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Rocket flown through northern lights to help unlock space weather mysteries
Posted in Science on 20th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The northern lights are an electromagnetic phenomena that can adversely affect power grids and communications systems.
Are Americans Doomed To Arctic Winters?
Posted in Science on 15th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
It comes from the north, dragging frigid air and awful commutes like an terrible shroud over the continental United States, from the Rocky Mountains all the way to the Atlantic.
Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Record Maximum
Posted in Featured, Science on 8th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
The upward trend in the Antarctic, however, is only about a third of the magnitude of the rapid loss of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.
Scientists debate polar sea-ice opposites
Posted in Science on 23rd Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
Arctic sea ice has passed its minimum summer extent, say polar experts meeting in London.
Want to cut Arctic warming in half? Curb emissions now
Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
Global warming is changing the Arctic so quickly that experts say we should expect an ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer within just a few decades.