Milne ice shelf collapse in Canada – nearly 80 sq kilometers of ice drifts into the Arctic Ocean
Canada’s 4000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf has shrunk for 43% during a major calving event at the end of July 2020. Two massive chunks of the ice shelf, where the...
Deadly heat with +53 °C / 125°F baking Death Valley, Iraq, and Kuwait
Feeling hot? It can be worse. Much worse. Extremely dangerous excessive heatwaves have developed across parts of the desert Southwest United States and the Middle East. Many areas are...
A very impressive <970 mbar cyclone over the Arctic ocean, the sea-ice extent at a record low
It has been one hell of a ride for the weather over the Arctic region this year. Besides the record-breaking heatwave from Siberia into the Arctic ocean earlier this...
An ocean heatwave is developing in the North Pacific, threatening with the ecosystem disruption in the region
Global oceans play a crucial role in weather and life across the entire world. The latest observations show a strong oceanic heatwave is developing in the Northeast Pacific ocean....
The scorching heatwave across much of United States
The extreme heatwave across parts of the United States is getting serious. Conditions should worsen, pushing the heat index even above 115 °F in some areas. An extensive ridge...
The Arctic Ocean is dominated by a strong high-pressure system, rapidly melting the sea ice and impacting the Transpolar Drift System
The Arctic sea ice melts every year from spring to early autumn. This year, the summer melt season is very strong. Currently, the Arctic sea ice extent and volume...
Record cold mesosphere leads to a higher frequency of noctilucent clouds (NLC) appearance this summer
Mesosphere is getting cold. Actually, very cold. Satellite observations over the past few weeks have revealed very low temperatures at polar latitudes – between 60 degrees and 80 degrees...
Arctic on fire: Siberian wildfires expand dramatically, sending a smoke cloud towards Canada and the United States
Record-breaking temperatures in the Russian Arctic region and Siberia continue to remain much higher than normal which has contributed to an increase of hundreds of wildfires. The Siberia wildfires...