Arctic Watch

Facts About the Arctic

    • Month: October 2024

    Map: Arto Vitikka / Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. Source: NSIDC, Multisensor Analyzed Sea Ice Extent - Northern Hemisphere. You may use the map freely provided that the sources are mentioned.
    Climate

    2024 Antarctic sea ice maximum extent finishes at second lowest

    On September 19, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual maximum extent of 17.16 million square kilometers (6.63 million square miles). The 2024 maximum is the second lowest in the 46-year satellite record above only 2023.

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    Jacob Collier & AURORA - A Rock Somewhere X The Seed (Greenpeace). Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N-fqm2YLAU
    Cooperation

    Music stars perform on Arctic ‘iceberg’ in call for ocean and climate protection

    British six-time Grammy winner, Jacob Collier, has collaborated with Norwegian alt-pop superstar, AURORA, for the first time in a magical performance in the Arctic, released today.

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    Members of a Dartmouth expedition climb to 14,000 feet on Denali for altitude acclimatization in 2013. The researchers extracted an ice core which contains a millennium of climate data in the form of gas bubbles, particulates, and compounds trapped in the ice. (Photo by Mike Waszkiewicz)
    Analysis

    Ice Cores Show Pollution’s Impact on Arctic Atmosphere

    Dartmouth study solves a marine mystery by tying ocean biomarker to pollution levels.

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