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  • September 2008

    • Arctic Ice at 2nd-Smallest Level

      Reuters  |  Sep 17, 08 2:26 PM CDT

      Arctic Ice at 2nd-Smallest Level

      (Newser) - Arctic sea ice shrunk to its second-lowest size this summer, up 10% from last year's record, reports Reuters. The melting may not appear as noteworthy as that of 2007, said one research scientist, but the season's conditions prove otherwise. Last year's mix of warm air and favorable winds shifted the ice, prodding the melt; this year was cooler and lacked winds, "yet we still came pretty close to the record," said Walt Meier. More »

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      climate change  • Arctic  • ice melt  • Arctic sea ice  • Northwest Passage  • Arctic Ocean

  • August 2008

    • Scientists Spot Crack at Top of the World

      Associated Press  |  Aug 22, 08 1:59 AM CDT

      Scientists Spot Crack at Top of the World

      (Newser) - A huge crack—seven miles long and a half-mile wide—has opened in a northern Greenland glacier as an 11-square-mile chunk of ice appears to be breaking off. The phenomenon is occurring in the Northern Hemisphere's largest floating glacier, once thought largely immune to the effects of global warming, reports the AP. Scientists now predict disintegration of a major portion of the glacier within the year. More »

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      Arctic  • glacier  • ice melt  • Greenland

  • May 2008

    • Greens Blast Arctic 'Carve Up'

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 29, 08 4:49 AM CDT

      Greens Blast Arctic 'Carve Up'

      (Newser) - Environmentalists are slamming an agreement reached at a closed-door meeting among nations with Arctic claims as a resource free-for-all, the Guardian reports. Ministers from the US, Canada, Russia, Denmark, and Norway insist they simply agreed to abide by the law of the sea—but green groups charge that the nations are arranging who'll get to grab resources as global warming melts the ice. More »

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      oil  • Arctic  • ice melt  • Arctic race  • Arctic Sea

    • Huge New Cracks Seen in Arctic Ice Shelf

      BBC  |  May 24, 08 6:24 AM CDT

      Huge New Cracks Seen in Arctic Ice Shelf

      (Newser) - A Canadian expedition has found a major new network of cracks, more than 10 miles long, in the Arctic's ice shelves, the BBC reports. Scientists say the huge shelves are disintegrating; pieces become "ice islands" that can float hundreds of miles away as climate changes takes hold. Arctic sea ice shrank to a record low last year and could melt even further this summer, accelerating a scramble for the Arctic's resources. More »

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      climate change  • Canada  • Arctic  • ice melt  • Canadian Arctic  • Arctic sea ice  • ice shelf

  • March 2008

    • Glacial Melt Hit Record in '06

      BBC  |  Mar 17, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      Glacial Melt Hit Record in '06

      (Newser) - Glaciers shrank an alarming average of 4.9 feet in 2006, the UN Environment Program says—a dramatic difference from ice loss numbers in the ‘80s and ‘90s, when glaciers lost an average 11.8 inches a year. UNEP’s director pointed to "many canaries in the climate change coal mine," emphasizing that millions depend on glaciers for water, agriculture, and power generation, BBC News reports. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • United Nations  • Europe  • glacier  • ice melt  • Alps  • Pyrenees

    • Ice Melt Imperils Baby Seals

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 11, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      Ice Melt Imperils Baby Seals

      (Newser) - They’re cute, they’re endangered, and they’re some of global warming’s first casualties. Baby seals throughout the Baltic Sea are dying, Der Spiegel reports, as rising temperatures melt the protective dens they rely on to survive. “The situation is dramatic,” said one environmental activist. “It could turn out that not one of the seal babies born in the last few weeks will survive.” More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Finland  • ice melt  • WWF  • Baltic Sea

  • January 2008
  • December 2007
  • September 2007

    • Arctic Melt Nears 'Tipping Point'

      Reuters  |  Sep 30, 07 2:15 PM CDT

      Arctic Melt Nears 'Tipping Point'

      (Newser) - Arctic ice has shrunk so significantly this past summer that scientists fear the region is at a dangerous "tipping point" that could trigger accelerated melting and dangerous consequences for weather patterns and environments. Ice shrank 20% below 2005’s record low. Scientists theorize that the darker sea holds more heat than the reflective ice and will cause even more melting more quickly. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Arctic  • Antarctica  • ice melt

    • Tourism Heats Up as Arctic Does

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 24, 07 8:22 AM CDT

      Tourism Heats Up as Arctic Does

      (Newser) - The effects of global warming are drawing a crowd. About 1.5 million people will visit the arctic this year, as climate tourists swarm to see the world’s ice caps as they are beginning to melt. But it’s an ironic endeavor, the Wall Street Journal notes, because eco-tourists are contributing to the destruction of the very places they visit. More »

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      global warming  • tourism  • Arctic  • Greenland  • ice melt  • eco tourism

    • Sailors Find Iceless NW Passage

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 13, 07 8:40 PM CDT

      Sailors Find Iceless NW Passage

      (Newser) - It's smooth sailing in the Arctic nowadays. Even in recent years, the ice was apt to claim adventurers who dared navigate the Northwest Passage. This year the passage has no ice. And with global warming claiming some 38,000 square miles of ice a year, the Journal reports, the Arctic could be open to commercial and recreational sailing by 2020. More »

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      climate change  • Arctic  • ice melt  • Arctic race  • polar ice caps  • boats  • Northwest Passage

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