Top Story Under the sea, a hidden climate variable: Thawing permafrost Carefully mapping the changing topology of the Arctic Ocean floor, scientists are racing to study submarine permafrost.
Impacts The Arctic could get more rain and less snow sooner than projected. Here’s why that matters Parts of the Arctic could become dominated by rain rather than snow during certain seasons by 2060 or 2070, according to new findings published in the journal Nature, particularly if the Earth continues to warm at its current rate.
Resilience Same force behind Texas deep freeze could drive prolonged heat waves Long-lasting heat waves can be deadly. A new study suggests a warming Arctic could drive more of them in the future.
Impacts e360.yale.edu Record-shattering warmth pushes Arctic temperatures to 12 degrees F above normal Even as winter darkness descends across the Arctic, a year of record-breaking heat continues.
Impacts www.washingtonpost.com Global warming alters D.C. snowstorms to increase odds of big blizzards Nuisance-type snowstorms may become a thing of the past, but don’t expect blockbuster snows to go away as the world warms, experts say.
