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The Science of Arctic Weather and Climate


The Science of Arctic Weather and Climate

Scientists study the Arctic to learn more about how climate and weather are changing. They investigate how Arctic climate and weather interact with weather and ...

Arctic Weather and Climate | National Snow and Ice Data Center

Some scientists define the Arctic as the area north of the Arctic tree line (green line in map above), where the landscape is frozen and dotted with shrubs and ...

The Arctic in a changing climate

The temperatures in the Arctic continue to rise at three times the global annual average, driving many of the changes underway in the Arctic.

Five things to understand about an “ice-free” Arctic - Climate.gov

But, Meier explains, weather conditions can't be predicted more than about 10 days into the future. Furthermore, scientists don't have a handle ...

Climate change - WWF Arctic Programme

Sea ice reflectivity helps regulate the amount of sunlight that enters the Arctic region—and in turn, the area's temperatures. As more sea ice disappears, the ...

FAQ: Climate Change in the Polar Regions

Polar marine ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate change because small temperature differences can have large effects on the extent and thickness of ...

Climate change in the Arctic - Norsk Polarinstitutt

The last time the polar regions were significantly warmer than they are now over an extended period of time was 125 000 years ago. Temperatures in the Arctic ...

Temperature in Arctic Circle: Facts & Information

Northern Alaska, Canada, and Siberia tend to be the coldest polar regions with the lowest temperatures between −54 and −46° C (−65 and −50° F). And they would ...

The Warming Arctic - UCAR Center for Science Education

In the north polar region, the climate is warming rapidly, much faster than elsewhere in the world. In Alaska, average annual temperatures have increased an ...

Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns ...

Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the world continues to warm, and a new study led by researchers at Penn State may provide a better ...

Climate of the Arctic - Wikipedia

The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the ...

The Science of Rapid Climate Change in Alaska and the Arctic

The decline of Arctic sea ice also has significant consequences outside the region. A major driver of Northern Hemisphere weather patterns and ...

Arctic-Global Linkages | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Some scientists are concerned that magnified warming in the Arctic will alter weather patterns in the middle latitudes of the Northern ...

Arctic Climate and Weather Extremes: Detection, Attribution, and ...

Arctic climate and weather extremes have more frequently been observed during recent years. They are crucial elements to alter the trajectory of Arctic ...

Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the planet?

This has a threefold impact on Arctic surface temperatures ... Matthew Henry is a post- doctoral research fellow in climate science at the University of Exeter in ...

Climate Change and the Arctic - Marine Mammal Commission

Introduction The global climate is changing, and the Artic is on the front line. Satellite imagery illustrates the dramatic loss of sea ice over the last ...

The Arctic has warmed 'nearly four times faster' than the global ...

The authors highlight that natural variability plays a strong role in the Arctic climate, citing a study, which finds that up to half of recent ...

How changes in the Arctic shape global weather patterns

Weather instabilities in the Arctic and changes in air temperature in distant regions such as California and Southwest China are linked, an international team ...

Arctic Warming and Severe Winter Weather - Woodwell Climate

Arctic field site in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. ... A new study, published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment and co-authored by ...

Arctic weather variability and connectivity | Nature Communications

Arctic sea ice is declining and thinning at an accelerating rate due to anthropogenic climate change. The overall warming trend is double in the ...