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Arctic ocean moorings shed light on winter sea ice loss

By Heather McFarland | August 21, 2020

Equipment gets lowered from ship by chain with two round yellow mooring buoys into dark ocean. Cloudy grey skies in the background.

The eastern Arctic Ocean’s winter ice grew less than half as much as normal during the past decade, due to the growing influence of heat from the ocean’s interior, researchers…

Bering Sea Ice Conditions: Winter 2019

By IARC Web | April 11, 2019

Poles in the foreground with island in the background surrounded by water.

Summary of Bering Strait sea ice conditions for winter 2019, and an outlook for the spring, summer, and beyond.

Numerical Simulation of Sea Ice, Ocean Circulation and Marine Biogeochemistry in the West Antarctic Peninsula

By IARC Web | September 25, 2017

A wide, abstract close-up shot showcasing the jagged, textured layers of blue and white glacier ice.

September 27, 2017 | 2:30pm, 401 Akasofu- Cristina Schultz will discuss how over the past several decades, the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) has undergone physical and ecological changes at a rapid pace, with winter air temperatures warming up to 4.8 times the global average rate.