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EXTREME ARCTIC WINTERS
Antarctica is in the middle of winter right now. Scientists are worried about a France-sized stretch of ocean where ice is failing to formWinter is the season when Antarctica's frozen edge usually expands. This year, one part of the continent is doing the opposite. Scientists ...- Scientists found that ‘rivers in the sky’ are triggering ocean heatwaves in the North Pacific and North Atlantic, but their effect changes with the seasonsNew research reveals atmospheric rivers, powerful storms hitting the US West Coast, are a key factor in developing marine heatwaves. These ...
- Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
- The Arctic Once Had Palm Trees: What the Fossils RevealFossil evidence from the High Arctic reveals that palm trees and subtropical plants once thrived in the polar region. This occurred during ...
- Baby Dinosaur Fossils in Arctic Permafrost Show How They Survived Polar WintersTiny dinosaur fossils unearthed in Alaska reveal that baby dinosaurs were born and raised through harsh Arctic winters, enduring months of ...
- Winter storm ‘Fern’ threatens South, Midwest, and Northeast; over half of US population at risk as wind chills could drop below −50°FA major winter storm, Winter Storm Fern, is set to bring heavy snow, damaging ice, and life-threatening cold to over 180 million Americans ...
- New York on high alert: Bomb cyclone and Polar Vortex set to trigger dangerous Arctic freezeNew York is facing extreme winter weather as Arctic air moves south and a powerful bomb cyclone forms. The city is already very cold, with ...
- US facing ice age? Polar vortex changes sending Northern Hemisphere into deep freezeA new study links cold snaps in North America to changes in the polar vortex. The vortex, a low-pressure zone over the Arctic, is being dis...
- Are schools closed in US due to polar vortex weather phenomenon? What you need to knowMillions are struggling through life-threatening cold in the United States of America. The US is facing severe and brutal cold weather with...
- 60 million brace for snow, ice, and freezing temps as winter storm sweeps central USA powerful winter storm, fueled by a polar vortex, is sweeping across the central United States, bringing heavy snow, ice, and dangerously ...
- Frost quakes hit Chicago. Know what is it?Frost quakes have struck Chicago amidst freezing cold in the areas. Frost quakes is scientifically referred to as cryoseism.
- Texas declares power emergency amid sweltering heat, warns of rolling blackouts; Details hereThe memory of the catastrophic winter storm in February 2021 still looms large in Texas. During that event, a historic freeze led to widesp...
- UK opens military base in northern NorwayThe newly-established Norwegian site, called Camp Viking, will serve as a hub for Royal Marines Commandos, Britain's Royal Navy said in a p...
- Extreme and unusual weather in 2017: UN weather agencyExtreme weather and climate conditions, including Arctic "heatwaves", have continued into 2017, after global temperatures set record last y...
- Arctic animals navigate by the light of winter MoonResearchers said that the behaviour is most likely an attempt by zooplankton to avoid predators hunting by moonlight.
- Global warming behind freak rains: Top Met officialGlobal warming coupled with changes arising out of an evolving El Nino may have combined to cause the heavy spells of unseasonal rain which...
- Northern India will continue facing bursts of cold wavesThe freezing weather in northern India is likely to continue, and people should get used to more and more extreme weather phenomena.
- Is US headed for another polar vortex? Experts dividedA polar vortex is a circulating pattern of strong winds flowing around a low-pressure system of cold air, which normally sits over the Arct...
- Genetic adaptation key to polar bears staying warmHow do polar bears keep warm in winter? It may be in their genes!
- 2010, 2005 tied as warmest years on record, says USIn a clear indication of global warming manifesting in extreme weather conditions - recall the heat wave in Moscow and the floods in Pakist...
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