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341-350 of 998 results for Arctic Ice

Ice Mass and Sea Level Changes

Section: Teaching Climate

Published: February 12, 2024

Teaching tips which include the pace, additional discussion questions, and optional extended activities are noted throughout the curriculum. Instructors will need to consider the time investment they ...

2014 State of the Climate: Author Q&A

Section: News & Features

Published: July 15, 2015

Reasons for this contrast may in part be related to geographical differences. For example, Arctic sea ice is at higher latitudes and is mostly enclosed by continents, while much of Antarctic sea ice i ...

As Permafrost Thaws, Scientists Study the Risks

Section: Teaching Climate

Published: February 12, 2024

lesson on the carbon cycle and climate change, or a geography lesson/unit that includes the Arctic. Science focuses on the release of methane from decaying organic matter that thaws as the surrounding ...

High temperatures smash all-time records in Alaska in early July 2019

Section: News & Features

Published: July 16, 2019

high of 93°F), and King Salmon also observed their warmest week on record. And the anomalous Arctic heat has not been short-lived. Through July 10, Juneau saw the high temperature reach at least 70°F ...

Global climate report for February 2024

Section: News & Features

Published: March 21, 2024

above the 20th-century average. February temperatures were above average across most of the Arctic, the Americas, Africa, Europe, and Australia whereas much of Greenland, eastern Asia, and parts of An ...

Coastal Risk Screening Tool

Section: Climate Resilience Toolkit

Published: May 26, 2021

how much land different amounts of Antarctic ice loss could put below the tideline. Because ice loss causes subtle changes in the Earth's gravitational field, rotation, and shape, local sea level inc ...

What's the coldest the Earth's ever been?

Section: News & Features

Published: February 18, 2021

in the last 500 million years, even though geologists have found evidence of several more ice ages. Although it has some competition from cold conditions occurring between 300 and 250 million years a ...

Relocation

Section: Climate Resilience Toolkit

Published: May 7, 2015

communities. Locations of 12 Alaska Native villages that are exploring relocation options. * In Arctic Alaska, the summer sea ice that once protected the coasts has receded, and autumn storms now caus ...

Looking to the Future on Alaska's North Slope

Section: Climate Resilience Toolkit

Published: August 3, 2015

possible futures. In order to understand the potential costs and benefits of developing Arctic resources in a safe and sustainable manner—and to help ensure that residents and ecosystems in the region ...