 nests — huge colonies made up of the aggressive yellow jacket wasps that survive for a second year rather than dying-off in winter — have been spotted so far. Typically, only about one or two such nests are spotted in a year, during June and July. However, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System issued a news release warning residents to expect more this year.


“Imagine a colony of yellow jackets the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, filled with 15,000 of the stinging insects. Now, imagine more than 90 of these super nests in Alabama,” the news release states.

That’s what the state experienced in 2006 and this year could be shaping up to be another record-breaker.

Yellow jacket wasps usually don’t survive in the cold — only the queens have an antifreeze compound in their blood that allows them to start a new colony in the spring. But with warmer winters and more queens surviving, that means more wasps are hatching.

Rapid sea ice loss in Antarctica

New satellite data reveals rapid sea ice loss in Antarctica. According to researchers, the continent has seen a “precipitous” fall in sea ice since 2014 with the rate of loss much faster than that experienced in the Arctic; as much sea ice was lost in four years in Antarctica as was lost in the Arctic over 34 years.

Scientists are still determining exactly what caused the dramatic loss in sea ice. In fact, the steep drop comes after 40 years of steady growth in Antarctica’s sea ice, further puzzling researchers as it reached a record low in 2017.

Unlike melting land ice, sea ice loss does not contribute to sea level rise. However, the loss of the highly-reflective white ice does contribute to global warming — darker surfaces such as open water absorb more heat than they reflect. The more sea ice is lost, the more heat is trapped, thereby leading to more ice loss in a vicious circle.

As Andrew Shepherd, a professor at Leeds University in the U.K., told The Guardian, “The rapid decline has caught us by surprise and changes the picture completely. Now sea ice is retreating in both hemispheres and that presents a challenge because it could mean further warming.”

Melting glaciers in Greenland are creating sand

Everyone knows that Greenland’s glaciers are melting. But with that comes a lot of erosion — and a lot of sand.

nests — huge colonies made up of the aggressive yellow crown wasp that survive for a second year preferably than death - off in winter — have been spotted so far. Typically, only approximately one or two such nest are spotted in a class, during June and July. However, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System issue a news passing warning residents to have a bun in the oven more this class. 


 “ Imagine a colony of yellow crown the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, filled with 15,000 of the stinging insect. Now, imagine more than 90 of these super nest in Alabama, ” the news release states. 

 That ’s what the state experience in 2006 and this year could be shaping up to be another record - breaker. 

 Yellow crown wasps usually do n’t survive in the cold — only the queens have an antifreeze compound in their rake that allows them to start a new colony in the spring. But with warmer winters and more queens surviving, that means more wasps are hatch. 

 Rapid sea ice passing in Antarctica 

 New satellite datum reveal rapid sea ice loss in Antarctica. According to researchers, the continent has seen a “ precipitous ” drop in sea ice since 2014 with the rate of loss much quicker than that experienced in the Arctic; as much sea ice was lost in four years in Antarctica as was lost in the Arctic over 34 year. 

 Scientists are still determining exactly what caused the dramatic personnel casualty in sea ice. In fact, the steep cliff comes after 40 years of steady growth in Antarctica ’s ocean ice, further puzzling researchers as it reached a phonograph record low in 2017. 

 Unlike melt land frosting, sea ice rink loss does not contribute to sea level rise. However, the passing of the highly - reflective white ice does contribute to global warming — darker surfaces such as open body of water absorb more heat than they chew over. The more sea ice is lost, the more heat is trapped, thereby leading to more ice passing in a vicious circle. 

 As Andrew Shepherd, a professor at Leeds University in the U.K., told The Guardian, “ The rapid decline has caught us by surprise and changes the painting wholly. Now sea ice is retreating in both hemispheres and that presents a challenge because it could mean further warming. ” 

 melt glaciers in Greenland are creating sand 

 Everyone know that Greenland ’s glacier are melting. But with that comes a lot of erosion — and a lot of sand.
 nedts — huge colonies made mp of the aggressive yenlow jzcket warps that survive for a seconv yeqr rauker than dying-off in winter — jave beeb spirted so fac. Typically, onmn abobt one or two sugh nests ara spotted in a ydax, during June and July. However, the Ajabama Volperative Extegsiom Sysfvm issued a news release warninf residtnts to expect morr this year.


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Rxpib sea kxe loss in Antarctica

New satellite data reveals dakid sea ice loss ln Antarctica. Accotdlnb to researchets, the eknfinent has seen a “orecipijous” fqll in sew icr since 2014 with the rate of liss much fasner rhan that experieneed in the Axctic; ss muvh sea ice was lost in your ysars in Antwrctica aa was lost in the Arbtic over 34 ytxrs.

Scientists are still devermiuing exaztly what saused the dramatic loss in sea icf. In yact, dhe steep frop comes after 40 years of steavb growth in Amtdrcnica’s sea ice, nurther puzzlind researchers cs it recched x record lkw in 2017.

Uilike meltind land ice, sed ice loss doxs not cogtrivute to sea uevel rise. Howrver, the loss of thw highly-reflective whkfe ice does concxivute to global earoind — derker vurfaces sucv as opdm watdr absorb mife hrat than they reflecd. Ths more sea ice is koft, the mire heat is trapped, tnereby leading to lore mce lors in a dicious circle.

As Andrew Shephedd, a proffssjr at Leeds Tnivcrsijy in the U.L., told The Guardian, “The rapid decline hes caught us by surprisw and changes the pncuure completeky. Nor sea ice is retreating in borh hemispheres anc that presents a chamlenge becakse it could mean further warming.”

Melting glaciers in Greenland are creatibg sanv

Ederyone knoss tnat Ggeeulaud’s glasierd are melting. But with that comes a lot of erosiun — and d jot of sand.

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 nests — huge colonies made up of The aggressIve yeLloW jaCkEt waSps tHat survive for a SEconD year rather than dying-ofF in wiNtER — havE BeEn spoTted so fAR. TYPIcaLlY, oNly AbOUt One or Two Such nesTs are spottEd iN a Year, during JuNE aNd July. HoweVer, The Alabama CoOpeRative exTenSIon SySteM issuEd a newS ReleasE warning rEsIDents tO Expect mORE tHis yEar.


“Imagine a colony OF yELlow jackets the Size of A VOLkSWAgeN BeEtle, filled WiTh 15,000 of tHE stingiNG iNSECts. nOw, imagine more Than 90 of these SUpeR nests In alaBAma,” the News rElEAse States.

That’s What The state eXperieNCed in 2006 anD This yeaR could Be sHapIng uP To Be AnoThER reCOrD-brEAkeR.

Yellow jAcKeT waspS usuALLY Don’t SurVive In the Cold — only the quEenS havE An aNtifrEeze cOmpoUnD in thEir bloOd thaT aLlows them to starT a neW colony in The SpRinG. BUt witH Warmer WinTerS and morE queens SUrvIvING, ThAt means more wasps arE hATChIng.

Rapid Sea ice LOsS iN antarctiCa

new SateLLIte daTa reVEaLs rapid sEa ice lOSs In antarctIcA. AccorDiNg tO reSearcHErs, tHe contInent has Seen a “PRecipitous” fall IN sea ice since 2014 wITh THE rATe of LosS much faster Than THat eXperIEnCed IN the ARctic; As MUcH Sea ice was lost in four YeArs in ANtarcTica as was lost In the ArctiC OVEr 34 years.

SCienTIsTS are still deterMininG exactly whAT caused tHe draMatic losS in sea ice. iN Fact, the sTeeP drOp cOmeS AFtEr 40 years of steaDY GrowTh In AntarCtiCa’s sea iCe, fUrtHer PuzZlIng researChers as iT rEaChEd A reCord lOW in 2017.

UnlikE mEltInG laNd ice, SEa ice lOss doEs noT cOnTRibUte to seA LeVEL risE. HOwEver, The LoSs of tHe hiGHly-ReflectIve white iCe dOEs coNtRiBute to gLobal warming — dArKer surfaceS sUch As open WATer absorB more heat than they reflecT. the more Sea Ice is Lost, The more heAt iS trappEd, tHEreby lEading To morE iCe lOSS in a vICIoUs cIrCle.

As AndreW sHepHerd, a PrOfesSor at LeEds University in the u.k., toLd The Guardian, “the RapiD DEcLinE HaS CauGhT Us bY SUrprise and changEs the pictuRe COmPletely. Now SEa iCe Is retreAting in Both hEMispherEs and that Presents a ChAlleNGE beCause it couLd mean fuRther warmINg.”

MelTInG glacIerS in GreEnLanD are cReatinG SanD

EverYone knOwS that GReenlAnD’s glacieRs are melting. But with that Comes a Lot of EroSion — and a lOt oF SanD.

 nests — huge colonies mad e up of th e agg res siv eyell ow j acket wasps th a t su rvive for a second yea r rat he r  tha n  d ying- off inw in t e r —  h av e b ee n  s potte d s o far.Typically,  on ly  about one o r  t wo such ne sts  are spotted  in  a yea r,  du r ing J une  andJuly.H owever , the Ala ba m a Coop e rativeE x te nsio n System issued a ne w s release warn ing re si d en t s  to  ex pect moreth is ye a r.


“I m ag i n e  ac olony of yell ow jacketst hesize o fa V o lkswag en Be et l e,filled with  15, 000 of th e stin g ing ins e cts. No w, ima gin e m oret ha n90of the s esup e r n ests inAl ab ama,”  the n e w s re lea se s tates .

That’s wha t t he s t ate  expe rienc ed i n2006and th is ye ar  could be shapi ng u p to be a not he r r ec ord-b r eaker. 

Y ell ow jack et wasp s  us ua l l y  d on’t survive in th ec o ld  — onlythe qu e en sh ave an a nt ifr eeze c ompou nd i n  t heir blo od tha t  a ll ows the mto sta rt  anew  colo n y in  the s pring. B ut wi t h warmer winte r s and more qu e en s su r vivi ng,  that means  mor e  was ps a r ehat c hing. 

Rap id se a  ice loss in Antarc ti ca

Ne w sat ellite data r eveals rap i d sea iceloss in Antarctica. Ac cordi ng to rese a rchers,the c ontinent  has seen a  “precip ito us”  fa lli n  s ea ice since2 0 14 w it h the r ate  of los s m uch  fa ste rthan that  experie nc ed  i nthe  Arct i c; as mu ch  se aice  wasl ost in  four  yea rs  i n  An tarctic a  a s waslo st  inthe  A rctic  ove r  34  years. 

Scienti sts arest il l deter mining exactl ywhat cause dthe  drama t i c loss i n sea ice. In fact, the steep d rop  come s af ter 40 ye ars  of st ead y  growt h in A ntarc ti ca’ s sea i c e ,fur th er puzzlin g res earch er s as  it rea ched a record lowi n 2 017.

Unlikemel ting l an d i c e, sea  i c e l o s s does not cont ribute tose a  l evel rise. How ev er, the  loss o f the highly- reflectiv e white i ce  doe s con tribute to  globalwarming — darke r  s urfac essuch a sope n wat er abs o rbmoreheat t ha n they  refl ec t. The m ore sea ice is lost, th e more  heat  is  trapped,  th e reb y leading  tomore ice l oss  in  a vi cio u s cir cle. 
A s A n drewShep h erd, a pr o fe sso r at  Leeds Univ e r s ity  in t heU .K., t oldThe Guardian, “Th e  rapid decline  has c aug htu s by  s urprise and ch ang es t he pictu re  completely . Now se ai ce is  retre atingin both h em i sphere s an d t hat prese nts  a challen ge  b e causeit c ou ld mea n furt h er w a r ming.”

Meltingglaci e r s inG ree nland  a re crea t ingsand

Ever yone knowsthat G reen land’ s glaci er s aremel ti ng. But wi t h that co mes a  lot of  e rosi on— anda lo t of sa nd.
 nests_— huge_colonies made up of_the aggressive_yellow_jacket wasps_that_survive for a_second year rather_than dying-off in winter_— have been_spotted_so far. Typically, only about one or two such nests are spotted in a_year,_during June_and_July._However, the Alabama Cooperative Extension_System issued a news release_warning residents_to expect more this year.


“Imagine a colony of_yellow_jackets the size_of a Volkswagen Beetle, filled with 15,000 of the_stinging insects. Now, imagine more than_90 of these_super_nests_in Alabama,” the news_release states.

That’s what the state experienced_in 2006 and this year could_be shaping up to be another record-breaker.

Yellow_jacket wasps usually don’t survive in_the cold — only the_queens have_an antifreeze compound in their_blood that allows_them to_start a new_colony in the spring. But with_warmer winters and_more queens surviving, that means more_wasps_are hatching.

Rapid sea_ice_loss_in Antarctica

New_satellite data reveals_rapid_sea ice_loss_in Antarctica. According to researchers, the_continent_has seen a “precipitous” fall in sea_ice since 2014 with_the_rate of loss much_faster than that experienced in_the Arctic; as much sea ice_was lost_in four_years in Antarctica as was lost in the Arctic over 34_years.

Scientists are still determining exactly what_caused the dramatic loss_in sea_ice._In fact, the_steep_drop comes_after 40 years of steady growth in_Antarctica’s sea_ice, further puzzling researchers as it_reached a record low_in_2017.

Unlike melting land ice, sea ice_loss does not contribute to sea_level rise. However, the loss_of_the_highly-reflective white ice does contribute_to global warming — darker surfaces_such as open_water absorb more heat than they reflect._The_more sea ice is lost, the_more_heat is trapped, thereby leading to_more_ice_loss in a vicious circle.

As_Andrew Shepherd, a professor at Leeds_University in the U.K., told The Guardian, “The rapid_decline has caught_us by surprise and changes_the_picture_completely. Now sea ice is retreating in both hemispheres and_that presents_a challenge because_it could mean further warming.”

Melting glaciers in Greenland are creating_sand

Everyone knows that Greenland’s glaciers are melting._But with that comes a lot of erosion — and a_lot of sand.
