#arcticocean — Public Fediverse posts

The giant viruses that orchestrate life in the polar regions
#Science #Environment #ClimateChange #Arctic #Antarctica #PolarRegions #GiantViruses #Virology #Microbiology #DNA #Ecology #Biodiversity #GlobalWarming #Parasites #ArcticOcean #PolarIce #Viruses
https://the-14.com/the-giant-viruses-that-orchestrate-life-in-the-polar-regions/

A reminder that in some parts of our world, May is a month where it's getting seriously bright. This is May 30 in Nordkapp...at *midnight*. The sun doesn't get lower than this; it just rises higher again.

Captured by me on my 2024 road trip, "Midnight sun shining on the water at North Cape, Norway".

#art #photography #sun #sky #midnightsun #ocean #sea #AtlanticOcean #ArcticOcean #clouds #cloudscape #Norway #Europe #Arctic #summer

Arctic Sea Ice Maximum 2026

#ArcticCircle #ArcticOcean #ClimateIndicators #Cryology #Cryosphere #CryosphericIndicators #EarthScience #Hydrosphere

⏩ 1 new picture and 1 new video from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=5&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260329125624

Human activity is making the Arctic’s waters louder
#Arctic #IndigenousPeoples #Nunavut #Canada #Science #ArcticOcean #ClimateChange #OceanNoise #Environment #UnderwaterNoise #Biodiversity #OceanMonitoring #Iqaluktuuttiaq #CambridgeBay #SoundPollution
https://the-14.com/human-activity-is-making-the-arctics-waters-louder/

#Narwhals become quieter as the #ArcticOcean grows louder
As global temperatures continue to rise, the acoustic world narwhals depend on is rapidly shifting throughout their range, from northeastern #Canada and #Greenland to #Norway’s #Svalbard archipelago and #Arctic waters in #Russia. It’s getting louder. Increasing shipping traffic is interfering with the #whales’ ability to hunt and communicate.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/narwhals-become-quieter-as-the-arctic-ocean-grows-louder/

#Scientists Think We Could Slow #ClimateChange by Sinking #Trees in the #ArcticOcean

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a70098782/sinking-1-billion-trees/

#Arctic Is in Dire Straits, 20yr of Reporting Show
Arctic has changed dramatically in 20yr, report shows, as temps skyrocket and ice rapidly melts.
About 95% of oldest, thickest sea ice is gone—sliver that remains is collected in an area north of Greenland. Even central #ArcticOcean is becoming warmer and saltier, causing more ice melt and changing how much heat is released into the atmosphere in a way that affects weather patterns around the world
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-arctic-is-in-dire-straits-20-years-of-reporting-show/
https://archive.ph/QC6k8

Imagine a creature swimming in the Arctic depths, born around the time of Shakespeare, that is still alive today. Meet the Greenland shark—nature's most incredible testament to patience and longevity.
A 2016 scientific breakthrough used radiocarbon dating on the sharks' eye lenses to reveal their astonishing lifespan. Researchers found these giants live for at least 272 years, with the largest studied shark estimated to be about 400 years old.
They grow incredibly slowly, only a few centimetres over many years, and don't even reach sexual maturity until they're roughly 150 years old. This makes them the oldest known vertebrates on our planet.
Let the Greenland shark remind you today that some of the most amazing things take time. Its centuries-long, slow-paced journey in the deep, dark ocean is a powerful symbol of resilience, survival, and the profound, quiet wonders of our natural world.

#greenlandshark #naturewonder #marinelife #positivevibes #scienceisamazing #longevity #arcticocean #deepsea #conservation

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/fish/greenland-sharks-lifespan

12-Nov-2025
Researchers uncover natural seepage of oil and gas off Northeast Greenland
New research led by Aarhus University has documented for the first time that #gasHydrates are present on the Northeast #Greenland shelf and are now exposed to a rapidly warming #ArcticOcean
^^ well, ahem, it's not quite "natural seepage" if it's caused by anthropogenic climate warming.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1105546

#science #climatecatastrophe #methane

USGS coastal observing camera in Nuvuk, Alaska, today. Image credit US Geological Survey / Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center. Learn more at https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cmhrp/science/usgs-coastcams and https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/using-video-imagery-study-sediment-transport-and-wave-dynamics-nuvuk-point and #interpretation #geology #usgs #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #arctic #arcticocean #waves #alaska #research #live #sediment #color #ocean

Land-Sea Linkages In The Arctic – What Is Paleoclimatology?
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/ecosystems-land-change-science-program/science/land-sea-linkages-arctic <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000333 <-- shared example of paper
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https://doi.org/10.47894/mpal.69.3.04 <-- shared example of paper
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[who doesn’t like a good foraminifera! (memories of staring down a microscope for hours at grad school) 😊 ]
#fedscience #Paleoclimatology #Paleoecology #Paleooceanography #Icesheet #climatechange #Paleoanthropology #Seaice #Marineecosystems #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #spatiotemporal #foraminifera #arctic #change #cryosphere #ArcticOcean #glacial #interglacial #Holocene #future