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Topic: Arctic

In the early morning hours, sunlight returns to the Arctic in spring, illuminating sea ice in a blue glow, after months of winter darkness.

5 things to know about an 'ice-free' Arctic

May 14, 2024

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In the early morning hours, sunlight returns to the Arctic in spring, illuminating sea ice in a blue glow, after months of winter darkness.

Liftoff for #PlanetNOAA podcast! Episode 1: Explore the Arctic with NOAA experts

February 7, 2024

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Planet NOAA Podcast

Guy Omnik observing the sea ice near Point Hope, Alaska, in January 2020 as part of the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub. Courtesy of Caroline Nashookpuk.

Warmest Arctic summer on record is evidence of accelerating climate change

December 12, 2023

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Indigenous knowledge

temperature rankings

Guy Omnik observing the sea ice near Point Hope, Alaska, in January 2020 as part of the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub. Courtesy of Caroline Nashookpuk.

Photo showing Arctic seals float on ice in the waters near Whittier, Alaska, June 2023.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $1 million in advancing Arctic data management and climate resilience through Investing in America agenda

December 8, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Photo showing Arctic seals float on ice in the waters near Whittier, Alaska, June 2023.

Homes along the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska, were damaged and the river bank eroded during unprecedented flooding in August 2023, caused when a glacial lake on a tributary burst through an ice dam. Climate warming has led in increasing extreme weather events in Alaska and the Arctic. Credit: Aaron Jacobs/ NOAA National Weather Service.

NOAA scientists to speak on Arctic, marine carbon dioxide removal, demo climate atlas at AGU

December 6, 2023

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Homes along the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska, were damaged and the river bank eroded during unprecedented flooding in August 2023, caused when a glacial lake on a tributary burst through an ice dam. Climate warming has led in increasing extreme weather events in Alaska and the Arctic. Credit: Aaron Jacobs/ NOAA National Weather Service.

Photo of Front Street in Nome, Alaska, which was underwater on Saturday, September 17, 2022, as the destructive remnants of Typhoon Merbok lashed Nome and many other western Alaska coastal communities.

Human-caused climate change fuels warmer, wetter, stormier Arctic

December 13, 2022

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Photo of Front Street in Nome, Alaska, which was underwater on Saturday, September 17, 2022, as the destructive remnants of Typhoon Merbok lashed Nome and many other western Alaska coastal communities.

Two polar bears on a patch of Arctic ice

Study finds strong marine heatwaves in the Arctic

February 2, 2022

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Two polar bears on a patch of Arctic ice

As Arctic tundra warms and thaws, incursions of shrubs and small trees have created new habitat for beaver, which create ponds and wetlands that further transform the once-frozen landscape.

Arctic Report Card: Climate change transforming Arctic into ‘dramatically different state’

December 14, 2021

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As Arctic tundra warms and thaws, incursions of shrubs and small trees have created new habitat for beaver, which create ponds and wetlands that further transform the once-frozen landscape.

An infographic available for download in this story that shows the different between a stable polar vortex (globe on the left) over the Arctic and a disrupted polar vortex (globe on the right) that results in very cold temperatures southward over the United States and elsewhere.

Understanding the Arctic polar vortex

March 8, 2021

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extreme weather

An infographic available for download in this story that shows the different between a stable polar vortex (globe on the left) over the Arctic and a disrupted polar vortex (globe on the right) that results in very cold temperatures southward over the United States and elsewhere.

A white and gray spotted seal mother and pup in the Bering Sea.

Condition of seals declined during rapid warming in Alaska

February 3, 2021

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A white and gray spotted seal mother and pup in the Bering Sea.

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