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"If the sea ice disappears, the Arctic will warm faster and the planet will warm faster," Lehner said. That ice can be thought of like the Earth's air conditioner. It reflects light and heat away ...
The cold air moving over the Great Lakes while they are still ice-free is expected to generate a lake effect snow event. MORE: Why ice did not form in the Great Lakes this winter season
An outbreak of arctic cold is sweeping through the Midwest and East, as well as into the Deep South and this frigid pattern is expected to last into the third week of January. Where the cold is ...
The Arctic sea ice minimum is the day in a given year when Arctic sea ice reaches its smallest extent, occurring at the end of the summer melting season, normally during September. Arctic Sea ice maximum is the day of a year when Arctic sea ice reaches its largest extent near the end of the Arctic cold season, normally during March. [14]
Arctic cold is forecast to surge through much of the Lower 48 starting later this week into next week. Bitterly cold wind chills are possible over many areas. See our Key Messages below.
The Arctic's indigenous people have a long relationship with its icy conditions, and face the loss of their cultural heritage. Further, there are numerous implications which go beyond the Arctic region. Sea ice loss not only enhances warming in the Arctic but also adds to global temperature increase through the ice-albedo feedback.
Cold subsides when the vortex restabilizes and drives the arctic air back north. January’s freeze-out comes after December started cold, but finished out unusually warm across most of the country.
Bitterly cold air that originated in Siberia will arrive in the U.S. in the coming days, resulting in dangerously cold wind chills for millions of Americans. Arctic blast from polar vortex to send ...