The Cloudy Future of Arctic Sea Ice

Source - NASA Science News for October 15, 2014

As climate change continues to hammer Arctic sea ice, pushing back its summertime boundaries to record-high latitudes, NASA is flying an innovative airborne mission to find out how these developments will affect worldwide weather.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/15oct_seaice2/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cubJXXma-Z4&feature=youtu.be



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Is Arctic Permafrost the "Sleeping Giant" of Climate Change?

Source - NASA Science News for June 24, 2013

Arctic permafrost soils contain more accumulated carbon than all the human fossil-fuel emissions since 1850 combined. Warming permafrost, poised to release its own gases into the atmosphere, could be the "sleeping giant" of climate change.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/24jun_permafrost/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZSM8GcmJKg




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Arctic Skywatchers Photograph Midnight Solar Eclipse

Source - Space Weather News for June 2, 2011: http://spaceweather.com

ECLIPSE OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN: A solar eclipse at midnight? It's not only possible, it actually happened last night. On June 1st, the new Moon passed in front of the midnight sun above the Arctic circle, producing a partial eclipse of exquisite beauty. Images of the event are featured on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com .

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A Rare Eclipse of the Midnight Sun

Source - NASA Science News for May 31, 2011

A solar eclipse in the middle of the night? Yes, it can happen. Sky watchers in the Arctic will witness such an event on June 1st when the Moon partially eclipses the midnight sun.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/31may_midnightsun/