Source: Motherboard Last year was the hottest year ever observed. "When averaged over the globe, 2014 was the warmest year on record," said Michael Freilich, the director of NASA's Earth Science division. He was speaking at a press conference, announcing that his agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had both independently determined […]

Source: Robert Scribbler The Arctic sea ice is melting. It is melting far more rapidly than ever expected. This loss is measured in the form of square kilometers melted, in the form of ice thinned, in the form of new, blue water visible. Yet it is a loss beyond mere numbers and measures. A loss […]

Source: The Guardian Study combining disparate data for first time finds sea ice thickness down 65% since 1975 because of global warming, reports Climate Central. While the steady disappearance of sea ice in the Arctic has been one of the hallmark effects of global warming, research shows it is not only covering less of the […]

Source: Robert Scribbler (Northern edge of Larsen C Ice Shelf is at significant risk of breaking off as a massive rift continues to open within it. The above image shows the rate of rift propagation since November of 2010. Image source: Cryosphere Discussions.) There’s a 30 kilometer long and hundreds foot deep crack running through […]

Source: Phys.org Comparing Arctic sea ice loss to Antarctic sea ice gain shows that the planet has-been shedding sea ice at an average annual rate of 13,500 square miles since 1979, the equivalent of losing an area of sea ice larger than the state of Maryland every year. Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens and Jesse […]