Polar Vortex, Jet Stream and Climate Change

2014, Atmosphere, Climate Feedbacks, Extreme Weather, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Polar Amplification, Storms, Stratosphere, Year8 Comments

Current coverage of polar vortex intrusion. ‘Polar vortex’ could send wind chill to 65 below zero in Midwest More realtime coverage Carson Walker: Temperature records will likely be broken during the short, yet forceful deep freeze that will begin in many places on Sunday and extend into early next week. That’s thanks to a perfect…

Antarctica’s ice loss on the rise (December 2013)

2013, Antarctica, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Ice Sheets, Region, Study, WAISLeave a comment

Published 11 December 2013 | Release URL (ESA CryoSat) Three years of observations by ESA’s CryoSat satellite show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing over 150 cubic kilometres of ice each year – considerably more than when last surveyed. The imbalance in West Antarctica continues to be dominated by ice losses from glaciers flowing…