Scientists model the impact of environmental warming on ice drainage basins in the less studied East Antarctica.
Cryospheric change
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White House Issues Ambitious Arctic Research Plan
The plan focuses on improving the well-being of Arctic residents and better understanding the components of the Arctic system.
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Bringing Earth's Microwave Maps into Sharper Focus
New processing capabilities improve the spatial resolution of satellite microwave data, enabling scientists to analyze trends in coastal regions and marginal ice zones.
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2016 Arctic Report Card Highlights Dramatic Changes in Region
The report says that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average.
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Monaco Leader Urges Climate Action, Calls on Trump to Help
HSH Prince Albert II cautioned that the world has to come to terms with the fact that we are facing severe challenges if we don’t move toward a low-carbon global economy.
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Administration Official Sees Alaska Offshore Drilling Ahead
At a recent forum, leaders laid out some interdependent energy, environmental, infrastructure, and military issues coming into play in a more navigable Arctic region.
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Map Reveals Hot Spots for Arctic Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By bringing together data on permafrost stability, soils, and other Arctic conditions, scientists have plotted where permafrost is vulnerable to collapse, which could release long-stored carbon.
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First Arctic Science Ministers' Confab Yields Cooperation Pledge
Newly announced ventures and advances include developing an Integrated Arctic Observing System and the release of the first-ever Arctic-wide digital elevation model.
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Candidates Have Dustup over Climate in First Debate
During the first presidential candidate debate Monday, Donald Trump denied saying that climate change is a hoax, but his own tweets show otherwise.
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Top Arctic Science Diplomats Convene at White House Next Week
Precipitous transformations from climate change add impetus for this international meeting to guide cooperative research in the northern polar region, U.S. official says.