A year-round, ice-free Arctic Ocean could help to explain why the Earth is known to have been significantly warmer during the Pliocene Epoch than the concentration of greenhouse gases in … [Read full article]
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Arctic Will Be Ice-Free, Warm, And, Green — New Research Shows What The Arctic Was Like The Last Time That CO2 Levels Were This High
The future of the Arctic is now almost set in stone now — warmer, wetter, ice-free, and greener. The last time that CO2 levels were this high, the Arctic temperatures … [Read full article]
Warming Turns Tundra to Forest (Which Increases Warming)
In the last few decades, shrubs in the Arctic tundra have transformed themselves into trees as a result of the warming Arctic climate, at a speed and magnitude that is … [Read full article]
Arctic Temperatures Hit New Record High
Temperatures in the Arctic last fall hit record highs, an international team of scientists reported Thursday. According to the authors of the annual Arctic Report Card, temperatures were more than … [Read full article]