Facts About the Arctic in July 2024
This year’s median forecasted value for pan-Arctic September sea-ice extent is 4.48 million square kilometers with an interquartile range of 4.21 to 4.74 million square kilometers.
Arctic ice thinner near Canada; thicker elsewhere
The Arctic sea ice cover in June 2024 retreated at a below average pace, leading to a larger total sea ice extent for the month than in recent years.
New achievements in the Arctic for Week 24, 2024
Representation in The European Parliament. New Airlines. Arctic Cruises. Military and Sanctions.
Can climate engineering and research be responsibly tested?
Researchers at the Finnish Arctic Centre at University of Lapland investigate how solar geoengineering can be responsibly tested.
The unique impact from melting arctic sea ice
Diminishing Arctic sea ice has led to enhanced evaporation from the Arctic marginal seas (AMS), which is expected to alter precipitation over land.
An early and suddenly Hudson Bay opening
The sea ice cover in May 2024 was marked by an unusually early opening of eastern Hudson Bay.
New achievements in the Arctic for Week 22, 2024
NASA Langley Researchers to Study Arctic Climate System This Summer
New Facts About the Arctic in June 2024
2012’s “June plunge” is almost upon us, and if 2024’s current trajectory continues extent will cross above 2012 for the first time since February in a week or so.
Stunning and shrewd approach to grow Arctic presence
Russia is adopting a so-called hybrid approach to growing its strategic influence in the Arctic, through research, increased maritime activities and tourism.