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461-470 of 991 results for Arctic Ice

Synthesis of the Third National Climate Assessment for the Great Lakes Region

Section: Climate Resilience Toolkit

Published: November 16, 2018

become more common in the Great Lakes region due to climate change in the coming decades. While ice-cover declines will lengthen the commercial navigation season on the lakes, warmer lake temperature ...

Documenting Glacial Change

Section: Teaching Climate

Published: February 12, 2024

the images are taken in different seasons, which accounts for the different amounts of snow and ice. Reinforce the idea that the pairs of images are taken at the same time of year. Sliders work well. ...

Major flood outburst from Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska not possible without climate change

Section: News & Features

Published: August 14, 2023

out of this mountainous area where Suicide Glacier once was. This bowl now contains leftover ice from when the glacier retreated, ice from calving events of the Mendenhall Glacier, and any additional ...

2017 State of the climate: Mountain glaciers

Section: News & Features

Published: August 1, 2018

mass loss over time (red line). (Water equivalent is the depth of water that would result if the ice that was lost or gained were to melt and spread out evenly over the glacier's surface area.) Glaci ...

National Marine Ecosystem Status (NaMES)

Section: Climate Resilience Toolkit

Published: May 14, 2021

Marine Mammals. * Unusual Mortality Events. * Sea Surface Temperature. * Sea Level. * Sea Ice Extent. * Climate. * Coastal Population. * Coastal Tourism. * Coastal Employment. * Commercial Fishing. * ...

Temperature, Salinity and Water Density Activity

Section: Teaching Climate

Published: February 12, 2024

it themselves, which would be better. A study in temperature, salinity and water density using ice cubes, glasses of water and food coloring. Scientific accuracy is high, and there is enough backgrou ...

Predicting the chances of a polar vortex disruption this winter

Section: News & Features

Published: December 19, 2024

of the polar vortex and sudden stratospheric warmings, including the Madden-Julian Oscillation, Arctic sea ice, Eurasian snow cover, North Pacific sea surface temperatures, or winds in the upper strat ...

Waterborne Transportation

Section: Climate Resilience Toolkit

Published: June 10, 2015

the Upper Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes. Additionally, a navigation route through the Arctic Ocean may become possible during some parts of the year. * 1. Natural Research Council of the Nati ...

State of the Climate in 2011: Highlights

Section: News & Features

Published: July 10, 2012

sorry for the inconvenience. Polar Opposites:. Major Climate Global Climate Double-dip Arctic & The Arctic's Q&A with editor. Events in 2011 Indicators La Niña Antarctic ...

Living on the Coast: Protecting Investments in Shore Property on the Great Lakes

Section: Climate Resilience Toolkit

Published: February 22, 2019

changes in lake levels, storms and storm surges, waves and wave climate, transport of sediment, ice on the shore, shoreline erosion, lakebed erosion, and movement of water on the land. It also descri ...