaun Fitzgerald, Director, Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge • conversation
May 13, 2025 ~7 min


Arctic has changed dramatically in just a couple of decades – 2024 report card shows worrying trends in snow, ice, wildfire and more

Rapid changes underway in the Arctic affect the region’s people and wildlife, and the entire planet.

Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 ~9 min

Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns

These powerful ‘rivers in the sky’ provide a huge share of annual precipitation in many regions, including California. They can also melt sea ice, with global climate implications.

Zhe Li, Postdoctoral Researcher in Earth System Science, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Oct. 11, 2024 ~8 min

What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?

As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme heat.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Sept. 18, 2024 ~7 min

Peek under glacier reveals clues to future sea level rise

The first detailed maps of the underside of an Antarctica glacier, obtained from an autonomous vehicle, shed light on future sea level rise.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Aug. 1, 2024 ~6 min

Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate

In some of the most remote places on Earth, tags attached to seals collect data at the cutting edge of ocean science.

Lilian (Lily) Dove, Postdoctoral Fellow of Oceanography, Brown University • conversation
July 25, 2024 ~5 min

Arctic Report Card 2023: From wildfires to melting sea ice, the warmest summer on record had cascading impacts across the Arctic

The early heat melted snow and warmed rivers, heating up the land and downstream ocean areas. The effects harmed salmon fisheries, melted sea ice and fueled widespread fires.

Twila A. Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 12, 2023 ~10 min


Seafloor affects ice movement in Arctic

"The ice is clearly feeling the influence of the bottom of the ocean," says researchers Daniel Watkins.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Aug. 17, 2023 ~8 min

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what's going on?

Sea ice extent in July 2023 has been around 10% below last year’s record low for the month.

Caroline Holmes, Polar Climate Scientist, British Antarctic Survey, Associate Lecturer, The Open University • conversation
July 31, 2023 ~7 min

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