Arctic Ice

View In: Arctic IceThis comparison of #glaciers on #Svalbard is often posted without attribution. It’s from a whole series comparing photos taken by the Norwegian Polar Institute in 1928 and by Christian #Åslund, a Stockholm-based #photographer, in 2002. See the others here: -wrote @davidho@mastodon.world

Grist
View In: Albedo EffectThe planet's “refrigerator” is breaking, scientists warn.

Truth Out
View In: Arctic IceThe Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad consequences for people, ecosystems and wildlife.

Counter Punch
View In: Arctic IceRefreezing the Arctic sounds like a crazed impossible idea, but a knowledgeable group of scientists believe it has the potential to be the best most efficient quickest way to reduce manifold risks of a climate system that’s already in shaky condition. For eons the world’s biggest reflector of incomin...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Arctic IceFrom Stefan Christman’s absorbing studies of emperor penguins to Sebastião Salgado’s stunning images of unpeopled wilderness, these are richly rewarding voyages for armchair explorersAs a former biologist turned natural history film-maker, I’ve been lucky enough to visit the polar regions – both th...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Arctic IceThe climate emergency is prompting some scientists to suggest extreme measures. But whether you call it geoengineering or biomimicry, others feel interfering with nature will have too high a costLike the apocryphal frog that doesn’t notice the rising water temperature until it’s boiled alive, we as ...