Amelie Meyer

A scientist checks cracks in the Arctic sea ice after a storm (April 2015, N-ICE2015 expedition). Amelie Meyer/NPI

October 1, 2019

Winter storms are speeding up the loss of Arctic sea ice

Amelie Meyer, University of Tasmania and Mats Granskog, Norwegian Polar Institute

Warm summers aren’t the only threat to Arctic ice – increasingly intense winter storms are also weakening and reducing ice cover.

Research Vessel Lance in the middle of broken Arctic sea ice after a large warm winter storm in February 2015. Nick Cobbing

March 2, 2018

The freak warm Arctic weather is unusual, but getting less so

Amelie Meyer, Norwegian Polar Institute; Erik W. Kolstad, Uni Research; Mats Granskog, Norwegian Polar Institute, and Robert Graham, Norwegian Polar Institute

The bizarre heatwave in the Arctic this week – with temperatures dozens of degrees above normal – is part of a growing trend of “warm air intrusions” that threaten to disrupt polar ice all year round.

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Winter storms are speeding up the loss of Arctic sea ice

The freak warm Arctic weather is unusual, but getting less so

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