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A list of key media engagements and communication activites I have been involved with. I try and engage with the media as much as time permits (less so recently) to help spread the word about the drastic changes we're observing in and predicting for the polar regions.

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Second-Lowest Extent

• Contributed quotes and discussion to this article on the 2020 Arctic sea ice minimum.

Growing underwater heat blob speeds demise of Arctic sea ice

• Contributed quotes and discussion to this article on Arctic sea ice decline.

2020 Arctic lows and summer sea ice

• Contributed to a NASA Earth Observatory story on Arctic lows and summer sea ice.

NASA’s ICESat-2 Measures Arctic Ocean’s Sea Ice Thickness, Snow Cover

• NASA feature on our ICESat-2 sea ice thickness analyses.

Measuring Sea Ice Thickness with ICESat-2

• NASA SVS visuals on our ICESat-2 sea ice thickness analysis.

IASC news article on our extreme Arctic events discussion group

2018 second lowest maximum extent on record

• Media coverage of the maximum Arctic winter extent of 2018.
• The story was covered by a variety of news outlets, including: The Daily Mail and a longer form article in National Geographic

Warm Arctic winter of 2018

• Media coverage of the warm Arctic winter of 2018.
• The story was tweeted out by NASA, receiving over 200K views.
• Also Skype interviewed by Voice of America and interviewed by ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
• The story was covered by a variety of news outlets, including: Earther, Washington Post, Vox. Financial Times.

How a Wayward Arctic Current Could Cool the Climate in Europe

• Quoted and contributed to a Yale 360 longform article on the Arctic Ocean's Beaufort Gyre and what a release of its freshwater might mean for Europe.

2017 Arctic sea ice predictions

• Quoted in this NASA feature on Arctic sea ice predictions.
• The story was also tweeted out by NASA, receiving over 3K likes/retweets.

The Larsen C Iceberg

• Comments on the Larsen C Iceberg calving event in the Baltimore Sun.

Warm Winter Events in Arctic Becoming More Frequent, Lasting Longer

• Media coverage of a paper on Arctic winter warming events.
• The story was also tweeted out by NASA, receiving over 3K likes/retweets.
• Also covered by a variety of news outlets, including: Science Daily, Discover magazine, Phys.org. Daily Mail and several other news outlets.

How sea ice can still be thick in places in a warming Arctic

• Comments in Climate Feedback responding to a Brietbart article on a postponed Canadian Arctic science expedition.

NASA Study Improves Forecasts of Summer Arctic Sea Ice

• Media coverage of our 2017 Arctic sea ice forecasting paper.
• Also covered by a variety of news outlets, including: Science Daily, Discover magazine, Phys.org and several other news outlets.

Extremely Warm 2015-’16 Winter Cyclone Weakened Arctic Sea Ice Pack

• Media coverage of our paper on the 2015/2016 winter Arctic storm.
• Also covered by a variety of news outlets, including: the Daily Mail, Discover magazine, RT news, nature world news and several other news outlets.