Tag: Heatwave

The Polar Retrospective – A French in Greenland, record Arctic heat, a new view on an old Polar wreck

Polar Journal AG Team

The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world’s polar regions. This week we take a look at French President's trip to Nuuk, record-breaking Arctic heat, and a new view on an famous Polar wreck.

The Polar Retrospective – Arctic heatwaves, a Nunavut road, and sailboats among icebergs

Polar Journal AG Team

The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world's polar regions. This week we look at the increase in Arctic heatwaves, the Antarctic sea ice which remains stable this year, a proposed road in Nunavut, and some icebergs spotted by Vendée Globe skippers.

A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level

Guest Author

New research shows how individual weather events can have long-term effects on the world's largest ice sheets.

Cause of strongest heatwave in Antarctica deciphered

Julia Hager

The unprecedented heatwave that hit East Antarctica almost two years ago could be traced back to an intense atmospheric river from lower latitudes.