2012 :: archive
The following items link to media coverage of NSIDC in various news outlets, online magazines, editorial pieces, and blogs. The content of these articles and blog posts does not necessarily reflect the views of NSIDC, our collaborators, or our funding agencies.
2012
National security implications of climate change requires serious study
Consumer Energy Report, 9 May 2012
Arctic sea ice cover near average in April: snow and ice data center
Nunatsiaq News (Canada), 8 May 2012
Editorial: Panetta's next war
The Washington Times, 7 May 2012
Climate: Seasonal Arctic ice cap meltdown begins
Summit County Citizens Voice, 5 May 2012
Lawrence Solomon: The lost debate
Financial Post, 4 May 2012
Antarctic ice melting from warm water
News.com.au (Australia), 26 April 2012
This item also appeared in the following sources:
CBC News (Canada), Dawn.com, Daily Mail (United Kingdom), New Zealand Herald, The Age (Australia), Sci-Tech Today, Huffington Post, and KHOU.com
Environmentalists call for military free Himalayan glaciers
EurasiaReview.com, 25 April 2012
Shrinking back: Larsen B Ice Shelf appears ready for final collapse
The Antarctic Sun, 20 April 2012
NASA MODIS image of the day: April 19, 2012 - Ice breaking up in Hudson Bay
SpaceRef.com, 19 April 2012
Loss of world's largest wetland could tip ocean balance
The Daily Climate, 17 April 2012
Uptime institute commends Facebook for "Audacious Idea"
DataCenterDynamics.com, 17 April 2012
As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge
3News.co.nz (New Zealand), 17 April 2012
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SouthCoastToday.com
Greenland may be slip-sliding away due to surface lake melting
ScienceDaily.com, 16 April 2012
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EurekAlert.org
As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge
Associated Press, 16 April 2012
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The Moscow Times (Russia), Progress-Index.com, and KTAR.com
DHS introduces green police
The New American, 13 April 2012
Titanic disaster showed need for better iceberg tracking
Canada.com, 12 April 2012
This item also appeared in the following sources:
Vancouver Sun (Canada), Victoria Times Colonist (Canada), Ottawa Citizen (Canada), and Montreal Gazette (Canada)
Did Arctic warming sink Titanic?
Wall Street Pit, 12 April 2012
Titanic disaster unlikely to happen in this age, experts say
CNET.com, 11 April 2012
Amount of ice in Bering Sea reaches all-time record
The Register, 11 April 2012
Bering sea ice extent breaks records
KUCB.org, 10 April 2012
Icebergs still threaten ships 100 years after Titanic
Accuweather.com, 10 April 2012
1981 climate change predictions were eerily accurate
I09.com, 6 April 2012
Carbon dioxide helped end last ice age
Calgary Herald (Canada), 5 April 2012
Arctic sea ice extent below average in March: data center
Nunatsiaq Online, 5 April 2012
On global warming, cherry picking and publishing
Concordiensis, 5 April 2012
Climate: Arctic sea ice peaks for the season
Summit County Citizens Voice, 5 April 2012
CO2 helped end last ice age
Independent Online (South Africa), 5 April 2012
Thawing permafrost 50 million years ago led to warm global events, says new study
University of Colorado Boulder, 5 April 2012
Carbon dioxide helped end last ice age: U.S. researchers
Reuters, 4 April 2012
This item also appeared in the following source:
Independent Online (South Africa)
Increasing carbon dioxide levels ended the last ice age
The Christian Science Monitor, 4 April 2012
2001-2010: Warmest decade on record
DownToEarth.org (India), 31 March 2012
Arctic sea ice hits its maximum extent for 2012
EarthSky.org, 30 March 2012
Arctic ice cap smaller than average in 2012, but not the smallest
The Baltimore Sun, 29 March 2012
Arctic sea ice hits maximum extent for 2011-2012; most four to twelve inches thick at most; will melt quickly
DemocraticUnderground, 29 March 2012
Arctic sea ice hits maximum extent for 2012
Discovery News, 28 March 2012
NASA image shows decline in maximum sea ice extent
MongaBay.com, 28 March 2012
Punkt krytyczny osi?gni?ty. Europ? zaleje wielkie tsunami!
Niewiarygodne.pl (Poland), 28 March 2012
Arctic sea ice may have passed crucial tipping point
New Scientist, 27 March 2012
Alaska's brutally frigid winter tempers decade-long loss of sea ice
Alaska Dispatch, 26 March 2012
WMO says global warming accelerated in past decade
Summit County Citizens Voice, 25 March 2012
Most sea level rise due to melting polar ice, study confirms
EarthSky.org, 25 March 2012
WMO annual statement confirms 2011 as 11th warmest on record: Climate change accelerated in 2001-2010, according to preliminary assessment
PreventionWeb.net, 23 March 2012
2011: warmest La Niña year and lowest Arctic sea ice volume on record
Examiner.com, 23 March 2012
NASA MODIS image of the day: The Bering Sea
SpaceRef.com, 22 March 2012
Satellite spies ice-choked Bering Sea
OurAmazingPlanet.com, 21 March 2012
Goodbye to the drought?
YourHoustonNews.com, 21 March 2012
Ghiacci artici ancora in crescita!
3BMeteo.com (Italy), 20 March 2012
Reversing Greenland Ice Sheet's melt-off could be impossible
Minneapolis StarTribune, 17 March 2012
Melting ice: Earth's white flag
GMagazine (Australia), 16 March 2012
CU researchers to help assess Himalayan water supplies
Summit County Citizens Voice, 14 March 2012
Loss of Greenland ice could become irreversible, scientists say
The Republic, 12 March 2012
Ice extent in Barents Sea less than half of average
BarentsObserver.com, 12 March 2012
February's Arctic ice cover in 2012 shows retreat: data center
Nunatsiaq News (Canada), 9 March 2012
Antarctica trek dramatizes the dangers of climate change
OPB News, 7 March 2012
Europe cold spell attributed to Arctic pressure shifts
Summit County Citizens Voice, 6 March 2012
Kite skiing across Antarctica in 81 days
The Epoch Times, 5 March 2012
Scientists' op-ed supporting EPA against legal challenge to endangerment finding
Climate Science Watch, 1 March 2012
Assault on clean air, science
Kansas City Star, 1 March 2012
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The Sacramento Bee
Arctic jet stream bringing cold weather to Europe
Environmental Technology Online, 28 February 2012
Snowy U.K. winters linked to Arctic melt
FrenchTribune.com, 28 February 2012
Shrinking Arctic ice linked to record dumps of snow
West Australia Today, 28 February 2012
Siku the polar bear goes live on International Polar Bear Day
Petside.com, 27 February 2012
Disappearing Arctic sea ice and more powerful storms?
ABC News, 27 February 2012
Melting Arctic link to cold, snowy U.K. winters
BBC News (United Kingdom), 27 February 2012
Study: Less Arctic ice means more U.S. snow
USA Today, 27 February 2012
Polar bear cub going live to save sea ice
CNN Blogs, 27 February 2012
Mildest winter in the city in years
New York Daily News, 25 February 2012
Image: Mackenzie Bay, Antarctica, as seen from space
SpaceRef.com, 24 February 2012
Salmon the topic of geology talk
The World, 23 February 2012
Versant joins Electric Power Research Institute's IntelliGrid research program
MarketWatch.com, 22 February 2012
Image: Amery Ice Shelf in east Antarctica as seen from space
SpaceRef.com, 20 February 2012
What would you do if you got caught in an avalanche?
Q13Fox.com, 20 February 2012
Avalanche in Washington kills three near popular ski resort
Examiner.com, 19 February 2012
Arctic explorer at Wintergreen for book signing
Northlands News Center, 19 February 2012
Ice and snow in Alaska ground Seattle fishermen
MyBallard.com, 16 February 2012
Preventing a blowout in the Arctic
EurasiaReview.com, 15 February 2012
Unusual weather pattern freezes Europe, shifts Arctic ice
ClimateCentral.org, 15 February 2012
Once again, strange U.S. winter weather partly due to Arctic Oscillation
Alaska Dispatch, 14 February 2012
Satellites for climate checks get boost from Durban "awakening"
BusinessWeek.com, 14 February 2012
This item also appeared in the following source:
The Windsor Star (Canada)
Green space: Spring-like winter? Look to Arctic for a cause
Canton Repository (Canada), 11 February 2012
Arctic sea ice near record low levels in January
Summit County Citizens Voice, 9 February 2012
Massive crack in Pine Island Glacier continues to spread
The Daily Activist, 9 February 2012
The search for life in harshest, most extreme places: an Antarctic lake, maybe Mars and Europa
Newser.com, 9 February 2012
Global warming: CU-led study pinpoints Earth's ice loss
Summit County Citizens Voice, 9 February 2012
February going on December in the west
OnTheSnow.com, 6 February 2012
Daughter of first black man in Antarctica writing book on his adventure
Denver Post, 6 February 2012
Science behind the big freeze: Is climate change bringing the Arctic to Europe?
The Independent (United Kingdom), 4 February 2012
Giant crack in Antarctica about to spawn New York-size iceberg
National Geographic Daily News, 2 February 2012
Iced in Alaska: Earth image of the week
Earthweek.com, 27 January 2012
How we plowed before plows were invented The Atlantic Cities, 26 January 2012
Ice in Bering Sea threatens crab fishery
The News Tribune, 26 January 2012
No receding ice
The StarPhoenix (Canada), 25 January 2012
Arctic temperatures continue rapid rise as 2011 breaks record set in 2010
Climate Progress, 23 January 2012
Winter ice marches across Alaska's seas
OurAmazingPlanet.com, 23 January 2012
An illustrated guide to climate change in 2011
Climate Progress, 22 January 2012
Sebastian Copeland and Eric McNair-Landry open new route to South Pole
PRWeb.com, 22 January 2012
This item also appeared in the following source:
Digital Journal
Arctic sea ice melt futures
Business Insider, 18 January 2012
Public works crews clear roads for safety when snow hits
West Yellowstone News, 13 January 2012
Visualizing the link between ice extent and volume
The Arctic Institute, 9 January 2012
Arctic sea ice coverage third lowest on record
The Montreal Gazette (Canada), 6 January 2012
Winter Arctic update
Mother Jones, 5 January 2012
Images: Ice varieties along the Antarctic coast as seen from space
SpaceRef.com, 4 January 2012
Where were the flakes?
The Sun Chronicle, 1 January 2012
