Unique concept for observing Arctic sea ice successfully implemented

Unique concept for observing Arctic sea ice successfully implemented

The Polarstern recently ended a two-month expedition in the central Arctic in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. The international and interdisciplinary research team, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, focused on the summer melting of Arctic sea ice in three different regimes.

Melting on the Arctic’s Svalbard islands shows the climate future is now

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. A new study released this week presents the record ice melt on the Svalbard islands in summer 2024 as a glimpse into a future where other Arctic ice masses, including those on Greenland, could melt faster than currently anticipated. The amount of ice that melted on Svalbard, … Continue reading Melting on the Arctic’s Svalbard islands shows the climate future is now