[ad_1] PICTURE: David Hik, Professor of Biology at Simon Fraser University, shown in Printers Pass, Yukon. Hik was among more than 100 researchers to contribute to a major study on climate change …
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[ad_1] In the southern parts of the Arctic, plants are becoming taller because of climate change. The freckle lichenPeltigera aphthosa) is often found on mossy soils, rocks or under trees in Arctic …
Read More »Minimal extent of summer sea ice in the Arctic, in 2018, tied for the sixth-lowest record ever seen – ScienceDaily
[ad_1] According to NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, the Arctic sea ice probably reached its lowest level in 2018 on September …
Read More »An ice-free corridor has prolonged Arctic marine life during the last ice age
[ad_1] PICTURE: Marginal zone of sea ice in front of the western Antarctic ice cap. Polynies, ice-free corridors between pack ice and ice sheets, are common in Antarctica today. view more Credit: …
Read More »Arctic plants become higher due to climate change
[ad_1] Free photos / Pixabay According to new research, Arctic plants are becoming larger due to man-made climate change and rising temperatures. The new research was conducted by a global scientific collaboration …
Read More »Larger tundra plants invade the Arctic
[ad_1] According to a recent study, Arctic plants are growing because of climate change. Arctic tundra is traditionally the domain of low growing grasses and shrubs. Difficult conditions mean that the plants …
Read More »There is so much methane in this Arctic lake that you can turn on the air on fire
[ad_1] Frozen methane bubbles in a mountain lake (not Esieh Lake) Credit: Shutterstock All day, the surface of Lake Esieh, north of Alaska, quivers with indigestion. This Arctic lake never freezes completely. …
Read More »Climate change pushes plants into the Arctic and disrupts tundra ecosystems
[ad_1] From the rise of the oceans to the extinction of species, climate change is affecting our world in many ways. Today, an international team of researchers has revealed the tremendous impact …
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[ad_1] Author's right of the image Anne D. Bjorkman Legend Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic: Salix arctica is the main species of shrub Shrubs, grasses and other lowland plants growing in …
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[ad_1] According to a new study conducted as part of a global collaboration by the University of Edinburgh, plants in the Arctic tundra are growing because of climate change. Credit: Anne D …
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