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16 November 2004

On 16 November, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing about Global Climate Change to hear testimony on the assessment recently released by the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Sciences Committee. NSIDC's Mark Serreze participated in the first of two panels, presenting information about findings in the Arctic. Serreze highlighed changes in sea ice concentration, and the acceleration in sea ice losses, noting in particular the record or near-record lows of the last three years.

Summary Statement

Video of Serreze Testimony: Quicktime (113mb), Windows media (56kbs, 256kbs)


NSIDC News

4 OCTOBER 2004

Arctic sea ice anomaly 2004Arctic Sea Ice Decline Continues

The extent of Arctic sea ice — the floating mass of ice that covers the Arctic Ocean — is continuing its rapid decline. Records of the extent of Arctic sea ice extend back to the early 1950s, with the most accurate information starting in 1979, when systematic monitoring with satellites began. Satellite information shows a general decline in sea ice extent of about 8 percent over the last two and a half decades, with the greatest losses in the last three years. This year's sea ice extent is a very close second to the record-setting low of September 2002.

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21 SEPTEMBER 2004

Hektoria Glacier photographed by Pedro SkvarcaAntarctic Glaciers Accelerate in Wake of Ice Shelf Breakup

Antarctic glaciers respond rapidly to climate change, according to new evidence found by NSIDC scientists. In the wake of the Larsen B Ice Shelf disintegration in 2002, glaciers in the Antarctic Peninsula have both accelerated and thinned en route to the Weddell Sea. The findings indicate that ice shelf breakup may rapidly lead to sea level rise. Read more about this study here.

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19 JUNE 2004

June 2004 sea ice extentAnother Record Minimum for Sea Ice Cover in the Arctic Ocean?

Is the Arctic in for another record low sea ice year? It is starting to look like it.

The recently released June 2004 ice extent and concentration are much lower than normal, indicating that annual minimum ice extent and concentration, which occurs in September, is likely to be well below normal. If so, this would be the third year in a row with substantial below-normal ice conditions in the Arctic, an unprecedented event in the 30+ year record of satellite observations of Arctic sea ice. Read more about this study here.


26 MAY 2004

"The Day After Tomorrow"

The motion picture The Day After Tomorrow may leave many viewers with questions about climate change. In the movie, recent events on Earth’s ice sheets and hypothetical future events based on what is known about how climate, oceans, and ice sheets interact, are woven into an exciting but fictitious story about a future climate disaster. The kind of disaster portrayed in the movie is impossible, but the patterns described by the movie have a distant basis in real concepts being discussed by climate scientists, oceanographers, and glaciologists.

Read NASA's official response to the movie with additional information from NSIDC.


01 MAY 2004

When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Observations of Environmental Change

'When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq' CD coverNSIDC and the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Data Coordination Center have released a new multi-media, interactive CD, entitled "When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Observations of Environmental Change." Uggianaqtuq (pronounced OOG-gi-a-nak-took) is a North Baffin Inuktitut word that means to behave unexpectedly, or in an unfamiliar way. From the perspective of many Inuit in the Arctic, the weather has been uggianaqtuq in recent years. In this CD, Inuit from two communities in Nunavut, Canada (Baker Lake and Clyde River), share their observations and perspectives on recent environmental changes. Maps, text, photos, video and music are integrated to help illustrate the changes Inuit have observed in their environment and the impacts on their livelihoods.

The CD, authored by Shari Fox Gearheard, is available free of charge. To read more about the project or to order a copy of the CD, please visit the the product web site.

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NSIDC IN THE NEWS
Antarctic Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea; Warming Is Cited
New York Times (registration required), 9-24-04

Study Links Glaciers, Warmer Waters
NPR, 9-23-04
Glaciers Surge When Ice Shelf Breaks Up
Science Daily, 9-23-04
Climate Change Effects Reported
Pasadena Star, 9-22-04

Evidence Shows Glaciers' Thinning Is Speeding Up
Baltimore Sun (registration required), 9-24-04
Glacier Melt Accelerating, Concern Over Sea Levels Rising
News Factor Network, 9-24-04
Anarctic Glaciers Found Thinning Faster
Newsday, 9-24-04

Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea
Wired News , 9-24-04

Glaciers Are Melting Faster
p2pnet, 9-24-04
Thin Glaciers Get Thinner in Antarctica
Reuters, 9-24-04
Antarctic Glaciers Melting at Faster Rate, Scientists Say
Bradenton Herald, 9-24-04

Antarctic Glaciers Melting Faster - Study
Planet Ark, 9-24-04
Glaciers Are Flowing Faster
Nature, 9-23-04
Climatic Warming Causes Glaciers to Fall, Raising Sea Levels
North County Times, 9-22-04
Ice Shelf Loss Sped Up Glacier Movement
Scientific American, 9-22-04
Antarctic Glaciers Going, Going, Gone
ABC Science Online, 9-22-04
Antarctic Glaciers Melting Faster - Study
Reuters, 9-21-04
Breaking the Ice
Astrobiology Magazine, 9-23-04
Ice Collapse Speeds Up Glaciers
BBC News, 9-24-04
Antarctic Glaciers Accelerating in Response to 2002 Ice Sheet Collapse
PhysOrg.com, 9-21-04

Melting Glaciers: On the Brink of Catastrophe
Pravda, 9-22-04

Breaking Up Is Hard on Antarctica
Sydney Morning Herald (registration required), 9-23-04

      

The Cryosphere in the News

9 NOVEMBER 2004
"NASA climatologists named in Scientific American Top 50 Scientists: For the first time NASA researchers have been awarded the Scientific American Top 50 Scientist Award. ..."(NASA)

8 NOVEMBER 2004
"Polar warming: This is the Coast Guard cutter Healy, nudging her way through ice flows in the Arctic Ocean, north of Barrow, Alaska. The Healy is an ocean-going, icebreaking laboratory doing climate change research in one of the Earth's coldest and loneliest places. ..."(PBS Online News Hour)

9 NOVEMBER 2004
"The Weather Channel follows record-breaking hurricane season with special documentary about global warming: After excelling in its commitment to keep America ahead of the storm throughout the relentless hurricane season, The Weather Channel now turns public attention to an environmental topic of national importance. ..."(PR Newswire)

9 NOVEMBER 2004
"A lift for Cape Wind: There is a "think globally, act locally" rightness to the fact that the environmental report for the Cape Wind power project came on the same day scientists laid out the dramatic effects global warming is having on the Arctic. ..."(Boston Globe)

9 NOVEMBER 2004
"Global warming hits Arctic hardest, study shows: Global warming is happening twice as fast in the Arctic as anywhere else and could cause everything from the extinction of polar bears to the flooding of large parts of Florida, says a report released yesterday. ..."(The Winnipeg Sun)

9 NOVEMBER 2004
"Global warming alters US wildlife: Climate warming is influencing the lifestyles of animals and plants right across the United States, a report has warned. The changes are bringing rival species into contact with each other and could upset entire ecosystems. ..."(Nature.com)

9 NOVEMBER 2004
"Global warming affecting animal migration, breeding: Scientists in the United States say global warming is making plants bloom earlier and animals emerge from hibernation sooner. ..."(ABC News Online)

9 NOVEMBER 2004
"Global warming could have dire effect here: Local scientists say that global warming and rising sea levels, reported in a study released Monday on the Arctic climate, could kill the area's fishery habitat and cause the need for the beaches to be renourished more quickly. ..."(Myrtle Beach Online)

8 NOVEMBER 2004
"Global warming exposes Arctic to oil, gas drilling: Rising global temperatures will melt areas of the Arctic this century, making them more accessible for oil and natural gas drilling, a report prepared by the United States and seven other nations said on Monday. ..."(Yahoo News)

8 NOVEMBER 2004
"Climate crowd has dark view of future: Boulder climate researcher Michael Glantz predicts that future historians will look back on the 21st century as the Climate Century. ..."(Rocky Mountain News)

8 NOVEMBER 2004
"Beyond 'Polar Express' - Fast facts on the real North Pole: With The Polar Express chugging into movie theaters and a fictional North Pole, we're finding out that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. ..."(National Geographic)

7 NOVEMBER 2004
"UAF prime player in new climate report: Thanks in no small part to contributions from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the edge of the world is about to turn into the center of the debate over global warming. ..."(News-miner.com)

7 NOVEMBER 2004
"Chilling data on global warming: Global warming is happening twice as fast in the Arctic as anywhere else and could cause everything from the extinction of polar bears to the flooding of large parts of Florida, says a report released Monday. ..."(The Toronto Star) (requires registration)

7 NOVEMBER 2004
"Global warming 'will redraw map of world': Maps of the world will have to be redrawn, as global warming melts the Greenland ice cap, inundating coasts and major cities, the Government's chief scientific adviser warned last week. ..."(The Independent)

7 NOVEMBER 2004
"A witness to global warming - Disturbing view from over the Alaska Range: The most interesting thing I did on a recent 10-day excursion to Alaska was charter a plane to fly around the Alaska Range. It is quite stunning to see how the vast majority of glaciers have retreated and thinned substantially. ..."(San Francisco Chronicle)

7 NOVEMBER 2004
"Experts: more obvious global warming found in Mt Everest region: Dingri region in Tibet, the location of Mt Everest, is subject more obviously to global warming. Some experts exclaimed this after they studied the trend of climate variation in Dingri and Jiangzi, respectively the mother region of Mt Himalayas and Mt. Laguigangri. ..."(News Tibet)

4 NOVEMBER 2004
"Global warming evident in the Arctic, study says: A comprehensive, four-year study of warming in the Arctic shows that heat-trapping gases from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world are contributing to profound environmental changes. ..."(Kansas City Star)

4 NOVEMBER 2004
"Enough study, now act: The evidence of global warming is everywhere, from the top of the globe to the bottom. People must decide what to do. ..."(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

3 NOVEMBER 2004
"Global warming 'will leave Arctic ice-free': Global warming is causing the Arctic ice-cap to melt at such an unprecedented rate that by the summer of 2070 it may have no ice at all, according to the most comprehensive study carried out on global climate change in the region. ..."(Guardian Unlimited)

3 NOVEMBER 2004
"Meltdown for European skiing? On the day when Kyoto Treaty-busting President Bush is set for another four years, we have been studying two reports on climate change and considering their impact on the future of skiing. ..."(PisteHors.com)



 

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