Earlier this month NSICD scientists reported that winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was just 14.7 million square kilometers (5.7m square miles) -- slightly better than the all-time low 14.5m square kilometers (5.6m square miles) in 2006 -- but well short of the 15.7m average for 1979-2000.
The crew often consisted of fishermen who plied the North Sea in winter.
But if you hit one of those beautiful winter days when the sea is calm and the sky is blue, continue along the coast path for about two miles until it curves into the hidden bay and tiny old harbour of Lamorna Cove.
Brutal winter storms in the Tasman Sea made the leg from New Caledonia the most challenging.
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The ban effectively postpones any work in Alaska until at least next summer, as sea ice prevents winter drilling.
Moscow (CNN) -- Russia's security service has foiled a plot to attack the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Black Sea city of Sochi, state media reported Thursday.
But Whistler makes for a long, expensive and potentially stressful daytrip, especially on dark winter evenings when the winding Sea-to-Sky Highway can be tricky to negotiate in a car.
The World Athletics Championship takes place in Moscow on Aug. 10-18, and the event is seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Changes in the winter wind field broke up floating sea ice to create cracks that suggest the "opening of a Venetian blind, " said Dr Serreze.
Disney and DreamWorks are smartly releasing the film on a quiet holiday weekend where it can stand out and not get lost in the sea of summer or winter blockbusters.
With a year to go before the 2014 Winter Games, much of the Black Sea city is still a mass of scaffolding.
Arctic sea ice cover grows each winter as the sun sets for several months, and shrinks each summer as the sun rises higher in the northern sky.
Until this study, very little was known about where puffins went during the winter as the birds spent the entire time at sea.
The warmth in the Arctic that this arrangement has brought may diminish the regeneration of sea ice over the course of this winter, meaning that next summer's sun can push back the boundaries further.
ECONOMIST: Britain��s cold snap is explained by the Arctic oscillation
The coldest winter Denmark had experienced for almost 25 years meant the sea resembled a giant gray slush puppy.
Conversely, a strong negative AO such as this winter's may trap more ice in the Beaufort Sea, allowing it to thicken and refortify itself.
ECONOMIST: Britain��s cold snap is explained by the Arctic oscillation
The sea ice expanded during Southern Hemisphere autumn and winter in response to the development of a fresh, cool surface water layer, which floated on the denser, warmer salty sea water below.
The Black Sea resort city of Sochi will host the Winter Olympic Games and the reinstated Russian Grand Prix in 2014, and Russia will host the FIFA World Cup in 2018, with many hotel chains around the country investing in anticipation.
The sighting of sperm whales off Scotland's north-west coast in winter has been described as "extraordinary" by research charity Sea Watch.
And the 10, 000sqft Sea Spa offers plenty of ways to ward off winter's chill within the Solarium's Jacuzzis, sauna, and steam room.
Portillo is set at 2, 880m above sea level and receives some 6m of dry powder every winter.
North Sea activity was subdued by the UK's prolonged winter after a strong finish to 2012, a report has concluded.
Outside a crisp winter sun reflects on Plymouth Sound, a stunning amphitheatre of cliffs overlooking the sea.
Using spacecraft data to make an Arctic-wide assessment of sea ice thickness , a University College London team found the 2008 winter maximum to be about 10% (26cm) below the 2002-2008 average.
In the past decade, Arctic sea ice volumes have declined 36% during autumn and 9% during the winter, according to findings to be published in Geophysical Research Letters.
Earlier this year, a separate study, led by Professor Mike Harris from the Centre of Ecology and Hydrology, revealed that puffins from the North Sea's largest breeding colony on the Isle of May ventured much further afield during the winter than previously thought.
The sand helps the sea defences by reducing the impact of the fierce waves which regularly batter the promenade, particularly during the winter months.
One afternoon last winter, two ships lined up side by side in a field of pack ice at the mouth of the Ross Sea, off the coast of Antarctica.
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