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The image below compares the Arctic sea ice thickness on July 14, 2012 (left panel) and on July 14, 2015 (right panel), using Naval Research Laboratory images. The Naval Research Laboratory's 30-…

by Veli Albert Kallio The Norwegian Svalbard Islands are located just few hundred miles from the North Pole. It is a unique environment for glaciers: Here glaciers can survive almost at sea level. T…

Extreme weather Heavy rains and floods hit Serbia and Bosnia in May 2014, as discussed in an earlier post . Later in May, further flooding hit central Europe. From May 30 to June 1, 2014, parts of Au…

"If the permafrost melts entirely, there would be 5x the amount of carbon in the atmosphere than there is now" - Jeff Chanton Jeff Chanton, the John Widmer Winchester Professor of Oceanogra…