gCaptain.com

(Courtesy: Dicovery.com)

The Arctic Report Card is a yearly report released by NOAA’s Climate Program Office that tracks the Arctic atmosphere, sea ice, biology, ocean, land and Greenland.  The report card provides clear, reliable and concise information on recent observations of environmental conditions in the Arctic, relative to historical time series records.

This year’s report card received less than stellar grades with 3 of the 6 area’s (atmosphere, sea ice, and Greenland) coded in red.  This means changes are strongly attributed to warming.  The remaining 3 areas (biology, ocean, and land), are all coded in yellow, meaning they have mixed signals.  Last years report card showed only two red areas and four yellow areas.

Code Red determining factors: [Continue Reading →]

Crew members aboard the icebreaker Oden use a helicopter to scout for naturally occurring channels called leads, which allow the ship to make its way deep into the Arctic ice pack. The heli crew also helps locate wayward robots, which emit homing signals from a tracking beacon.
Photo: Chris Linder
View Slideshow

Many Thanks to the BitterEnd Blog for this story find! To see the full story and video at Wired Mag, CLICK HERE.