Arctic
Arctic in hot water: Sea ice minimal in Chukchi, Bering seas
The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes, its limits likely won’t be tested.
Arctic blast spreads shivers to the eastern US
An arctic blast that caused record-setting cold in the Midwest is now spreading shivers across the eastern U.S.