Oceanography

Arctic Sea Ice- Is It Getting Thinner Or Not?

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Article - News Staff - Apr 9 2009 - 1:07pm

Not Just Warming: Forest Fire Ash Also Drove Surface Melting Of Greenland Ice Sheet

Greenland ice sheet. The white layer at about 2cm depth shows the new melt layer formed from the mid-July ...

Article - News Staff - May 19 2014 - 6:36pm

Deep Ocean: Mother Nature's Very Own Science Fiction Movie

about 10 meters long and weighs over half a ton. Photo credit: MIT, Knight Science Journalism Tracker ...

Article - Erin Richards - Mar 5 2009 - 10:58pm

What's Down There, Anyway?

people are teens and college students) are using Google Earth, more information about the oceans can ...

Blog Post - Mrs. H. - Feb 3 2009 - 10:11pm

Glacial Quakes As Indicators Of Glacier Disruption

Richter Scale. These unique quakes might tell researchers more about the iceberg calving responsible for ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2015 - 5:03am

Having a fat day? At least fat isn't in your name...

Oceans at depths of between about 330 feet (100 meters) and 9,200 feet (2,800 meters), according to ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Oct 25 2010 - 8:57am

Superfreaking Chemistry?

Globemasters.) This reminds me of another quip made about Levitt's enthusiastic embrace of extreme ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 29 2009 - 2:54pm

Arctic Sea Ice: How Low Will It Go?

previous record made in 2005 and is about 38% lower than the climatological average. Such a dramatic loss ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2007 - 11:41pm

Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Save Arctic Sea Ice- Study

contrast, emissions are now on track to reach about 750 ppm by 2100 if unchecked. This graphic illustrates ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 14 2009 - 7:26pm

Climate Change Implicated In Polar Bear Stress

strands. In humans, this amount cut from the scalp outward represents about three months of hormone ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2014 - 5:36pm