Tag Archives: Arctic

Earth Day 2015

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Toasty

Future generations may well look back at 2015 as the year it became apparent that climate change was beyond our control.  Since Earth Day 2014 atmospheric C02 levels have continued their relentless increase with the weekly average value for the … Continue reading →

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Polar Bears – The Quest for Sea Ice

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Toasty

I have previously written about polar bears and their dependence upon Arctic sea ice for survival, as so vividly illustrated by this video photographed by Adam Ravetch of Arctic Bear Productions.

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Younger, Thinner Arctic Ice Reported

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Toasty

The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center yesterday updated status of Arctic ice coverage (http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2009/040609.html) with the report that at the end of March the extent of ice coverage was similar to recent years, but below the longer-term 1979 … Continue reading →

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