Arctic Sea Ice Decline Triggering Worsening Fires in Western US
Scientists say that this decline has an impact on fire weather by influencing air temperature and precipitation rates globally.
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Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska tundra areas are on opposite trends
The declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd use habitat with differing levels of climate change-related ...
Ask Dr. Universe: Global warming is melting the ice polar bears depend on
The ice is melting because of global warming. When humans burn fossil fuels like oil and coal, a bunch of greenhouse gases go ...
How the polar vortex fuels intense winter weather in the US
This blast of cold weather is due to activity of the polar vortex.
Commentary: How ocean temps are driving L.A. firestorms
Firefighters battle the Palisades fire on El Medio Ave. in Pacific Palisades, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Brian van der Brug/Los ...
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How the polar vortex fuels intense winter weather in the US
Another wave of Arctic air has kept temperatures lower than ... can change the strength of the polar vortex," Butler says. Sea ice is one of them – some models suggest melting sea ice may ...
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Scientists sound alarm over concerning find beneath Arctic sea ice: 'It is hard to predict what impacts this could have'
As if the melting of Arctic sea ice wasn't alarming enough already ... If these organisms have few or no alternative food sources, their population may decline or disappear altogether, weakening the ...
‘Make Greenland Great Again Act’: The US bill that could allow Donald Trump to buy the island
US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to buy Greenland has now taken a legal turn. Republican lawmakers in the US House of ...
The Apex Predator List: Life at the Top of the Food Chain
Apex predators attract a special kind of fascination; also called "super predators," they sit at the top of the food chain, unquestionably the most dominant members of the animal kingdom.