Visit Your Local PBS Station PBS Home PBS Home Programs A-Z TV Schedules Support PBS Shop PBS Search PBS

   
the Online NewsHour
E-mail This Page Print This Page
the Online NewsHourFUNDED IN PART BYChevronPacific LifeVestasCorporation for Public Broadcasting2
BROWSE BY
REGION
TOPIC
RECENT PROGRAMSLOCAL TV LISTINGSSUBSCRIPTIONSNEWS FOR STUDENTSSEARCH
Science ReportsFunded by: National Science Foundation
Sign up for e-mail alerts of upcoming science reports. SCIENCE REPORTS PODCASTS
MAIN: SCIENCE REPORTSBODY AND BRAINEARTH AND ENVIRONMENTSPACETECHNOLOGYVIDEOARCHIVEFOR TEACHERS
Polar DiscoveriesEarth and Environment
The Earth's icy poles, sensitive to changes in climate themselves, also have an enormous impact on the world's environment. Scientists are working to better understand these remote regions in unprecedented ways during the next two years, March 2007-March 2009.
IN THE NEWS

Arctic sea ice. Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Study: Arctic Sea Ice at Second-lowest Level on Record
September 4, 2008
UPDATE
The Arctic ice cap has melted to a point that exceeds the 2005 level -- previously the second lowest on record -- and could surpass the record this year, scientists at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center have said.

Resource: National Snow and Ice Data Center
KEY FEATURES
Countries Map Arctic in Quest for Resources
UPDATE
Various countries are scrambling to establish rights over the valuable natural resources hidden under the Arctic sea floor by mapping the vast underwater landscape.

Resource
:
Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center's Arctic mapping project

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, used for Arctic mapping missions. Photo Credit: USCG
Scientists Plot Pollutants' Path at the Arctic
REPORT
The Arctic is a receptacle of the planet's air pollutants and a coordinated international effort is geared toward learning more about pollutants' effects at the top of the globe.

Slide Show
:
Learn more about some of the Arctic field studies here.

Weather balloon. Photo Credit: NOAA
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  Main: Polar Discoveries
REPORTS
  Researching the Poles
  Environmental Impacts
  Antarctica: Who's in Charge?
RESOURCES
  Slide Show: Dry Valley Organisms
  Tools of Polar Research
  Profiles of Researchers
  Archive
FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
  Lesson Plan
  Exploring Polar Oceanography
  Research and Tourism in Antarctica
Additional Resources
The Global Warming Debate
Global warming In-depth coverage of global warming, related research and policy decisions
International Polar Year
Iceberg More about the IPY, research projects, and educator tools
ABOUT US | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS / FEEDS: 
POD|RSS
Funded, in part, by:ChevronPacific LifeVestasCorporation for Public Broadcasting
            Support the kind of journalism done by the NewsHour...Become a member of your local PBS station.
PBS Online Privacy Policy

Copyright ©1996- MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.