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Go Without the Floe
2008 Arctic sea-ice melt second-meltiest ever |
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17 Sep 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:52 AM on 17 Sep 2008 Sea-ice melt in the Arctic this year was the second-largest on record, falling just short of 2007's all-time record melt, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The slightly larger ice cover this year is hardly cause for celebration, though; sea ice may have covered more of the ocean's surface overall, but the ice also appeared to be thinner and weaker than in previous y ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, news (all these topics) |
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Like Fight on Ice
Arctic ringed by navigable water; rush to exploit it may spur new int'l law |
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08 Sep 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:43 AM on 08 Sep 2008 For the first time in recorded history, the world's cap of Arctic sea ice is surrounded by a ring of theoretically navigable water. It's a phenomenon sure to pique the interest of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the U.S., which all have Arctic territories and are maneuvering to claim as much of the region as possible. A recent example: Can ... |
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Like Death, Warmed Over
Arctic ice in a 'death spiral' as it hits second-lowest point ever |
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29 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:11 AM on 29 Aug 2008 Summer sea-ice melt in the Arctic is already the second-meltiest since satellite records began, and by the end of the melt season in mid-September, this year could surpass the all-time record low set last year, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. For the second time ever -- the first being last year -- the Northwest Passage shipping route is o ... |
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NOAA's Arctic
U.S. scouts out territory in Arctic; ice-cover loss could be worst ever |
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12 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:09 PM on 12 Aug 2008 U.S. scientists will head to the Arctic this week on a quest to map the ocean floor, and will collaborate with Canada on a surveying trip in September. The two nations -- and their Arctic-bordering compatriots Russia, Denmark, and Norway -- are scrambling to measure their respective continental shelves, with an eye to claiming as much as they can of the estimated 90 billion bar ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, Canada, climate, climate change impacts, news, oil and gas drilling, scientific research, United States (all these topics) |
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Go With the Floe
Russian researchers abandon shrinking ice floe |
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15 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:33 PM on 15 Jul 2008 Russian scientists are evacuating early from their research base on a shrinking Arctic ice floe. Last April, the floe was sturdy enough to build an air strip on. In September, 21 researchers and two dogs arrived, at which point their ice abode measured 1.2 by 2.5 miles. The researchers meant to leave in late August, but will evacuate this week from a floe that has shrunk to a mere 1,000 by 2,000 fee ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, news, Russia, scientific research (all these topics) |
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You Could Hear a Pinniped Drop
Walruses should be threatened species, says litigious green group |
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28 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:31 PM on 28 May 2008 Having seen no action on a petition from last year, the Center for Biological Diversity says it will sue to force the U.S. Interior Department to consider listing the walrus as a threatened species. Walruses do all of their resting between foraging trips, breeding, and chillaxing on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing. And "[a]s the sea ice recedes, so ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, endangered species, litigation, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Handle With Caribou
Caribou numbers declining in Alaska and Canada |
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20 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:36 PM on 20 May 2008 Hello, and welcome back to The Plight of Arctic Wildlife. Previously we've covered polar bears, narwhals, seals, and walruses -- today we're going to tackle caribou. (Well, not literally.) After years of steady growth, Alaska's largest caribou herd lost 20 percent of its population between 2003 and 2007, according to the latest count. The Western Arctic Caribou Herd now numbers 377,000. Other her ... |
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Northern Exposure
Melting Arctic ice poses security threat, says Pentagon |
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14 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:09 AM on 14 May 2008 Waterways made navigable by melting Arctic ice pose a security threat to the northern U.S. border, says the Pentagon. The shrinking ice cap has led to increased interest in tourism and energy development in the Arctic, and the extra traffic makes the Pentagon wary. "The Arctic is a new area that is important to us because of the changes in ice flows," says Air Force General Gene ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, Department of Defense, national security, news (all these topics) |
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The Horn of a Dilemma
Narwhals more at risk than polar bears, says study |
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25 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:10 PM on 25 Apr 2008 Polar bears get all the press, but climate change may be even harder on the narwhal, says new research. Narwhals, the whales whose long spiral tusks kick-started the myth of unicorns, top a list of 11 at-risk Arctic marine mammals published in the journal Ecological Applications. Hooded seals, bowhead whales, and walrus rounded out the top five, while ringed seals and bearded seals, which a ... |
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Movers and Fist-Shakers
Alaskan village sues Big Fossil Fuel over link to climate change |
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27 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:35 AM on 27 Feb 2008 The tiny village of Kivalina, built on a barrier reef in Alaska's Chukchi Sea, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against 24 oil, coal, and power companies, alleging that Big Fossil Fuel's greenhouse-gas emissions are contributing to the climate-change-caused coastal erosion that threatens the village's very existence. Kivalina says that the companies should pay for its relocation. The ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, Big Oil, climate, climate change impacts, coal, fossil fuels, litigation, news (all these topics) |
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Out of Shipping Shape
Northwest Passage likely to be unpopular shipping route despite summer ice-free state |
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03 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:15 AM on 03 Oct 2007 While the record melting of the Arctic's sea ice this summer fully opened up the Northwest Passage for the first time since records began, it turns out few shippers would actually use the route even if the summer opening became more reliable. The shortcut route would shave off some 4,700 nautical miles from a typical Europe-to-east-Asia shipping journey as ... |
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I Fought the Thaw and the Thaw Won
Extent of sea ice in Arctic sets record low, keeps on melting |
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20 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:27 AM on 20 Sep 2007 The extent of sea ice in the Arctic has already hit a record low this season, the gloomiest, if not doomiest, since satellite records began in the 1970s. The world will likely have to wait a month or so for the final numbers to be released since sea ice typically stops melting by the end of September, but researchers are already worried by the extra 380,000 square mi ... |
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Bottom Topography
U.S. aims to map mineral-rich Arctic seafloor |
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31 Aug 2007 |
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| Posted at 9:56 AM on 31 Aug 2007 Update on the race to despoil the Arctic: This week, U.S. Coast Guard researchers set out on their third venture since 2003 to map the mineral-rich Arctic seafloor. There's a lot to be learned about the watery depths; overall, maps of Mars are about 250 times better than maps of the ocean floor. The U.S. is eager to identify underwater mountains and caverns so we'll know just where to stick our dril ... |
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Shrinky-Dinky Do
Great Lakes, Arctic sea ice shrinking to record lows |
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14 Aug 2007 |
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| Shrinky-Dinky Do Great Lakes, Arctic sea ice shrinking to record lows It could be a summer of record lows in two of the world's iconic places: the Great Lakes and the Arctic seas. Water levels in Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior are well below normal, and Superior could soon hit a record low set in 1926. The U.S. and Canada have undertaken a five-year study that c ... |
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Aren't You Glad You Use Dial?
World sweats through warmest winter on record |
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19 Mar 2007 |
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| Aren't You Glad You Use Dial? World sweats through warmest winter on record Congratulations, global citizens, for weathering the warmest winter in the Northern Hemisphere since record-keeping began in 1880. From December to February, combined land and ocean temperatures were 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit above average, says a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study published Friday in Scie ... |
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| Topics: Antarctica, Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, news (all these topics) |
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