The recent arctic blast has pushed ice cover on the Great Lakes to levels not seen since 2022. Lake Erie in particular has become mostly ice covered in quick order. As of January 23, ice cover has ...
the Arctic’s first ice-free day. One particularly striking finding was that in the year when ice-free conditions occurred, the ice extent typically fell below current levels (as measured in 2023 ...
Their discovery was far from obvious. In some earlier climate models, Pfirman says, the Arctic’s ice cover simply retreated evenly along its southern flank as the planet warmed, ultimately ...
The effects of climate change can be felt growing slowly but subtly in most parts of the world as temperatures inch up and extreme weather occur more frequently. But the shift in the Arctic has ...