Atmospheric rivers are not easy to see. But sometimes transportation of water vapor from the ocean to the sky is a sign for the power of those rivers. Image: Michael Wenger Atmospheric rivers are known from different parts of our planet; however their impact might be...
Antarctic sea ice encircles the continent in winter and retreats almost completely in summer (Photo: Julia Hager) While global warming in the Arctic is mainly causing a decline in sea ice, in the Antarctic it is mainly the ice shelves that are losing mass. A review...
Sea fog near the Arctic sea ice edge poses a risk to ships (Photo: Xianyao Chen) The retreat of sea ice in the Arctic is providing welcome time savings — and thus potentially lower costs — for international trade, as ships can increasingly use the shorter Northern Sea...
Bowhead whales prefer proximity to sea ice and are the only baleen whales that live year-round in Arctic and subarctic waters. Photo: Heiner Kubny Greenland whales are slowly recovering after the end of commercial whaling. There are now about 25,000 of them in the...
Antarctic sea ice in all its forms provides a habitat not only for seals and penguins, but also for numerous species at the base of the food web. Climate change also alters the living conditions for ice algae, krill & Co. Photo: Julia Hager The sea ice around...
