Negotiations on an MPA in the Weddell Sea
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 18 October 2019
CCAMLR is negotiating a Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area, backed by the EU, Norway, and researchers. The MPA would safeguard biodiversity amid climate change, but still awaits unanimous approval.
Keywords: sea ice loss, fisheries, protected areas, Ross Sea, Antarctic biodiversity, Stefan Hain, international politics.
North pole soon to be ice free in summer
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 20 April 2020
A study predicts the Arctic Ocean may be ice-free in summer before 2050, even with emissions cuts. Led by Dirk Notz and AWI, it used 40 climate models, showing emissions will affect the frequency and duration of ice-free summers.
Keywords: CO₂ emissions, global warming, polar bears, IPCC, Fram Strait, Sebastian Menze, Arctic ecosystem.
Why permafrost might thaw sooner than expected
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 4 May 2020
A study by AWI and HU Berlin shows that modeling thermokarst processes predicts widespread Siberian permafrost thaw by 2100, even in very cold regions—posing risks of Arctic landscape shifts and greenhouse gas release due to climate warming.
Keywords: Nature Communications, permafrost thaw, landscape change, Earth system models, anthropogenic warming, positive feedback, Arctic ecosystems.
