Arctic Sea Ice in Steep Descent

Arctic sea ice area is in steep descent, as illustrated by the image below. Sea ice area was only smaller at this time of the year in 2007, ...

Arctic Sea Ice in Free Fall

Arctic Sea Ice has declined dramatically recently. The recent image below, by the Danish Meteorological Institute , shows the decline in ext...

Cyclone raging on Thin Ice

Another cyclone is raging over the Arctic Ocean. The Naval Research Laboratory image below shows the speed and drift of the sea ice. [ clic...

Another Arctic cyclone brewing

Another cyclone is brewing in the Arctic. Below are Naval Research Laboratory projections of sea ice drift a few days ahead. [ click on imag...

The Great Arctic Flush

By Paul Beckwith A massive cyclone is forecast to develop in the Arctic, as shown on the image below, from the Naval Research Laboratory . W...

Arctic Ocean Events - Videos by Paul Beckwith

by Paul Beckwith Massive Arctic cyclone effect on sea ice in August 2012 Part 1: August 1st to 16th, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nli...

Amplification of climate change in the Arctic

In contrast to multi-year old ice, first-year old ice—ice that formed only since the last melt season—is thinner, saltier, and much more pro...

Arctic summer wind shift

Arctic summer wind shift could affect sea ice loss and U.S./European weather Changes in summer Arctic wind patterns contribute not only to a...