Science news articles about 'thin ice'

Thin ice now covering North Pole could temporarily melt away, scientists says.

... extent in the Arctic, including new evidence for thinning ice as well. The researchers, who have been tracking Arctic ... 2008-09 was the fifth lowest maximum ice extent on record. The six lowest maximum ...

... indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in- ... of younger, thinner ice. Warming temperatures, preponderance of young, thin ice drives prediction.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Arctic will remain on thinning ice, and climate warming is expected to begin affecting the Antarctic also, scientists said Friday....

... ocean and heat up the water, melting even more ice from the bottom and sides. Warm oceans store ... losses this year, pushing the already thin ice pack over the edge," said Meier. "In fact, preliminary ...

As melting water gushed off the ice in a tinseled maze of rivulets and tumbled through a gaping chasm, the hikers watched, wondered and worried.

... laboratory equipped with laser mapping instruments, ice-penetrating radar and gravity instruments. Data ... where local warming suggests the ice may be thinning. Ice sheet and glacier studies will be flown ...

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