A new analysis of the past 30 years of records from nine research stations, including Amundsen-Scott at the South Pole, reveals that the air above the entirety of Antarctica has warmed by as much as 0.70 degree Celsius per decade during the winter months ... warming trend is consistent across data from multiple stations run by multiple countries using multiple types of instruments.
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Water from melting ice sheets and glaciers is gushing into the world's oceans much faster than previously thought possible ... The unexpected deluge is raising global sea levels, which scientists say could eventually submerge island nations, flood cities, and expose millions of coastal residents to destructive storm surges.
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NASA scientists have found that a major form of global air pollution involved in summertime "smog" has also played a significant role in warming the Arctic.
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According to this new research, ozone was responsible for one-third to half of the observed warming trend in the Arctic during winter and spring. Ozone is transported from the industrialized countries in the Northern Hemisphere to the Arctic quite efficiently during these seasons.
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This comprehensive study found the ice sheet's mass has decreased significantly from 2002 to 2005.
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The estimated mass loss was enough to raise global sea level about 1.2 millimeters
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