ocean warming

number of breaks: 2

showing 1-2 of 2 breaks

show sort by

Ice sheet melting: it’s not just about sea level rise

You've probably heard that climate change is melting the polar ice caps - but what does this actually mean? It refers to the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets, which are large systems of interconnected glaciers, kilometres thick. They are formed by snow falling on land,... click to read more

Kaitlin Naughten | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK

climate change

oceans

Antarctica

ocean warming

ocean currents

ice sheet

Reading time 4 min

published on Sep 13, 2019

Warm waters hide in the unlikeliest of places – under the Arctic sea ice

The Polar Regions are a central control and indicator of the Earth's climate. Ice and snow at the poles reflect solar radiation back into space, which helps to keep the Earth cool. However, in recent decades, air temperatures in the Arctic have been rising at... click to read more

Mary-Louise Timmermans | Professor at The Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, Connecticut, USA

climate change

Arctic

oceans

sea ice

ocean warming

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Jul 31, 2019