Record June–August Global Ocean Surface Temperature

August 2014 record high land and ocean temperature The combined average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces for August 2014 wa...

The Threat of Storms Wreaking Havoc in the Arctic Ocean

Arctic sea ice extent is close to a record low for the time of the year, as the image below shows. Furthermore, the current decline in sea i...

CO2 growth highest on record

Despite many promises, global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) continue to grow. NOAA figures show  that 2013 CO 2  level growth was the ...

As continental U.S. freezes, Alaska gets record high temperatures

While much of the continental United States endured several cold snaps in January 2014, record-breaking warmth gripped Alaska. Spring-like c...

No Planet B

By Andrew Glikson Earth and paleo-climate science, Australian National University IPCC Reviewer The global CO 2 c ide 400 ppm milestone Figu...

Record Methane in Arctic early March 2013

The image below, produced by Dr. Leonid Yurganov, shows methane levels for the first ten days of March 2013. Methane levels for this period ...

NSIDC: Arctic sea ice breaks lowest extent on record

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reports that Arctic sea ice has broken the previously lowest extent on record, which was in 20...

Record low sea ice area

Arctic sea ice area reached a record low of 2.87746 million square km on the 230th day of 2012 , as illustrated on the image below by The Cr...

Record levels of greenhouse gases in the Arctic

Carbon dioxide levels are at an all time high. The image below, with hourly averages, shows recent measurements that are well over 396 ppm. ...

January 2012 shows record levels of methane in the Arctic

 In January 2012, methane levels in the Arctic reached levels of 1870 ppb.  Particularly worrying is that, in the past, methane concentratio...