INSTAAR fellow Alexandra Jahn @seaiceclimate.bsky.social has spent more than a decade studying sea ice and how it's changing in the 21st century. Last year, she visited an arctic community that is feeling those changes first hand. theconversation.com/a-walk-acros...

A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data

A polar scientist explains the changes hunters who rely on the ice are seeing off Utqiagvik, and how those shifts are echoed in satellite data and climate models.

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🔊 ALEXANDRA JAHN @seaiceclimate.bsky.social speaks with KUNC's Erin O'Toole about predicting when the 1st ice-free *day* on the Arctic Ocean might occur. Jahn & @clnhz.bsky.social found it could happen within 3-20 yrs, an ominous milestone Listen to 9 min interview: www.kunc.org/podcast/inth...

An ice-free day on the Arctic Ocean? It’s coming sooner than we realized, a CU researcher says

The Arctic Ocean is one of the coldest regions on the globe. But a CU researcher says that some day soon, the Arctic will see its first day in which all of the sea ice has melted due to rising global ...

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There is a small chance that the first sea ice free day in the Arctic Ocean could occur before 2030 if the right sequence of weather events occur, based on #CMIP6 models. rdcu.be/d2gBK www.colorado.edu/today/2024/1... @clnhz.bsky.social @naturvetenskap.bsky.social @colorado.edu @instaar.bsky.social

The first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean could occur before 2030

Nature Communications - The first day with no sea ice in the Arctic will be a visible sign of climate change. This work reveals that this could occur before 2030 already and becomes more likely as...

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New paper alert: While ice-free conditions in September are now likely unavoidable, with first ice-free days possible within the next decade & likely before 2050, future emissions will determine how frequently & for how long the Arctic will be ice-free. rdcu.be/dApgx