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arctic ocean news

International Polar Bear Day 2024: Date, history, significance and more

Celebrate International Polar Bear Day on February 27 to raise awareness of the urgent need to protect polar bears and their Arctic habitat.
Published on Feb 26, 2024 02:46 pm IST

Cause and effect l Winter is here, but it's not enough

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An aerial view of the 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf with cracks, in Antarctica, in this 2016 handout image. 
Published on Aug 03, 2023 09:19 am IST

Warming climate could bring viruses in Arctic into contact with new hosts: Study

(FILES) The analysis found pronounced differences between viruses and hosts in the lakebed, "which is directly correlated to the risk of spillover," said Aris-Brosou.
Published on Oct 19, 2022 05:00 pm IST

Temperatures in Arctic Ocean much warmer than average during February

Floating ice is seen during the expedition of the The Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship at the Arctic Ocean,
Published on Mar 08, 2021 06:17 pm IST

How moon controls release of methane in Arctic Ocean, new study

A recent paper in Nature Communications reveals that the total amount of methane in the atmosphere has increased immensely over the past decades, and the moon can play a vital role to control that.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 05:34 pm IST

The first Arctic summer without ice is coming in just 15 years

Eureka Sound on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic is seen in a NASA Operation IceBridge survey picture taken March 25, 2014.
Published on Aug 17, 2020 03:00 pm IST

Beluga whale plays wonderful game of ‘fetch’, Twitter calls it life goals

A swift beluga whale is seen scooping the ball in its mouth and bringing it back to the man on the boat.
Updated on Nov 08, 2019 04:32 pm IST

To defend her cubs, mother walrus sinks Russian Navy boat

A walrus with its cub (representational image).
Updated on Sept 28, 2019 04:37 pm IST

‘Want to take a look ’: Trump confirms he is considering attempt to buy Greenland

US President Donald Trump wants to take a look at buying Greenland.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 03:04 pm IST

‘Thanks, but we’re not for sale’: Greenland to Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump
Updated on Aug 16, 2019 10:36 pm IST

Alarm sounded over the shrinking of frigid zones

Annual average extent of Antarctic sea ice hit its lowest mark, wiping out three-and-a-half decades of gains, and then some, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday.
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 11:42 pm IST

Trapped heat in Arctic’s interior could melt entire region’s ice

The study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that Arctic sea ice is not just threatened by the melting of ice around its edges.
Published on Aug 30, 2018 03:32 pm IST

Fast melting Arctic ice may hit Indian monsoon: Study

Cascading effects of changes in the Arctic region are projected to significantly alter the state and the balance of the earth’s climate system, say researchers.
Updated on Feb 22, 2021 04:14 pm IST