Good news for Arctic, as sea ice volume up by half

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 23:29

Arctic sea ice last month was around 50 per cent higher in volume compared with a year earlier, following a recovery in area this summer, the European Space Agency (ESA) said today.

Two tiger cubs spotted in Ranthambore

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 20:41

Recently, an image of Arctic showing a lake at North Pole captured lots of attention, but researchers have said that it is not extreme.

Arctic ice melt not extreme, say researchers

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 13:35

Recently, an image of Arctic showing a lake at North Pole captured lots of attention, but researchers have said that it is not extreme.

North Pole is now a swimming pool

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 10:33

New photographs released by scientists have shown the ice cap at the North Pole melting away - and turning into a vast lake, sparking fears about climate change.

Arctic could be ice-free in future

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 09:29

Analyses of the longest continental sediment core ever collected in the Arctic has provided "absolutely new knowledge" of Arctic climate from 2.2 to 3.6 million years ago.

`Arctic ice melt could wipe out polar bears`

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 12:30

An unexpected increase in Arctic sea ice melt and global warming trends could wipe out half the polar bear numbers in a single year, researchers have warned.

Scientist suggests refreezing Arctic to stop warming

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 23:24

A US scientist has offered a radical solution to global warming by suggesting that we could refreeze the Arctic using a few modified jets.

Blocking sunlight at specific areas can stop Arctic melting

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 19:37

Solar geo-engineering can be applied to save the Arctic ice cap if targeted at specific regions of the planet, rather than cooling everywhere equally, a new study has found.

Arctic ice ` to be gone within next 20-25 yrs`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 11:08

Arctic summer ice melt reached a record low last week, with ice levels more dramatically diminished than at any time since satellite monitoring began 33 years ago.