Ice-Free Arctic Pinpointed 40 Years Ahead

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 22, 2013 The melting of the Arctic ice cap has become so fast and so certain that researchers can now confidently predict when the region will become ice free to within four years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Antarctic Ice Loss Alters Ocean Ecology

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 17, 2013 Creatures that lived for centuries or longer undisturbed in the waters around Antarctica are having to cope with entirely new conditions as the ice retreats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenland’s Great Melt Is Pinned on Climate Change

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 19, 2013 The forensic search for the mysterious agent that almost melted Greenland goes on. The latest suspect to be rounded up for questioning is the jet stream, scientists in the U.K. say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fast Boat to China?

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Mar 5, 2013 In less than 50 years from now, the north-west passage through the Arctic should be open to suitable vessels for a short time every other year, scientists have calculated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Sky’s the Limit

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Dec 26, 2012 The gifts you’ve already been given in 2012 include a struggle over the fate of the earth. This is probably not what you asked for, and I wish it were otherwise -- but to do good work, to be necessary, to have something to give: These are the true gifts. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Arctic Sea Ice Cover Shrinks to Record Low

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 15, 2012 Warming temperatures have reduced the area of frozen sea on the planet to roughly 2.2 million square miles, less than half of what it was four decades ago, suggesting that irreversible and accelerated climate change will be upon us in the coming decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Melting Ice Makes Polar Scientists Anxious

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 8, 2012 Melting ice caps are the canaries in the coal mines for the probable and impending global climate catastrophe. Arctic ice sheets endured record-breaking melt this summer with the annual thaw of the region’s floating ice reaching the lowest level since satellite monitoring began more than 30 years ago. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )