A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

Close-up of a newly formed pressure ridge in the Arctic Ocean. (Andreas Preusser/Alfred-Wegener-Institut) As Arctic sea ice continues to thin and shrink, an essential feature of its ecosystem ...

A study gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones ... smaller ice floes accelerates the melting; it can happen at a really fast ...

The rapid melting and thinning of the Arctic ice have sparked serious concerns in the scientific community. In addition, sea ice thickness also has decreased, which makes ice cover more vulnerable ...

In recent weeks, Arctic sea-ice has moved even further below average. Temperatures around the north pole were about 20C above normal in early February, leading to melting conditions in places like ...

The rapid melting and thinning of the Arctic ice has sparked serious concerns in the scientific community. In addition, sea ice thickness has also decreased, which makes ice cover more vulnerable ...

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic ... the melting; it can happen at ...

Greenland is located between the United States and Europe in a region of increasing strategic value as the melting of Arctic sea ice opens up new shipping routes. President Donald Trump has signaled ...

The rapid melting and thinning of the Arctic ice have sparked serious concerns in the scientific community. In addition, sea ice thickness also has decreased, which makes ice cover more vulnerable ...