In the months of June, July and August, predictions can be submitted on the September sea-ice extent for the Arctic as a whole, or for specific regions. The forecasting methods vary considerably, and
Consequently, temperatures up to 6 degrees Celsius or more above the long-term average were prevalent on the East Siberian coast, which led to early snow melting and thawing soils (you can find more i
The rapid rate of ice loss observed in early July continued in the third week of the month, before dropping again rapidly (Fig. 4). The mean sea-ice extent in July 2020 was 6.85 million km 2 – the low
Since the beginning of continuous satellite observation in 1979, the daily ice cover in the Arctic and Arctic has been measured extensively, offering a record of the climatic changes in the two polar
Since the start of continuous satellite monitoring in 1979, the summertime sea-ice extent in September has been on the decline, showing a loss of nearly 14% per decade, about 50% over the whole time p
Polar bears are native to the Arctic and are more closely associated with the region than any other animal. Though they are the largest land-based predators in the Arctic, they spend the majority of t
At 4.0 million km², the sea-ice extent at mid-month was roughly 530,000 km² above the record low in 2012, and ca. 440,000 km² below the figure for the same month in 2019, the year with the third-lowes
Sea ice is one of the most important components in the Arctic climate system. It is in a state of constant interchange with the atmosphere and the ocean, and its physical characteristics, especially i
An analysis of the first yearly datasets yielded surprising insights into the role of sea ice for life in polar waters. Depending on where and how quickly the sea ice melts, the species makeup and the
In September, the summer sea-ice melting ends in the Arctic. In other words, on a certain day of the month, the sea-ice cover reaches its lowest extent for the year and then begins growing again, beca
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