Tag: arctic

Winter Arctic Sea Ice Forms Late as Warm Air Lingers in the North

The Arctic Ocean's winter freeze has started slowly again in several regions, as pulses of unusually warm air…

Thinning Arctic Ice Is Changing How Marine Mammals Hunt

For many Arctic animals, sea ice is not scenery but infrastructure.

Thinner Arctic Sea Ice Leaves Winter Cover More Fragile

Arctic sea ice is increasingly dominated by thin, first-year ice that forms each autumn and melts the following…