Arctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century,...
For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will be nearly ice-free summers, but “when.” And two scientists say that “when” is sooner than many thought —...
View ArticleIs a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic? Source: NASA
Flying low and slow above the wild, pristine terrain of Alaska’s North Slope in a specially instrumented NASA plane, research scientist Charles Miller of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,...
View ArticleArctic Refuge Under Attack Again, By Dan Ritzman, Sierra Club
Early this week, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell released the latest unwise proposal to begin opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to damaging oil and gas development. His proposal calls for “a...
View ArticleFirst oil from Russian Arctic shelf offshore field loaded
Today Gazprom loaded the first cargo of oil produced from the Prirazlomnoye field – the only Russian project for hydrocarbons development in the Arctic shelf. Taking part in the event were Alexey...
View ArticleRosneft and ExxonMobil Start Drilling in the Kara Sea
Rosneft and ExxonMobil joint venture company Karmorneftegaz began drilling of Universitetskaya-1, the Russian Federation’s northernmost well using the West Alpha rig. The start of the drilling was...
View ArticleSnow Cover on Arctic Sea Ice Has Thinned 30 to 50 Percent (NASA)
New research led by NASA and the University of Washington, Seattle, confirms that springtime snow on sea ice in the Arctic has thinned significantly in the last 50 years, by about a third in the...
View ArticleInterior Department Announces Draft Strategy for Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing
WASHINGTON, DC – As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau...
View Article2,000 Superchargers
By The Tesla Motors Team Last week Tesla reached a milestone of 2,000 Superchargers worldwide, located at almost 400 Supercharger Stations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Tesla...
View ArticleThe Climate Is Starting to Change Faster
The speed with which temperatures change will continue to increase over the next several decades, intensifying the impacts of climate change COLLEGE PARK, Md. – An analysis of changes to the climate...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Offers Vision for Balanced, Prosperous Energy Future
WASHINGTON, DC — In remarks today at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell laid out the Department’s priorities for strengthening our...
View ArticleLeading by Example on Climate Change: Our New Federal Sustainability Plan
Late last year, in an historic joint announcement with China, President Obama set an ambitious goal for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change — a clear sign that the United...
View ArticleMarch 2015 and First Quarter of Year Warmest on Record
Arctic sea ice extent smallest on record for the month of March The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for March 2015 was the highest for the month since record keeping began in...
View ArticleBOEM Conditionally Approves Shell’s Revised Chukchi Sea Exploration Plan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – After a comprehensive review and consideration of comments received from the public, stakeholders, and Federal and state partner agencies and tribes, the Bureau of Ocean Energy...
View ArticleGreenland’s Undercut Glaciers Melting Faster Than Thought
By Alan Buis, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Janet Wilson, University of California, Irvine Greenland’s glaciers flowing into the ocean are grounded deeper below sea level than previously...
View ArticleWarming Seas and Melting Ice Sheets
By Maria-Jose Viñas and Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team Sea level rise is a natural consequence of the warming of our planet. We know this from basic physics. When water heats up, it...
View ArticleGlobal Average Temperature Record High for September and January–September
The September average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.62°F (0.90°C) above the 20th century average & mdash. This was the highest September temperature on record, surpassing...
View ArticleArctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century,...
For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will be nearly ice-free summers, but “when.” And two scientists say that “when” is sooner than many thought —...
View ArticleIs a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic? Source: NASA
Flying low and slow above the wild, pristine terrain of Alaska’s North Slope in a specially instrumented NASA plane, research scientist Charles Miller of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,...
View ArticleArctic Refuge Under Attack Again, By Dan Ritzman, Sierra Club
Early this week, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell released the latest unwise proposal to begin opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to damaging oil and gas development. His proposal calls for “a...
View ArticleFirst oil from Russian Arctic shelf offshore field loaded
Today Gazprom loaded the first cargo of oil produced from the Prirazlomnoye field – the only Russian project for hydrocarbons development in the Arctic shelf. Taking part in the event were Alexey...
View Article
